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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 29, 2013 -> 06:37 PM) Yeah let's ignore the pretty awful first half. Cutler is simply not a franchise QB. He's a thrower, not a passer. He didn't lose the game for the Bears, but he didn't win it either. You can tell the difference between Rogers and Cutler - extended drives, extended plays and great decisions with the ball. I'd rather the Bears scrap the team and rebuild the next year or two and build around the O-line, Marshall and Jeffrey. Put that 16-18 million into some safeties and d-lineman. We're on the same page. It isn't that Cutler sucked, it's that a 15 million dollar QB wins a game like this, that was there for the taking even with a horrible defense. I'm not going to absolve the defense, but that doesn't mean I don't expect the offense to play over it. I do expect them to score 34 points against a defense that is IMO every bit as bad as ours.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 29, 2013 -> 06:35 PM) You thought that was a good defensive game? They gave up 475 yards and couldn't get the Packers off the field. I didn't say that. I said we were consistently in the right defense and the players were not making the plays. There have been many games this year where scheme and play were terrible, but not today. Scheme was great. Play was bad, by and large.

This is a game your QB is supposed to get you. We didn't have a QB that could get us a win like this, at least not on the field

Tucker will have a very compelling case for his job as he shows how well he called this game and had his players completely let him down. You know what though, offense didn't do enough either. 28 points was never supposed to be enough in this one

A very "meh" day by the offense, a flukey and dumb play by the D, and a frustrating final drive by GB and there's your ballgame

This is a game where IMO the defense was brilliantly schemed and the lack of talent by the defensive players continually sabotaged them. We haven't been this schematically prepared for an opponent in a long time but it apparently won't matter

If Conte covers his man, there's no way there is a completion and possibly not even an attempt on that play

Perfect defense, bad execution once again

Clock becoming a factor

I feared a big play on fourth, so that was okay

Does GB run the rock here?

Run defense has been surprisingly competent short of a single play with Steltz's missed tackle

Questionable to not call delay of game

Either way, Ratliff made a great play there

Either make a stop or give it up quickly

Not a bad shot downfield, just couldn't bring it down. Was a really tough catch with where Shields was

Last time I checked PFF, we average about 10 ypc on runs outside the TE this season

Really need points on this drive, we're going to give GB a chance to legitimately control their own destiny and run the clock

Also helped that there was a heinous hold on Shea McClellin

This is a drive where almost every play was perfectly called by the defense but the players were constantly blowing it

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 29, 2013 -> 06:50 PM) Just guessing...maybe the problem in the first is that he's simply better at figuring things out based on what he sees than he is at scripting things? Cutler failed to make some plays in the first half, plus we also lost a drive to Jeffrey's fumble

I'm recalling a conversation about which team had the better non-QB offensive skill players

The ol' chuck and duck!

Pass protection today has been wonderful

Boyd getting hurt gets Forte a much-needed breather