[CBFF] Tank Johnson gets 8 games

[Ross McCoy]

Jim Ferolie (ferolie at charter.net) writes:
> 
> Look back at where this started. You said LT would have to get *injured* for 
> the Bears to win. Now it's "if he has a really good game the Bears will most 
> likely lose."

I actually gave that as one of 3 possibilities in how the Bears could win.
It was not a requirement for them to win.  I don't know that overall our
opinions are that different although you seem a little more optimistic 
toward beating SD that I am. LT is the reason their offense works as well
as it does. If LT has a good game their is a much higher probability that
other parts of their offense will click. That being said I will agree that
one player can't beat 11 and that the other team members have to contribute,
but in the context of their entire team and what they did last year, I will
still estimate our probability of winning around 25% as a preseason view. A
lot can change between now and when the game occurs, but without seeing
improvement on the field in several areas, that is where we stand in my view.
Since we are to the point of rehashing previous arguements, I don't plan
on continuing this thread unless there is really something new to debate.
I think it is clear where each of us stands.

Ross

> 
> And I'm just saying that rarely does anyone really stop LT, and yet the 
> Chargers still managed to lose a couple. He had 123 yards and two TDs 
> against New England, plus 64 receiving yards, as the Chargers lost in the 
> playoffs. He had even 98 yards in their loss to Baltimore.
> 
> It IS possible to win without bottling up LT, and it IS possible for the 
> Bears to do it. Their defense is not at all indomitable. The Chargers 
> allowed 20 points or more nine times last year -- more than half their 
> games. They had some really dominant games like the Bears did (against San 
> Francisco and in Jay Cutler's second game starting for the Broncos), but 
> they also had six games where they won by a TD or less.
> 
> And oh yeah, they'll have a new coach this year. A guy with a 41 percent 
> record. 
> 
> 
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