[USML Announce] Really?

[Jeff Winick]

Mark,

I'm afraid a thank you isn't appropriate. Although I confess that I'm impressed (and a little disappointed) by the inability of the Packer fans to acknowledge defeat (any more pathetic excuses to offer up?) the Pack didn't give this game away. They got beat. The better team on Monday night was the Bears. That's right. I said it. The Packers offensive line was worse. The running backs were every bit as bad. The defensive backfield was worse. The discipline was worse. And you could go on forever. 

You're certainly right that Arod is the better QB. But I'm not unhappy with Cutler. He's good enough to deliver a victory. Just ask the guys who were trying to cover Knox and Olson on the final drive. 

The bottom line is that a team that was picked to win the Super Bowl just got beat by a team that was picked to go 6-9. That's all the Bears fans are saying. We've never proclaimed the Bears to be a great team. They aren't. But they're good enough to beat a heartless squad of Greenies. And that is reason to rejoice. 

Go Bears!!




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On Sep 28, 2010, at 8:18 AM, "Blocker, Mark B." <mblocker at Sidley.com> wrote:

> Jeff:
> 
>  Really, some fact checking on your part would help.  Matt Forte has
> 110 yards rushing -- for the season -- so which of your comments about
> absence of running game/offensive line does not apply to the Bears?
> 
>  As for penalties, I think John is saying that the alleged interference
> on Bennett was the 18th and decisive penalty.  And I think you may be on
> to something with the missed holding call; refs never miss a single
> penalty in any game, especially holding.
> 
>  I agree with you though that ARod is a great QB.  Cutler is not.  
> 
>  Anyway, I would prefer if you just said thank you.  The Bears won't
> get a more gift-wrapped game than that one.
> 
>  -- Mark B.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Winick
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:07 AM
> To: USML Announcements
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Really?
> 
> Fruiter is correct. 43 yards. My mistake. That certainly makes all the
> difference in the world. 
> 
> I am curious about the penalties. Which one cost them the game? The
> holding call that gave Arod enough time to find Finley?  One of the two
> egregiously stupid personal fouls in the winning drive?  Hard to know
> which one you're referring to.  There are so many to choose from.
> Actually I thought the missed holding call (Peppers) on Arod's rushing
> touchdown was the only thing that kept you in the game. Was that the
> one?  But you still lost. 
> 
> 18 penalties and an inability to strike quickly with an admittedly great
> QB due to the utter absence of a running game and an offensive line that
> doesn't know how to block without jumping or holding. That's what I saw.
> Apparently you were watching a different game. 
> 
> TOeFuKi
> 
> P. S. That was for you Buddha. Hope you appreciate this analysis as
> well. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Sep 28, 2010, at 6:51 AM, "JOHN FRUIT, FAF ADVISORS INC."
> <jfruit1 at bloomberg.net> wrote:
> 
>> for the record, the Packers' RBs had 43 yds rushing to the Bears' RBs
> 38.  The  
>> Packers had 18 penalties....if they would have had 17 penalties, the
> Bears      
>> would not have won, period.
>> 
>> 
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