Love is like oxygen. You get too much, you get too high. Not enough and you're gonna die. Love gets you high.

I have to admit I was happy the Bears won this game, but it doesn't do too much for me. I guess if it makes Cutler feel better, I am good with it... I thought some of the play calling was a little more aggresive than usual which I liked, but I am concerned that this game will somehow save the coaching staff. I'd like to see them go.

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Press conferences are really the stupidest thing ever created by man. Give a bunch of typists with sub-100 IQs microphones to ask questions about whether a professional athlete is upset his team lost a game. And the sad thing is that the typists think they're really doing us a service.

Go break down some film. Find out something we don't know. Getting that one quote for your nut graph in tomorrows Picayune-Journal isn't going to amount to a hill of beans.

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If you think this is a 7-8 team without Favre, you are very much mistaken. Rosenfels is decent, just like Ferrotte is decent. They'd be 10-6ish just like last year.

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1. I went to a bar to watch a bears game for the first time all year. This was the weirdest game I've seen all year. Can anyone explain who the hell that team in the blue was tonight???

2. So the bar was jam-packed w/ bear fans, cheering loudly on every 1st-down, tackle, TD, etc. I asked a couple of guys around me after the game was over if they realized that they were cheering for the Lovie/Angelo regime to continue.... the majority said they thought everyone would be back regardless.

3. Everyone in this thread that is basically saying the Vikes would suck this year w/out Favre is crazy. This was/is a dominant team that has a different focus on offense w/ him. They've been lucky w/ him IMO so far this year. I hope they keep throwing in the playoffs....... they will lose their 1st game.

4. IB - Nothing made sense about this game right? Was this the Bears team you expected to show up? Allen, Peterson, Rice (until the last pass in reg.) - non- existent. I have no explanation for what happened tonight - especially Peterson. However, Peanut wants the number of that truck.

5. Chris Williams was a beast tonight. Damn Lovie for not moving him to LT sooner.

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Based on what we know & what we have seen thus far this season, who are the top 3 WR's on the Bears going into next year?
1. DA
2. EB
3. DH

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Now they're talking about how important momentum is to go through the playoffs. Hasn't the past three years proven how unimportant "momentum" is?

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Who is "they"?

The guys that have to fill space about the upcoming playoffs?

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Scott Van Pelt(?), Trent Dilfer and whoever is sitting to the right of Van Pelt. I'm watching the follow-up ESPN stuff.

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IB, if something is proven to be beneath you, then why subject yourself to it?

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True, Brett Favre willed that field goal wide left in the Ravens game by sheer will of force.

I'm writing something, and I need noise in the background.

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I'm writing something, and I need noise in the background.[/quote]

In that case, I generally just tune into Doug and OB and call it a night

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Christmas was four days ago. I've gotten my fill of old, half-senile men screaming about the Bears.

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right. Nas- you're really the only one being illogical and meatballish here. A fact i would think would become apparent to you based on the fact frank is the only one that agrees with you on this

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Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Nice win. Just happy to see some good. We battled with a lot of injuries on defense. Especially when Tillman went down. Didn't hear what happened to him. Lacerated Kidney?

It doesn't matter what you think about Favre, AP has been the focus of every opposing defense this year. On a team that everyone knew was going to be really good. Right?

He's gonna finish with 1,400+ yards this year.

Next question...........

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1st of all, losing Matt Birk is a big thing for that line in both aspects of the offense, no question.

2nd, yes, he's been the focus of the defense for the last 3 years. But again, 1,400+ yards this year. You seriously arguing against that on a SB contender? He is a great NFL RB.

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But you're the same guy who said he wasn't even a "borderline great RB" last year. Yet his stats are worse this year, and he still has 1, 400+ yds. That's all.

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It comes from two seasons ago.

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the two "favorites" this season, the vikes and saints, have to prove something now to be close to being picked to beat the packers, the eagles, or the cardinals. the cowboys have just had a "nice run". i hope philly beats their brains in next week. and i think that can happen, too.

these two have interesting match ups. the aints have to go to carolina, who just beat the shit out of the giants. it'd be a good "test" to get the ship righted before the dreaded bye week.

the vikings have to play the giants at home,who just got the shit beaten out of them by the panthers *at home*. and the giants have nothing to play for.

it's funny to me that the cardinals could have a shot at the #2 seed. do they deserve it this year, IB?

Oh, is that all? And I guess thats no big deal right? Because its not like 1 or 2 wins can keep you out of the playoffs. And its certainly not like 1 or 2 wins could be the difference between the #2 seed and having a bye vs. having to go on the road for (potential) playoff game #2 and/or #3.

No, that kinda stuff never happens. I guess you are right once again almighty ff

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john kirk rule. I already said he's played well and been valuable to the team. 1 or 2 wins above your replacement is not worthy of mvp. That's what i said

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I'm not saying Farve is MVP. In the team photo, but not MVP. What I am saying is that the 2009 Vikings do not already have 11 wins if Jackson or Rosenfels has been the QB for the team all season. You can Kirk Rule me all you want, but you are flat out wrong if you think this year's Vikes would be an 11 (or 12 and even 10 is probably not likely) win team with Jackson or Rosenfels.

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you're going out of your john kirk way to pick an argument about this. I said i think they'd finish with 10 wins. And fyi, you cant be flat wrong on an opinion of a hypothetical situation

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When it involved Sage Rosenfels or Tavaris Jackson you can. Without Farve the 2009 Vikings don't win more than 9 games.

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Can we please retire the John Kirk rule? Or at least call it something else?

Scorehead rule?

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You expect IB to retire something he made up? And FF is just as stubborn. Kirk Rule is likely to be around at least as long as "tickat" was.

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again there's no way to know that. Unless you think gus is a very good qb. They did last year with him

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I love you more than words can tell
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i wonder when the fact that peterson fumbles the ball more than anyone in the nfl by far is going to catch up to him. hes a great back for sure but that has to be pissing people in minnesota off at this point

Didn't Tarvaris light it up in the pre season prior to Farve's arrival?

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