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<blockquote data-quote="emaugust" data-source="post: 323120" data-attributes="member: 2882"><p>Hi all - Bears fan here.. interesting thread, a few thoughts...</p><p></p><p>1. Most of the discussion here about Urlacher is off base I think - he is almost a complete opposite of a Clay Mathews - he is a sucky blitzer and he is terrible at shedding blocks. What makes Urlacher special is his size and speed - his game in the secondary. Unfortunately for us, once Urlacher retires in a few years, if we don't find another physical freak to play MLB, our cover 2 look is going to implode.</p><p></p><p>2. The Bears play a lot of cover 2, but they don't play it more than about 33% of the time. We play a lot of Nickel as well. Anyhow, the point is - and this is a misconception Chicago fans have as well - the Bears aren't in cover 2 every play. </p><p></p><p>3. Luck... The Bears are lucky.. I consider it X-Factor. That said, it is what I sort of define as an Institutional luck. We are coached to create turn overs, we run tons of tip drills - all of that scoring defense and turn over generation that is a hallmark of the Bears is drilled very very hard. It is part of the Lovie trip. Obviously, this doesn't have anything to do with all the breaks we caught with 2nd and 3d string QB's, but it helps to explain a lot of the defensive play.</p><p></p><p>4. On hating the Vikings... I think both Bears fans and Pack fans hate the Vikings the most because they are just so hatable. I respect the pack. Old timers probably feel different as there was a LOT of dirty, tough, physical play between our club and yours in the 60's-80's. Lots of late hits and injuries and all that. </p><p></p><p>5. The Lions game that "the bears stole" or whatever... We don't really care because in 2004, the same thing happened to Bernard Berrian against the Lions. The process of the catch rule was referred to affectionately at the time as the "Berrian Rule". No one really cared cause the Lions and Bears were both just awful that year. </p><p></p><p>OK, that's enough out of me. Goodluck this weekend - No injuries. </p><p></p><p>Bear Down!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emaugust, post: 323120, member: 2882"] Hi all - Bears fan here.. interesting thread, a few thoughts... 1. Most of the discussion here about Urlacher is off base I think - he is almost a complete opposite of a Clay Mathews - he is a sucky blitzer and he is terrible at shedding blocks. What makes Urlacher special is his size and speed - his game in the secondary. Unfortunately for us, once Urlacher retires in a few years, if we don't find another physical freak to play MLB, our cover 2 look is going to implode. 2. The Bears play a lot of cover 2, but they don't play it more than about 33% of the time. We play a lot of Nickel as well. Anyhow, the point is - and this is a misconception Chicago fans have as well - the Bears aren't in cover 2 every play. 3. Luck... The Bears are lucky.. I consider it X-Factor. That said, it is what I sort of define as an Institutional luck. We are coached to create turn overs, we run tons of tip drills - all of that scoring defense and turn over generation that is a hallmark of the Bears is drilled very very hard. It is part of the Lovie trip. Obviously, this doesn't have anything to do with all the breaks we caught with 2nd and 3d string QB's, but it helps to explain a lot of the defensive play. 4. On hating the Vikings... I think both Bears fans and Pack fans hate the Vikings the most because they are just so hatable. I respect the pack. Old timers probably feel different as there was a LOT of dirty, tough, physical play between our club and yours in the 60's-80's. Lots of late hits and injuries and all that. 5. The Lions game that "the bears stole" or whatever... We don't really care because in 2004, the same thing happened to Bernard Berrian against the Lions. The process of the catch rule was referred to affectionately at the time as the "Berrian Rule". No one really cared cause the Lions and Bears were both just awful that year. OK, that's enough out of me. Goodluck this weekend - No injuries. Bear Down! [/QUOTE]
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