15-20, 258 yards, 2 TD's, 150 QB rating last week in 2 quarters..
Focusing on the long term is a waste of a super Bowl caliber defense.. Time is now for Bears. Free agency will kill that defense in the next two years..
Make a trade now. That team could win a Super Bowl with a veteran QB that has been there before... Kurt Warner. He could be had right now for a 2nd rounder..
Outsiders opinion:cheers:
Um, I respect you opinion but as a fan of the Bears, who has been to nearly every home game the past four years and as season ticket holder, I couldn't disagree with you more. Let me explain:
BAR is completely right on his assessment of Kurt Warner. I don't really need to talk about him because I have never been a fan of his really. If Trent Green didn't get hurt, we would never know who the fuck Kurt Warner is. Once again, fuck Kurt Warner.
Now trading for him? What makes you think the Cardinals would trade Kurt Warner? They have given no indication about that and Matt Leinart hasn't looked great. Many would argue that the Cardinals still have a chance to make the playoffs. Wisenhurt has shown he likes to mess around on offense and it worked on Sunday. It might work in the future.
Even if the Cardinals wanted to trade for him, I can guarantee you the Bears wouldn't trade for him. A second round draft pick? Get out of here. That is much more valuable future wise than a washed up quarterback. I'll use that pick on a quarterback for the future. Thanks.
Also, Warner is a pass first guy. He needs big strong wide receivers and he needs to be in a offense that is pass heavy. The Bears don't do that. I hate it, but it's true. They are a run first team, pass second. Warner would hate that and they wouldn't use him properly. It's that simple.
Now you said free agency will kill the defense in the next two years. You couldn't be farther from the truth. As an outsider, I don't slight you that much. They have locked up their cornerbacks this past summer, Urlacher will be a Bear for life, and Hillenmeyer is signed. Now Briggs? Fuck Briggs, he can leave and I wish he left before this season. Jamar Williams showed he can play. And especially in this Tampa-2 defense, the weak side linebacker will get all the tackles. If you can tackle, you will look good. Briggs is a good athlete, but he is replaceable. And we drafted Okwo out of Stanford who is a very smart player. The linebackers are fine. Safeties? Mike Brown is done as a Bear and I am glad Manning is starting because he is a better athlete, maybe not a better leader, but still. Archuleta has been ok, that might be too nice, but still. They drafted Kevin Payne this past year and I think he will be great. He looked awesome Sunday night. You also have McGowan. Defensive line? Tommie Harris will be locked up after this year and get a bigger contract than Corey Redding. Darwin Walker just got brought in and he is old, but whatever. They have Dusty Dvoracek who is gone for the season, but he will be good. Mark Anderson is young and on his rookie contract. Adewale Ogunleye, he is ok, overpaid. They got Bazuin, hopefully he can be ok. This defense has the best depth of any defense in the NFC, and they are young in those parts. How is free agency going to kill this team, remind me?
This team has sooooooo many problems than the quarterback position. The offensive line is so fucking bad. It starts with them. They are so fucking old. This was a strength last season and the season before. Their run blocking is awful. People are saying that Benson blows and they need Thomas Jones. Fuck that. Yes, TJ would be nice, but he wouldn't do anything with those tiny ass holes. Cedric Benson hasn't been as aggressive as I would like to see, but Ron Turner is also taking him out of his rhythm. The defense is not playing well on key situations, especially passing wise. They play very conservative in those situations and it is not good. I am still also not convinced with the rush defense, especially with now Tommie Harris gone for a month. They were rotating people here and now they can't do that.
With the Packers playing amazing, the Lions looking solid, the Bears are in a tough situation. They need to win this weekend, and I don't think they will. With Griese in now, they won't attack deep as often. They will rely on the running game, which has shown nothing. I am not optimistic this season, it is not good in Chicago right now.
