[CBFF] August 25

[Jim Ferolie]

I did not say anything of the sort. Countering something you said to retort 
the original point does not mean I'm in 100 percent agreement with that 
point. I disagree with both extremes.

I do not believe the Bears have pulled out all the stops on offense. Hester 
has been used sparingly, partially because he simply needs practice at WR, 
partially because his plays are probably new and the whole team needs 
practice with them, and partially because they were probably deemed to be 
pointless. Against SD, it was too tight, until the turnovers, to risk much 
new stuff, and against KC it was not necessary.

Greg Olsen has not been used, not because he could not play but because like 
a freshman you redshirt with an ankle injury, his value at the end is higher 
than his value at the beginning and it's better to let him assimilate longer 
and heal while you're at it so that he has a higher chance of making it to 
the end.

I also do not believe it has anything to do with the Cowboys coming up. The 
Cowboys game is no more important than the KC game was or the SD game was.

I think the offense will be better simply because it's jelling and will try 
more high-risk, high-reward plays than we've seen in the first two games 
simply because it will need more offense and will be more ready.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Westmalle van 't vat" <westmalle at comcast.net>
> I could concede every single last point you made in your post, but none of
> it would entail that the Bears have been pulling back on the reigns of the
> offense only to let 'em run wild on Sunday night.  That's the point of the
> thread, and I just don't see any reasonable basis for suspecting that has
> been the coaching staff's plan.
>
> Again, I would challenge someone to call Hub and float this possibility by
> him.
>
> I'll be listening.
>
> Steeve