[CBFF] August 25

[Jerry Madsen]

Thank you, Jim.  I can't believe this needed to be said, but it did.

Jerry


Jim Ferolie wrote:
> Coaches never hold back on trying to win. But they don't always use all of 
> their weapons all-out.
>
> We weren't going to see the Bears try a flea flicker or a double-reverse or 
> a fake punt. Greg Olsen would have played if it were a playoff game, and if 
> we'd been down 12 points, maybe they'd have tried a few more wrinkles with 
> Hester. But why on earth would they burn those up and put them on film for 
> another opponent?
>
> I think it has little to do with Dallas and more to do with not tipping your 
> hand so early in the season if you don't have to. There's a bit of a gamble 
> in that -- there could be a TD and an onside kick, for example -- but 
> trusting a defense like this one is not a huge gamble.
>
> If you can win with your base plays, win with them. They won.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Westmalle van 't vat" <westmalle at comcast.net>
>
>
>   
>> On 9/18/07 1:11 PM, "Jerry Madsen" <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> That would stand to reason.
>>>
>>> On 9/18/07, Dwayne <dwayne at wctc.net> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Any chance we are playing it vanilla, the thinking being the coaching 
>>>> staff
>>>> looked at 1-1 as an acceptable start, and have held the offense back for
>>>> this Dallas game?
>>>> D
>>>>         
>> Huh?  Stand to reason?  I cannot imagine any circumstances under which
>> they've been "holding back" in anticipation of the Dallas game.  Or any
>> game.  That makes less than zero sense to me.
>>
>> We do not have the luxury of not going all out on offense.  I could
>> understand this if it were Payton Manning or Tom Brady--probably the only
>> two QBs in the league who could 'turn it on' or 'off' at will--but not us.
>> The coaching staff has really wanted us to get on track.  But we have
>> failed.
>>
>>     
>
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