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Not sure how much of the Bears you all have watched, but being the resident IL rat I will try to fill you in on what I have seen from them. I haven't watched them as much as in the past, but here goes.
Surprisingly, Cutler has played really well. He is spreading the ball around nicely and hasn't been making the dumb throws he was making last year. He really likes to throw the ball to Forte, part of that due to the fact that he has been under heavy pressure. It hasn't just been dump offs though. Forte has run a lot of routes down the field and they have split him out as a WR as well.
The Bears are definitely weak on the OL. The Lions were getting pretty good pressure on Cutler in week 1, and that continued in week 2. I honestly thought the Cowboys were going to knock him out of the game early on. The first 3-4 drives, he was taking shot after shot. Their LT, Chris Williams, got knocked out of the game but I haven't heard his status yet today. Surprisingly, the Bears played much better once he left. They shuffled the OL and Martz moved to a quick passing game. The Bears run game has been pretty much non-existent. Similar to the Philly game, I expect to see Capers play a lot of nickel with Chillar in order to match up against the Bears 3 WR and Olsen. Cutler will again need to get rid of the ball quickly because I see no way their OL can slow down CM3 and co. It wouldn't shock me at all to see Collins or Woodson step in front of a few balls. I don't think Cutler will have the time to let the WR's run double moves, but they do like to take their shots deep with Hester and Knox.
Defensively, they have been playing well. Their front 4 has been very impressive stopping the run. Also, they don't have the sacks to show it, but their pressure has been decent. Unlike last year when Lovie went all out on blitzing, he has really dialed it back and relied mostly on the front 4. Matchup to watch is definitely Bulaga (if he starts) vs Peppers. Ultimately, I think Rodgers will be able to throw on the Bears, but they have been very opportunisitic in creating turnovers. Tillman in particular is right up there with Woodson in terms of poking the ball loose.
The Packers will not be able to afford playing a 2nd quarter like they did yesterday. Something about playing the Bears always scares me. I think it is memories of Favre's multiple turnover games playing against that cover 2. Lovie always seemed to have a good scheme to stop him. As long as Rodgers and the O takes care of the ball I see a close win (27-24). Bears fans right now are cautiously optimistic. It's time to put them back in their place.
Surprisingly, Cutler has played really well. He is spreading the ball around nicely and hasn't been making the dumb throws he was making last year. He really likes to throw the ball to Forte, part of that due to the fact that he has been under heavy pressure. It hasn't just been dump offs though. Forte has run a lot of routes down the field and they have split him out as a WR as well.
The Bears are definitely weak on the OL. The Lions were getting pretty good pressure on Cutler in week 1, and that continued in week 2. I honestly thought the Cowboys were going to knock him out of the game early on. The first 3-4 drives, he was taking shot after shot. Their LT, Chris Williams, got knocked out of the game but I haven't heard his status yet today. Surprisingly, the Bears played much better once he left. They shuffled the OL and Martz moved to a quick passing game. The Bears run game has been pretty much non-existent. Similar to the Philly game, I expect to see Capers play a lot of nickel with Chillar in order to match up against the Bears 3 WR and Olsen. Cutler will again need to get rid of the ball quickly because I see no way their OL can slow down CM3 and co. It wouldn't shock me at all to see Collins or Woodson step in front of a few balls. I don't think Cutler will have the time to let the WR's run double moves, but they do like to take their shots deep with Hester and Knox.
Defensively, they have been playing well. Their front 4 has been very impressive stopping the run. Also, they don't have the sacks to show it, but their pressure has been decent. Unlike last year when Lovie went all out on blitzing, he has really dialed it back and relied mostly on the front 4. Matchup to watch is definitely Bulaga (if he starts) vs Peppers. Ultimately, I think Rodgers will be able to throw on the Bears, but they have been very opportunisitic in creating turnovers. Tillman in particular is right up there with Woodson in terms of poking the ball loose.
The Packers will not be able to afford playing a 2nd quarter like they did yesterday. Something about playing the Bears always scares me. I think it is memories of Favre's multiple turnover games playing against that cover 2. Lovie always seemed to have a good scheme to stop him. As long as Rodgers and the O takes care of the ball I see a close win (27-24). Bears fans right now are cautiously optimistic. It's time to put them back in their place.
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