I don’t really know why; there’s just something about his “insolent child” demeanor that makes me want to give him one in the mush.

Yes, it’s completely ridiculous, but I know many people (fans of differing teams) that feel the same way. He’s just… unlikable.

The real fun will begin if Hanie plays extremely well and starts a good old fashioned QB controversy. There aren’t many things that are more fun than watching the Chicago “fans” start ripping on their team, their players, their coaches, the front office, and each other.

Might as well be Howdy Doody time.

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You’re the absolute best.

On a serious note, sure glad Stafford realizes how important he is to his team and didn’t try to go linebacker. Get well Jay, never like to see a misguided competitor go down when he’s having a good year.

#karmaisayouknowwhat

I’m not sure I’d be playing the Karma card if I were you, given the nature of your team’s play.

And up until this injury, let’s compare past health of QB’s, shall we?

Jay Cutler = 1 missed start, dozens of sacks
Matthew Stafford = LOL

I have been down on Cutler since he showed up. My reaction to him until this season was that the LAST thing Chicago needed was an overpaid, underachieving diva behind center. It’s a city and a team built on Grabowskis. I always had a creeping admiration for somebody like a Favre, despite the green jersey, that could take a hit from a Warren Sapp, stand up first, and yell down, “Is that the best you’ve got?” And Cutler may have been many things, but he wasn’t that.

This year was starting to change that opinion. Guy’s got some moxie, standing behind that sieve of an offensive line and taking hits to the point where they were talking about setting sack records. And then, FINALLY, Martz started running the damned ball…and they started winning…and now this.

Aw hell. Maybe they can dig Cade McNown out of retirement. Or Rick Mirer. At this point I’d take a 50-plus-year-old Jimmy Mac over what they have left on the roster. It’s a shame Blanda’s dead or he’d be a step up; at least he could smell a blitz coming. Push absurdity to its ultimate edge.

What’s it going to take to get them to actually find an offensive line and a receiver or two for this guy? The defense has been dominant forever but they’re not getting any younger. The special teams are well above average. It’s not like they need to draft a whole team like Indy…unless they wait a few years and start losing what they have.

Here’s hoping they have enough left in the tank to get into the playoffs. But I don’t think they have enough pieces to make a run at it.

Gah. I’ve always said that the biggest difference between a Cubs fan and a Bears fan is that the Cubbie guy actually expects to win after a century of futility, while the Bears fan knows that the McCaskeys are going to see to it that they suck again. That doesn’t make it any less annoying when the bottom drops out and the wheels fall off.

*bangs head into desk for a bit* OK, better now.

#karmaisayouknowwhat

“you’re all stupid” wow… Way to add some intelligent football based insight. That’s the argument my 7 year old makes to prove his point.. I read through every post and the only one who reasonably sounded stupid was you… Go away troll. You’re making other bear fans look retarded when it’s just you

Packers had 15 guys on IR last year and won it all. It’s called being a solid organization.

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About as soft as the District Attorneys in the states Ben has been accused of rape.

“Stafford is still playing with a broken finger, just sayin”

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A fractured index finger, and a broken thumb are far different things, especially when throwing a ball.

“No, Cutler is not tough.”

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Yeah, for a guy who isn’t tough, how many sacks has he taken the past two years?

If Cutler has surgery and misses the rest of the season, it’s all gonna start again with the “Cutler is a wimp” stuff, and I’m not sure he deserves it.

But then, the Bears have Caleb Hanie…

:laughter drifts west from Detroit, and south from Green Bay:

Stafford came into a game and threw a game winning touchdown with a dislocated shoulder in a game that didn’t matter because the lions would only go on to win two games that year.

Cutler took himself out of a game and road a stationary bike in the biggest game of his life.

I am pretty sure Stafford is half the qb Cutler is and more.

Again bears fans, you have a pretty boy “Justin Bieber” look alike QB, is as soft as a baby’s bottom.

If you have a fracture of any part of your hand that might affect the way you can use your hand in everyday life.. you have surgery. Pins and reset etc.

It’s very possible that the fracture is such that they’d be concerned if he didn’t have the surgery he couldn’t have full range of his thumb for the rest of his life.

I’ve had this happen to me before..

The only way this could get better is if McFadden and Seymour are healthy. Not that it’s the only reason we’ve been winning of course….our two best defensive linemen, Matt Shaughnessy and Seymour have missed much of the season, as well as our defensive leader in McClain and arguably our best cover man in Huff. Of course the QB transition hurt our record and losing our best player in Mcfadden has reduced scoring opportunities, so I’d call it an even playing field despite playing teams at their worst.

The refs haven’t exactly been unbiased either. The Raiders earn plenty of penalties with foolish mistakes but never get the benefit of the doubt because of their mystique and infamous reputation. Zebras calling Raider games go in knowing they will call plenty of flags to “keep the bad boys of the NFL in check.” The Vikings game was a perfect example of blatant favoritism and official incompetence on a number of text book tackles that resulted in 45 yards of penalties on the Vikings opening drive and extended many other drives.

Make no mistake though, these aren’t biased excuses or apologies, these are merely observations.

The Raiders team this Bears squad will be playing, when healthy, is one of the five most talented teams in the league and has a chance to make a deep run when our best players come back.

Look out for the Raiders, there are few other teams in the AFC who look capable of challenging the Packers and 49ers.