*2013 NFC North Trash Talk Thread™ ® --> Lions Hire Jim Caldwell as Head Coach.

[assyrianplaya]

vs. the Lions...The Lions secondary sucks.

But he just beat you guys and he had a 97.7 qb rating? that salt.

 

[651akathepaul]

He beat ME?

The Vikings secondary has been just as bad...Probably worse than Detroits. At this point in Jay's career, he is who he is. Once things start to crumble AGAIN, you'll be fooled once more.

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Pretty good when he's given the chance. They refuse to give him a spot on the right side despite the injuries to Cook and Jefferson. They also only want him playing in Nickel packages. It's whatever, I guess.

From PFF:

Why is that?

 

[651akathepaul]

Your guess is as good as mine.

 

[sfn 155]

Rhodes, Patterson, and Floyd have all made some good plays but don't see the field that much. Doesn't really make sense

 

[assyrianplaya]

He beat ME?

The Vikings secondary has been just as bad...Probably worse than Detroits. At this point in Jay's career, he is who he is. Once things start to crumble AGAIN, you'll be fooled once more.

Yeah YOU guys... as in the ones in your sig that says "VIKINGS." They're important enough to be in your sig but you can't claim them as we? Cool guy over over here. So what about the Bengal and Pitt defense where he posted +90 qb rating and +80 QBR....? im smelling another excuse.

 

[651akathepaul]

I am not part of the Vikings franchise. Not part of the game planning and I don't play for them. When I refer to them, I try and stay away from the WE or US. I cheer for them. That's it.

An excuse? Son, look at his history and read the FACTS. We've seen this over and over again. The fact that you're riding so hard on this bandwagon given the history shows what a fool you are.

 

[assyrianplaya]

I am not part of the Vikings franchise. Not part of the game planning and I don't play for them. When I refer to them, I try and stay away from the WE or US. I cheer for them. That's it.

An excuse? Son, look at his history and read the FACTS. We've seen this over and over again. The fact that you're riding so hard on this bandwagon given the history shows what a fool you are.

History shows he has never had the offensive weapons or offensive line to succeed. Look at that, we have a line performing well and some weapons now. jay is performing and until he doesn't i will ride with him. And ill say WE because im a bears fan.... i dont need to work for them. Son and fool in the same post.... you really ran out of anything logical or educated to say ha, champ? This season must be real rough on you

 

[651akathepaul]

 

[arstyle27]

This thread fell off...


Stupid Bears fans. "Oh, Cutler has changed and matured." Fool you once, shame on them. Fool you twice...thrice...shame on you! Don't be so foolish as to think this year is any different. The collapse awaits...

And then there's the Lions...

All this excitement over Reggie Bush. Ha! What good is he when he misses every other game due to an injury? Now Burleson is down and it's only a matter of time until Stafford implodes because he's locking in on only Calvin. A couple teams smack them in the mouth and their confidence is gone and the downward spiral begins. Later, Schwartz!

Packers? Pssh...All this A-God nonsense. Guy is a regular schmo who whines when he doesn't get his way. Dummies gameplanned Kaepernick *** backwards. Blowing that lead in Cincy. Pathetic. This team is not SB worthy.


Hopefully that rights the path...

0-3

 

[651akathepaul]

Well played.

 

[airblaster503]

History shows he has never had the offensive weapons or offensive line to succeed. Look at that, we have a line performing well and some weapons now. jay is performing and until he doesn't i will ride with him. And ill say WE because im a bears fan.... i dont need to work for them. Son and fool in the same post.... you really ran out of anything logical or educated to say ha, champ? This season must be real rough on you

The real test for the Bears line will be this Sunday. Sure they have shown improvement, but what about when they go against one of the best and deepest d-lines in the league. IMO the jury is still out on that line.

Predicting a Cutler implosion. It's well overdue this far into the season.

 

[651akathepaul]

I hate that either the Bears will be 4-0 or Lions 3-1.

 

[primetime21]

The real test for the Bears line will be this Sunday. Sure they have shown improvement, but what about when they go against one of the best and deepest d-lines in the league. IMO the jury is still out on that line.

Predicting a Cutler implosion. It's well overdue this far into the season.

bengals dline > lions dline

 

[SneakerProSr.]

The real test for the Bears line will be this Sunday. Sure they have shown improvement, but what about when they go against one of the best and deepest d-lines in the league. IMO the jury is still out on that line.

Predicting a Cutler implosion. It's well overdue this far into the season.

bengals dline > lions dline

Lions' Dline at Ford Field>any dline in the league.

 

[arstyle27]

The health of Peanut Tillman scares me more than the Lions defense. Lovie ain't the coach anymore, Trestman won't let Jay get killed.

 

[651akathepaul]

Jay doesn't need a coach to allow him to get killed. He'll do it himself if he keeps trying to take on defenders like last week.

 

[jj1223]

Cutler leaving FF in a wheelchair. Booke it.

Seriously though, this will probably end up being one of the biggest NFC North games of the year. I expect a good close game.

Look for me, I'll be the 6'2 white guy in a Stafford jersey.

 

[Justkicking.it]

You guys really underestimating the bears... They are the real deal and even if they aren't... It's still early. They are hot right now and cutler is balling with this nee coach. We had trouble with the ********. And yea bush was out but still. If the lions want to be taken seriously we gotta win this game. Not put up a fight and get a moral victory... We gotta win! I hope it's a close game and hope Reggie just stays healthy. We need everyone since Burleson is out.

 

[651akathepaul]

There's no doubt that Cutler on the top of his game is easily one of the best in the game...It's just that it's been a Jekyll/Hyde deal and he won't shed that in week 3 to me.

 

[SneakerProSr.]

I feel good about this game, which means we losing.

 

[kb legendary]

I feel good about this game, which means we losing.

Trusting this team is so difficult you just don't know what you're going to get. That's said I was thinking a split with the Bears so have to take the Lions at home. If they have aspirations of making the playoffs they need this one.

 

[jpzx]

Week 4! Lets ******g go!

NFC North Predictions For Today....

Lions beat Bears, 23-21 (
Steelers beat Vikings, 27-17 (if the Vikings had a healthy secondary, I would do a 180 flip and have them winning).
Packers don't lose.

Bears, Jay Cutler taking wait-and-see approach with new contract

Jason La Canfora, CBS Sports.

Bears starting quarterback Jay Cutler is in the final year of the extension he signed in 2009 and has the team off to a 3-0 start. But there have been no contract talks so far in-season and the Bears have said they will table any negotiations until after the season. Agents for several of the team's potential free agents said they expected the team to wait until January to try to retain those players.

With Cutler thriving in the new system installed by rookie head coach Marc Trestman, many have wondered if that might expedite contract talks, after a summer in which nothing really materialized. Cutler would be open to negotiations in-season, according to league sources, but neither side is pressing the issue and seem content to let this ride out.

The Bears would apply the franchise tag if need be, should Cutler continue his early season form (based on a $127 million cap projection, the quarterback non-exclusive tag amount would be $16.2M, according to sources). No talks are scheduled and, if/when the sides do sit down, look for Dallas quarterback Tony Romo ($18 million a year on his recent extension) and Matt Stafford ($15.3M per year on his new deal) to be names who would come up in negotiations. Should the Bears have a playoff run similar to what Joe Flacco pulled off in the final year of his deal with Baltimore last year, then the number would obviously go higher.

Cutler, who is making just under $9 million this season, is not turned off by the lack of movement on a new deal, sources said. Like Flacco last year, Cutler seems content to play out his contract and see what the future will bring. The 2014 free-agent market for quarterbacks looks negligible at best, and Cutler would clearly be the best option available through that route, which provides leverage too. After Cutler was acquired from the Broncos, his deal was extended in-season, but that was under a prior regime.

New Bears GM Phil Emery is taking a wait-and-see approach to his group of core players whose deals are expiring, and several agents said they have been given an indication no calls would be coming regardless of how their clients perform. Of course, the Bears have gotten off to fast starts throughout Cutler's tenure there and then often faded down the stretch, making the playoffs just once.

In 2009 they started 3-1 and finished 7-9, in 2010 they started 4-1 and reached the playoffs at 11-5, in 2011 they started 2-2 and finished 8-8 and last year they started 7-1 and ended up 10-6.

In addition to Cutler, top corner Charles Tillman, defensive tackle Henry Melton (who was on the franchise tag and recently suffered a season-ending ACL injury), center Robert Garza, and emerging safety Major Wright are key players in the final year of their respective deals. And, in 2014, aging pass rusher Julius Peppers is set to make $14M and count $17.2M against the cap. The Bears could conceivably release him, taking a $6.4M cap hit (they traditionally have abundant cap space) and use that money to pay Cutler. In 2014 star receiver Brandon Marshall and Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs have expiring contracts.

The bottom line: If Cutler keeps playing this way, the Bears will make sure he stays with Trestman, though avoiding the franchise tag with a quarterback is particularly vital, given that players almost always exercise their right to stay away from all offseason activities when on the tag, which would include OTAs. And even if the Bears did strike a deal with Cutler sooner rather than later, given how budgets are set and how deep into the year we are, the bulk of any new money likely wouldn't appear until 2014 anyway.

 

[Retroballer]

I still I don't know if I want the lions or bears to win. I'm going to say lions just to give the bears a loss and we play the lions next week to give them an L.

 

[mastamind033]

Hopefully Broyles is fully healthy and gets a good number of looks today. I'd also like to see the amount of touches today be even between Bush and Bell, don't want too much to be put on Bush coming back from that banged up knee and Bell is more then capable of doing the job well.

Tillman apparently isn't 100% either and it's Megatron's birthday, expecting a big game from Calvin.

Front 4 needs to get after Cutler today.

I think as long as the Lions have the same amount amount of turnovers or less then the Bears and we don't let them score on defense or special teams, the Lions win a close one.