[CBFF] Best defense?

Wed Oct 24 22:26:58 MDT 2007

And I have a man crush on Singletary still.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndz0C_POQcs

I hate to say it, but Urlacher isn't in the same class as the Samurai. 
Singletary was always pushing the blocker, runner, or pile backwards.

Then there is this guy, who I am far too young to have ever seen play:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15Vb1O9E0U4&NR=1

Kevin Gertsen wrote:
> I have a man crush on Sanders.
>
> I'll admit it.
>
> He makes me giddy, just like Singletary did.
>
> I love defense.
>
> Kevin
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "aaron s" <adsti3 at yahoo.com>
> To: <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Best defense?
>
>
>   
>> Any excuse to mention Bob Sanders, eh Soapy?
>>
>> Kevin Gertsen wrote:
>>     
>>> Well, the loss of Mike Brown has certainly contributed to the drop off,
>>>       
>> as 
>>     
>>> well.
>>>
>>> Look at the Colts last year with and without Sanders.
>>>
>>> A good tackling safety can clean up a lot of mistakes up front.
>>>       
>> Archuleta 
>>     
>>> has done some matador tackling in his time as a starter.
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "mactbone" <mactbone0 at yahoo.com>
>>> To: <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:38 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Best defense?
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I think the problem is that 35% of the rushing yardage gained against
>>>>         
>> the 
>>     
>>>> Bears is from runs that gained 10 yards or more. That's a problem of
>>>>         
>> the 
>>     
>>>> back seven. Watching the games I think it's a problem with the
>>>>         
>> secondary 
>>     
>>>> but someone else might have paid better attention.
>>>> -Chris
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>> From: Kevin Gertsen <kgertsen7 at mchsi.com>
>>>> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 1:13:36 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Best defense?
>>>>
>>>> The best explanation I've read in re 07 defense was the one gap, two
>>>>         
>> gap
>>     
>>>> theory someone forwarded.
>>>>
>>>> It made perfect sense to me.
>>>>
>>>> LB are only as good as their front four.
>>>>
>>>> Kevin
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Steve Behrens" <steve.behrens at gmail.com>
>>>> To: <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:56 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Best defense?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> In '63, I was 4 years old sit'n on my Daddy's lap watch'n the Monsters
>>>>>           
>> of
>>     
>>>>> the Midway kick butt.... don't remember a damn thing, though... too
>>>>>           
>> many
>>     
>>>>> beers, I guess ;-)    However, if it came down to the Ditka /Ryan led
>>>>> teams,
>>>>> I'd vote for the '86 defense.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Behr
>>>>>
>>>>> ps... happen to get AM 670 on the radio on the way in this morning,
>>>>>           
>> and
>>     
>>>>> was
>>>>> listing to that dunderhead that is on in the morning.  He was all over
>>>>> Urlacher as being *way way* overrated, and that any team that is
>>>>>           
>> giving 
>>     
>>>>> up
>>>>> an average of 120-something yards per game should not be sending any
>>>>>           
>> LB's
>>     
>>>>> to
>>>>> the pro-bowl.  AND THAT, if Urlacher goes to the pro-bowl, it's a huge
>>>>> sham.  Of course, he makes no reference to that fact that the Minnie
>>>>>           
>> game
>>     
>>>>> threw that rushing 'average' way out of proportion, no reference to
>>>>>           
>> the
>>     
>>>>> fact
>>>>> that the Bears held LT to a laughable rushing total, didn't do too bad
>>>>> against Philly, did pretty damn good vs KC's Johnson, or that the
>>>>>           
>> season
>>     
>>>>> isn't even half way completed year.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was pretty frick'n pissed listening to that jerk.... does Chicago
>>>>>           
>> ever
>>     
>>>>> call him on his BS comments?  Just wondering....
>>>>>
>>>>> -Behr
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/24/07, mactbone <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> 88
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>>>> From: Kevin Gertsen <kgertsen7 at mchsi.com>
>>>>>> To: Bears <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:58:29 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [CBFF] Best defense?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I raised this as an aside in the DVD thread, but are there any
>>>>>>             
>> "senior"
>>     
>>>>>> Bears' fans that feel qualified to comment on which team, 1963 or
>>>>>>             
>> 1985,
>>     
>>>>>> had
>>>>>> the better defense?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Our church has a Monday night men's fellowship which is essentially
>>>>>>             
>> food
>>     
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> MNF on the church's big screen with a half time devotional reading.
>>>>>>             
>> One
>>     
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the older men who attends is a loooooong time Bear fan. During a
>>>>>> discussion
>>>>>> between two younger fans comparing 85 and 06 he offered the opinion
>>>>>>             
>> that
>>     
>>>>>> 1963 might have been the best of all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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