Stop being a slave to Edge...

[Brewster10]

Leinart said it best.. we were throwing all over them with the 4 WR set...and we should have thrown more...

But Dennis Green is a slave to Edgerrin James... despite the fact we cant run for crap...

36 carries for 55 yards... that is ridiculous... how do u continue to run the ball when the stats are that bad

 

[Dr. Jones]

You need to think harder before you type.

Someone delete this crap

 

[conraddobler]

I kind of agree, playcalling or Edge whatever it was it was a losing strategy.

There isn't any one thing that lost the game again, they are getting leads and they are not built for that, they are a passing team and coaches turtle when they get a lead and refuse to pass much.

Had we passed on them 10 of those 36 carries it's hard to see how we lose the game unless you believe Matt would turn it over, maybe but we'll never know.

 

[arthurracoon]

actually, i agree

we should have thrown it some more.

 

[krispydude]

5 yard short passes are better than 1 yard RUN gains to edge EVERY SINGLE FIRST DOWN.

 

[Brian]

Leinart said it best.. we were throwing all over them with the 4 WR set...and we should have thrown more...

But Dennis Green is a slave to Edgerrin James... despite the fact we cant run for crap...

36 carries for 55 yards... that is ridiculous... how do u continue to run the ball when the stats are that bad

Totally agree.

Seems like some of the playcalling was done to appease Edge's whining.

Screw him and his ego.

Rowen and Green need to not worry about a cry-baby and CALL THE GAME TO WIN THE GAME!!!!

 

[Brewster10]

The bottomline is that they cater to this guy cause he was the first bigtime FA to ever sign here... and he's not afraid to open his mouth and rip people...

Therefore, Green doesnt wanna get called out anymore or have his star pissed off...

Thats the only possible reason for 36 carries, 56 yards..

 

[gusmahler]

You need to think harder before you type.

Someone delete this crap

No, he's right. Edge hasn't run the ball well all season long. Why does he deserve 36 carries?

 

[red desert]

Leinart said it best.. we were throwing all over them with the 4 WR set...and we should have thrown more...

But Dennis Green is a slave to Edgerrin James... despite the fact we cant run for crap...

36 carries for 55 yards... that is ridiculous... how do u continue to run the ball when the stats are that bad

I absolutely agree.

 

[SuperSpck]

Long term winning comes with balance.

A team can't win without being able to run and running doesn't happen magically by waving a wand.

What a coach hopes for is that if the running game is ineffective early that repetition will tire out the opposing defense, opening for larger gains as the game goes on.

What's not counted on is the Line's complete inability to create even the smallest crease to allow for any north/south movement.

 

[Duetto]

You can not carry the ball 36 times and not even once make a play. He just ran into open arms and layed down. At some point Edge should have tried something different, bounce it outside, move a little, spin, jump anything!!!!!! According to ESPN Edge holds the alltime record for least yrds with 36 carries....... NICE!

 

[Brewster10]

Edge doesnt impress me at all at this stage in his career... Even when he gets running room... he doesnt break tackles or make people miss..

 

[conraddobler]

Long term winning comes with balance.

A team can't win without being able to run and running doesn't happen magically by waving a wand.

What a coach hopes for is that if the running game is ineffective early that repetition will tire out the opposing defense, opening for larger gains as the game goes on.

What's not counted on is the Line's complete inability to create even the smallest crease to allow for any north/south movement.

This was the Bears for the love of all that is Holy, you can't run on the Bears you can however pass on them with their DB's being carted off the field.

We should have thrown more, but I do understand the mentality if Matt throws a pick 6 there same result and they get tarred and feathered.

 

[SuperSpck]

This was the Bears for the love of all that is Holy, you can't run on the Bears you can however pass on them with their DB's being carted off the field.

We should have thrown more, but I do understand the mentality if Matt throws a pick 6 there same result and they get tarred and feathered.

I'm not saying run the ball every single down.

And the Bears are really good at stopping the run. Before this game they were 5th best of 32 teams. The way the Oline blocked it made the Bears seem like the greatest of all time.

 

[Brewster10]

While I agree that we should have thrown more... lets not pretend like this OLine is trustworthy protecting the QB... I really think Rowen and company didnt really trust letting Matt air it out especially knowing this Oline is hit or miss with thier pass blocking

 

[conraddobler]

I'm not saying run the ball every single down.

And the Bears are really good at stopping the run. Before this game they were 5th best of 32 teams. The way the Oline blocked it made the Bears seem like the greatest of all time.

Well you're right it was bad but it just got formed we started two new starters again and they did relatively good at pass blocking, run blocking will come, need to insert Lutui into Ross's spot the rest of the year.

 

[Crimson Warrior]

This was the Bears for the love of all that is Holy, you can't run on the Bears you can however pass on them with their DB's being carted off the field.

We should have thrown more, but I do understand the mentality if Matt throws a pick 6 there same result and they get tarred and feathered.

Christ conrad. How about a little misdirection pitch play or something.

Run the ball on 3rd and one. That's fine. But call something they haven't seen all night.

Anyway it doesn't matter. The cardinals were destined to lose this game.

It could've been vince lombardy, walter payton and joe montana out there, and as long as they had redbirds on their helmets, they would have lost.

 

[conraddobler]

Christ conrad. How about a little misdirection pitch play or something.

Run the ball on 3rd and one. That's fine. But call something they haven't seen all night.

Anyway it doesn't matter. The cardinals were destined to lose this game.

It could've been vince lombardy, walter payton and joe montana out there, and as long as they had redbirds on their helmets, they would have lost.

I don't believe that, that's just crap, the media is going to orgy on this until the Bears get the smackdown that's comming to them then they'll yawn and move on.

Matt Leinart will lead this team out of this crap, if not I quit watching football.

 

[SuperSpck]

Christ conrad. How about a little misdirection pitch play or something.

Run the ball on 3rd and one. That's fine. But call something they haven't seen all night.

As bad as the straight-up blocking was, I tremble at the thought of just how bad a trickier play could have gone.

The again, it couldn't have gotten worse...

 

[Crimson Warrior]

I don't believe that, that's just crap, the media is going to orgy on this until the Bears get the smackdown that's comming to them then they'll yawn and move on.

Matt Leinart will lead this team out of this crap, if not I quit watching football.

Maybe your right, but has it ever been this bad?

You and I came on board about the same time, am I right? Mid-seventies?

Has it ever been this bad? This embarrasing? I'm still in, but in the name of all that is holy, how long do we have to suffer through this crap?

 

[D-Dogg]

IF you are going to run the ball 38 times in a game, Edge shouldn't get 36 of them.

How about mixing it up more? JJ had two carries for 11 yards.

Shipp was in once I saw and didn't get a carry. Femi is a decent running FB.

Edge: 25 carries.
JJ: 7 carries.
Shipp: 4 carries
Femi 2 carries


There....there is your 38 rushing attempts. Hell, throw in an end-around for good measure. But pushing Edge for 36 carries is stupid, unless he's popping off at 4.5 per carry. Not at 1.2 per carry. MIX IT UP!!!! Look at Pittsburgh running Willie Parker, Najeh Poopenport and Verron Haynes all in the drubbing of KC. Did they just lean on Parker? Hell no.

It's like the concept of a change of pace back is completely forgotten with this team.

 

[conraddobler]

IF you are going to run the ball 38 times in a game, Edge shouldn't get 36 of them.

How about mixing it up more? JJ had two carries for 11 yards.

Shipp was in once I saw and didn't get a carry. Femi is a decent running FB.

Edge: 25 carries.
JJ: 7 carries.
Shipp: 4 carries
Femi 2 carries


There....there is your 38 rushing attempts. Hell, throw in an end-around for good measure. But pushing Edge for 36 carries is stupid, unless he's popping off at 4.5 per carry. Not at 1.2 per carry. MIX IT UP!!!! Look at Pittsburgh running Willie Parker, Najeh Poopenport and Verron Haynes all in the drubbing of KC. Did they just lean on Parker? Hell no.

It's like the concept of a change of pace back is completely forgotten with this team.

That's because everyone is on pins and needles wondering if Edge is going to go postal about sucking here and how he was wrong about comming here and basically becoming a PR nightmare.

I think this game goes a long way towards making him just another football player here that needs to shut up and do what he's asked to do and that's it.

We've passed that point now, he's going to say what he says, now we just have to fight our way out of it with whoever has got fight in them.

 

[CardLogic]

Seems to be another Denny Green MO... catering to the "star".

There was this guy in Minnesota named Moss...

 

[DaCards]

Its a no brainer that we have to run the ball a few times. I dont and wont go further than saying that.

But 36 carries? 36 F'in carries!!!!????

I wnet through every game played this week and ONLY ONE other RB got over 30 carries. LJ? no LT? no Jackson? no Tiki? no

Travis Henry had 32 carries. But you wanna know why he had 32 carries??? Do ya? Huh? CAUSE HE RUSHED FOR 5.6 YARDS/ATT!!!

Enough said.....

 

[joko4]

I would like to see Arrington for a couple of series next week. Just to do a little
test and compare, and give Edge a shut your mouth and start playing like a $30 millon player should. Who knows, Arrington might, run better than Edge.