[CBFF] August 25

[Dwayne]

Jim as always hit one out.
Last year we burned up all our plays in the first 7 games.
D
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Ferolie" <ferolie at charter.net>
To: <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [CBFF] August 25


> 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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