What were the Bears doing??

[Rush]

Ladies and gentlemen, your #2 seed in the National Football Conference!

[Colonel Angus]

2) I can't put my finger on it, but the Bears didn't really look like they were trying to win. They didn't really go downfield on offense, they weren't very aggressive on defense. It was weird...like they were holding back yet still playing their starters.

I thought the exact same thing watching the game at the stadium. But there is no reason any coach in the right mind would play the starters if they weren't all in to win it. It also looked like the offensive line was getting thrown around. Cutler really didn't have time the entire game to get the ball down the field.

[1ke]

You guys arent the only ones confused. The players were never told how much they were gonna play, and ALL of them were shocked they never got pulled.

Here is my opinion. I think Lovie planned on pulling the starters once the game showed itself. But the fact it was still a one score game in the 4th, and considering Major Wright, Nick Roach, and Chris Harris all had very minor injuries, he figured to leave em in and go for the win. I didnt mind it, only because nobody got hurt of course, but i was very relaxed because I knew the outcome had no influence on the next game.

Also, Mike Martz is on record saying that he likes to "test/experiment" with his team in games that have no meaning. This is for whoever said the Bears werent going down field. They were, their receivers just got manhandled and the line got raped. The Packers brought everything at them and fucked the Bears up. With that, Mike Martz was yesterday reassured of what he must do (run the ball) and cant do (go down field).

Martz's priorities yesterday were to get Forte his 1000 yards rushing. Run heavy in the first half. Then get Jonny Knox is 1000 yards receiving. Nothing but passing in the 2nd. For me, its a not a issue, on to whoever wins the wild card games.

[zack54attack]

LOL way to go Bears.. Enjoy Lovie's extension while Martz tricks someone else into thinking he's a head coach.

Yay Broncos! Yay Kyle Orton! Yay Josh McDaniels!


Still bitter about that trade I see..

[packersfan4eva]

I didn't see a thread about this, so sorry if its been discussed already.

The Bears played their starters the entire length of a meaningless game, Cutler was getting hit on every play, and the Bears still lost while only scoring 3 points.

Has there been any explanation to the Bears' action? This really made no sense to me. Why did they still have Cutler in the game after six sacks and multiple bad decisions on Cutler's part?

They tried to beat the Packers...but couldn't do it...

[G-men]

the one time i count on them

[Sharkweather]

#2 pick or the #2 seed.

[Blick]

The Chiefs did the same thing. The fans and the players never seemed into the game from the beginning.

[EmpireWF]

Ladies and gentlemen, your #2 seed in the National Football Conference!

And the #2 seed in the American Football Conference was beaten by the #6 seed...at home a couple weeks back.

So?

[steeljake]

Lovie is black and therefore dumb.

all hail the rooney rule?

[Diivox]

If lovie sits his starters and loses after the bye, he is blamed for sitting starters and losing his momentum. if he plays them and he wins, and his team loses the first game after the bye, he gets criticised for not giving his guys enough rest. if he sits the starters and he wins and the giants get in instead, then the giants wind up going into chicago and beating them, he gets criticised for breathing life into NY.

the point is, there was almost no way he doesnt take criticism here, and there was probably a thread coming from someone about whatever way he carried it.

[Senser81]

If lovie sits his starters and loses after the bye, he is blamed for sitting starters and losing his momentum. if he plays them and he wins, and his team loses the first game after the bye, he gets criticised for not giving his guys enough rest. if he sits the starters and he wins and the giants get in instead, then the giants wind up going into chicago and beating them, he gets criticised for breathing life into NY.

the point is, there was almost no way he doesnt take criticism here, and there was probably a thread coming from someone about whatever way he carried it.

There is almost no way Lovie doesn't take criticism if he loses to a lower-seeded team after the bye. That is independent of everything.

If Lovie wants to give his starters some time, then he can play them for the 1st half against GB and then sit them. Leaving Cutler in for the duration of the game while witnessing sack after sack after sack was inexcusable for Lovie.

If Lovie plays his starters in a meaningless game and someone like Cutler, Urlacher, or Peppers gets hurt, then Lovie is a complete fool.