Missing: my warm fuzzy feeling.

**Blue Horse-shoe** · 09-09-2011, 04:57 PM

I'd be happy with 2-2 after the first 4 games.

**lklrlolnlilklsox** · 09-09-2011, 05:05 PM

Missing: My caring about all this pussy crap before the season even starts.

**blinddeafmute** · 09-09-2011, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by soulman

The key to these first few games is that Martz has to get his offense on track and score some points. This crap of marching down the field only to be stopped inside the five or then ten yardline needs to end. Too many times we end up with 3 when we should have had 7. Every two drives that end like that costs us that additional TD we end up losing by.

These upcoming games are not ones where scoring opportunities can be wasted. As far as I'm concerned much of the make or break of this season depends on what happens during the first four games. If the offense develops confidence in itself we can win games but if we get stopped short of a score too often when we reach the red zone that confidence won't develop and we lose games because we don't capitalize on those opportunites.

Jay Cutler has proven to me that he's not a QB who needs big plays to win. He's fully capable of successfully mounting long drives. What's disturbing me is the lack of execution and/or lousy playcalling that seems to all too often stop us short of paydirt. That's what needs to change right from the start this year.

Honestly, its all up to predictions at this point. After the first game, its easy to assume that the saints and packers will both be top end teams this year. Therefore judging the Bears difficulties on that game. However, we don't actually know how good each team will be. It could end up being that we watched a game of two low end teams in a shootout. I personally give the pack credit while I think the saints will be lucky to make the playoffs.

Being a Bears fan, I'm optimistic. The saints had very little run game against a packers D that wasn't great against it last year. I think we are better than them in that respect. We also have a better defense, although there are questions in the secondary. Not to mention special teams.

I guess the jist of my argument is that. Really know the caliber of teams that played thursday, and we will have to see how things pan out in the next few weeks to have a better understanding of where the Bears are able to contend.

I still think its going to be tight this year between the Pack, Bears and Lions.

**motownbear** · 09-10-2011, 09:32 AM

two doom and gloom threads and we havent played a game yet lol

**calisaintsfan** · 09-14-2011, 03:40 PM

Please accept the Saints Fans deepest condolences for Brian and is family. BTW, thanks for spanking the Falclowns!

**motownbear** · 09-14-2011, 06:20 PM

how you feeling today nag?

**soulman** · 09-14-2011, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by calisaintsfan

Please accept the Saints Fans deepest condolences for Brian and is family. BTW, thanks for spanking the Falclowns!

Welcome to the board.

Thanks for the acknowledgement CSF. Bears fans appreciate your condolences. As for the beating Atlanta, you're very welcome, anytime. Any board bets on this coming weeks game. It's a shame one of us has to lose.