APDennis Green famously said in 2006 that “the Bears are who we thought they were.” Brian Urlacher is concerned in 2012 that the Bears aren’t who they think they are.
Urlacher said after the Bears lost to the Packers on Thursday night that “we got our butts kicked,” and that the Bears need to get better in a hurry.
“Maybe we’re not as good as we thought we were,” Urlacher said, via CSNChicago.com. “We’ve got a long ways to go and that’s obvious. Maybe Green Bay’s just that good.”
At age 34 and dealing with a bad knee, Urlacher may never be as good as he once was. Every great player loses a step at some point, and Urlacher appears to have reached that point.
Still, not everyone in the locker room is as concerned as Urlacher. Bears receiver Brandon Marshall didn’t catch a pass until midway through the fourth quarter, when the Bears were already trailing 23-3, but he said after the game that he still believes the Bears are every bit as good as he thought before the season.
“We’re definitely as good as we think we are, but offensively we have to do a better job,” Marshall said. “They’re a great team, they won the Super Bowl two years ago, so it’s going to take more than just walking on the field to dethrone them.”
Marshall’s view sounds more optimistic. Urlacher’s view sounds more realistic.
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Yuh think?
To hear Jay Cutler say it, they’re world-beaters.
Of course not. They’re who Denny Green thought they were.
Believing in Webb has always been a mistake
What everyone forgets is, the Bears BEAT Dennis Green that day, just like they often did when he coached the Vikings…What’s he up to these days?
Well duh. No news to me, I’ve been trying to tell people this for a long time now. They are so over-hyped. Is Cutler ever going to act like a grown man and not a 2 year old? He was the kid who you never wanted to play with because he’d invite you over to his house but never let you play with any of his toys. So you just sat there and watched him play.
I have to say, I thought Urlacher played quite well last night, considering it was his first extended action post-surgery. Briggs, Jennings and Urlacher were the few bright spots for the Bears last night while everyone else left something to be desired. I think Cutler just threw another pick….
Actually the Bears do have the right to say they beat themselves in this game. Packers didn’t look that great, the Bears simply choked in the national spotlight which they ALWAYS do when they play a top team people expect them to beat.
you jay haters are relentless…ugh.
I wish all the Bears would just stop talking and get back to practice. Clearly there is work to do.
The offensive line sure isn’t — the D is though.
To win a Super Bowl and compete with the big boys you have to have a QB thats not easily rattled, has poise and doesn’t wilt/quit when the going gets tough. The way Cutler acted to get out of Denver showed his true character – you didn’t see Alex Smith throwing a temper tantrum when the 49ers flirted with another QB this offseason.
I don’t understand why Bears fans who are some of the most knowledgeable football fans aren’t demanding a new QB and can believe in Culter and actually like the way he acts. The pass he tossed up for Tramon Williams looked like a QB who gave up. Just like he gave up in the championship game.
You want crazy…I’ll give you crazy: One of the ex-players on the NFL Network’s Early Morning Show said today that the Bears were still going to win their division…OMG!
Cutler might have a great arm, but he is a terrible leader of men.
How can a head coach, and play personnel members still have jobs after that offensive line hasn’t been addressed or upgraded in three years?
You invest so much into your quarterback only to have him literally be within touching distance of a defensive lineman every other play within a second of having the ball in his hand?
The Bears defense actually played really well, they were just on the field the whole game because Cutler likes to float balls wherever he feels like it and they get intercepted. It’s not like Rodgers was carving them up all night, Cutler and that O line need to figure it out
That’s funny, after beating a 2-win team from a year ago, at home last week they (Cutler) were talking like SB champs. So much smack talk towards the Pack…
All to have it blow up in their face!!
You Haven’t seen anything yet…wait till they play the Niners in SF!
Maybe Cutler will shut his big pie hole now. Yeah right like that’s going to happen. Cutler challenged the Packers D line. He got roasted! As we Packer fans have been saying for a long time now. Da Bears still suck! Da Bears still suck!
Did the Bears think the Packers were going to be as bad as the Colts?
The 2nd game of the season does not define the season.
Its a mistake to underestimate Lovie and Jay.
They have bounced back after horrible games before and they will do it again. And the secret is that Lovie keeps his cool while everyone else goes crazy.
This is the first time in 30 games that Jay has been this awful.
They will regroup.
And hopefully they will lean on Michael Bush who is an underrated RB.
TWO GOOD TEAMS, matched up and the better team won. It doesn’t mean the Packers are in the Super Bowl and it doesn’t mean the DaBears will have the first pick in the draft. Both teams will get better with time and I really look forward to the rematch in December at Chicago.
Urlacher aint as good as he thinks an Chicago should kick him out of town for saying that crap. Urlacher being there made no differance. He didnt make a play
No brian, the packers arent that good, you just didnt play the colts again.
One game, on the road against a team with their backs to the wall. And the difference in the game was a fake field goal and a dropped touchdown pass. I think everyone can just take it easy. Now the Bears and the Packers have the same record.
Pretty dirty play in the 3rd and early 4th quarter by Green Bay.
Don’t see why they couldn’t play as clean as they did the first half (minus the late hit in the 2nd).
Awwwww, you mean last week when they played the colts they thought they were really good???
Michael Wilbon disagrees…he thinks everything Chicago is better…someone better notify him…
It was entertain watching cutler lol
n0hopeleft says:
Sep 14, 2012 10:56 AM
Cutler might have a great arm, but he is a terrible leader of men.
I have to agree, his temperament shows it…he almost reminds me of Jeff George another great arm but a brain made of mush…
Uhh no kidding? Who do you have that is good on the team Brian? Do that for all of the other teams and when you realize you are short in quality players then you’ve done the math and the homework. You have had much of the same core for years now and you are just now figuring this out? I don’t think Urlacher is going to make a good GM in the future! geeze
I’m a huge Packers fan, but i have a ton of respect for this guy. He plays the game the right way. Phenomenal player.
As good as Aaron Rogers is, I would love to see what would happen if he had to drop back behind a crummy o-line like Chicago’s. No doubt he’d get frustrated in a hurry as well. The rare times Cutler actually gets time, he delivers. Just sayin.
BOTH offenses were terrible. Maybe it’s just too early in the season for a Sunday – Thursday turnaround. I can’t say that’s the reason why the Bear offensive line was so offensive, but it might explain the poor timing on the pass plays.
thevza says:
Sep 14, 2012 12:37 PM
As good as Aaron Rogers is, I would love to see what would happen if he had to drop back behind a crummy o-line like Chicago’s. No doubt he’d get frustrated in a hurry as well. The rare times Cutler actually gets time, he delivers. Just sayin.
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Your last sentence is the whole problem, thevza. If things aren’t perfect Jay Cutler crumbles. He needs ideal scenarios where everything goes right in order to thrive. That isn’t the sign of a good QB. The guy never plays well when he has any pressure on him.
And you talk about the Packers o-line like they give Rodgers all the time in the world. Rodgers got sacked a ton last night also. He got sacked a bunch on Sunday as well. Both lines played terrible but the difference is that Rodgers doesn’t hang his head and start throwing up jump balls because he’s frustrated.
pudgalvin says:
Sep 14, 2012 11:32 AM
One game, on the road against a team with their backs to the wall. And the difference in the game was a fake field goal and a dropped touchdown pass. I think everyone can just take it easy. Now the Bears and the Packers have the same record.
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Gotta love all the excuses. Finley fumbled the ball in the red zone which would have been at least 3 points. Finley also had two big drops on third down that led to punts instead of continued drives. Jordy Nelson also dropped two big first downs that would’ve kept drives going.
Mistakes happen on both sides and the team that loses always cites how their mistakes would’ve changed the outcome. There were mistakes by both teams that took points off the board. Marshall catches it vs. Finley not fumbling it…everything evens out.
Lots of talk about how bad the Bears o-line is. Kind of using it as an excuse for Cutler and the loss.
Don’t forget – they were going up against the worst pass defense of ALL TIME that was the Packers from last year. That Packers D had no pass rush all year and got some last night.
Here’s the thing – Cutler HAD time during the game. Not every snap but who does? When he starts lofting up INTs (and GB dropped 2 more) – the defense can just come flying and it compounds the problem.
It isn’t exactly like he’s never thrown up an INT before last night.
“The Bears are who we thought they were!”
-Dennis Green