The biggest difference in this game was the coaches actually making adjustments as opposed to what the Bears did before this season with Lovie, which was lose before ever changing the game plan.

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The difference was Martz's made an adjustment. I know we're not used to that, so it can throw us fans off, but that's the change. Martz basically said that if they want to blitz everyone every play, then he's just going to dump the ball right over their heads. I think he got Cutler to settle down and reassured him that if everyone's coming on the blitz, then nearly everyone is open or in one on one coverage and he has to take those matchups right now. Once the Bears shifted to this quick passing game, it was Dallas that refused to adjust, continuing to blitz well into the third quarter. By the time they stopped, it got even worse. Cutler had some time and was delivering strikes.

Martz was the difference in this one. Finally a serious Offensive mind that I think can rival any Defensive one.

It really is kind of pathetic that adjustments have us this giddy. But I will take it.

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It's a big deal that adjustments are finally being made. In previous years the Bears would continue to run the ball up the middle and gain nothing or throw the ball to receiver 2 yards short of a first down on third down or leave a player in that is getting burned. Martz has an intricate offense, but he showed that he's willing to adjust the offensive plan if the other team is going to blitz.

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Well said...could not agree more. Martz won this game for the Bears

Am I the only one that feels these "adjustments" are getting a little too much love? It was a good move but it's really not that groundbreaking to get the ball out quicker when you are getting a lot of pressure. The Bears have done it before.

And the O-line was adjusted out of necessity although moving Omiyale to Left Tackle was a good move and may not have been obvious. But, then, maybe it was an obvious move, something they do in practice all the time, I don't know.

I'm just thinking "whoa-up" a little on the genius of these moves.

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If Ron Turner was still here that game would have gone the way the firist few series did. I can't remember the last time our offense saw what the defense was doing and adapted instead of having a gam plan and sticking to it. Hell they'd still be getting off the bus running.

They are elementry adjustments but refreshing since its something that has not been done with success until yesterday.

You have to give credit to Martz for the play calling yesterday which was the difference in the game.

I think that's easy to say but I doubt that it's true. I think it is more accurate to say that Martz adjusted to the correct plays and I give him credit for it.

But, listening to the radio, it seems like everybody is just excited that they adjusted to anything, like it's an all-time first, and I don't think that is at all true.

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It's because the Bears under Lovie rarely EVER did game time adjustments. In that 1st qtr the Bears Oline were manhandled like queers in a maximum security prison. The proper adjustments were made and the Bears looked like a different team. Can't really blame anyone for being giddy over it

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I think that is the perception but I just don't think it is true.

I'm quite sure that Ron Turner would adjust to plays to get the ball out quicker, typically a bad WR screen, when the pressure was too much. Turner's plays just weren't that effective.

I give Martz credit for calling better plays than Turner used to. I also give Martz credit for not ruining Illinois football recruiting.

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It's not just that he's calling better plays--it's that the plays themselves are designed better. See, for instance, the screen plays run by Martz as opposed to the screen plays Turner ran.

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The best adjustment they made was Chris Williams getting hurt,once he left the field the O-line got better?

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

They learn from the best, as nobody could adjust like a certain Michael Keller Ditka:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsuvenvQ-6M

I know your still schvitzing ( sp?) over the pic with Sharp and all, but did you really type in " our offense" ?? . Based on what Ive seen, you're better than that Spaulding.

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It's possible Martz stayed one step ahead of the Cowboys though, in that you'd think the Cowboys would also adjust to the changes the Bears made, but the Bears continued to be successful on offense. However it is entirely possible the Cowboys coaches are idiots and made no adjustments to compensate.

Bears coaches have always been good at making in game adjustments

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