Thread: How Does Matt Forte Compare to LeSean McCoy and Other Observations.......

The Bears defense is gonna have their hands full on Monday night. Philly has their own stud horse in the backfield in if he gored one of the top run defenses for 185 yards the front 7 better control their gaps better than they've been doing or we won't need to worry about Vick. McCoy will tear us up.

It should be an interesing game when two of the top RB's in the league square off against porous run defenses. It looks like for us the name of the game is for us to take McCoy out of it and force Vick to beat us through the air. It looks like Philly will be on a similar mission.

I really don't care that we weren't interested in Lloyd. Maybe if he has been a FA this summer but spending even a 6th round pick on him would have been useless at this point in time. He wouldn't be having that kind of success in St Louis if Martz was still running that offense.

The last part of this article is revealing something huge. Only 11 fumble recoveries in our last 21 games vs what we were able to accomplish in the four prior years????? No wonder the defense is slipping. How many drives did those fumble recoveries end or help to keep points of the board? It also means far less short field drives for the offense these past two years.

Those take aways are the benchmarks in this defense. You couple that with our lack of a pass rush and the fact that we've been really poor an run defense this year and you can see why our overall play is slipping. Is age finally beginning to creep in or is it just that other teams are doing a better job of covering up when they play us?

Dallas had a bad game. Any running back is capable of going off his rocker and running hog wild at any given time. That's just the nature of the NFL. It's almost like people on this site have made it a forgone conclusion that we not only will lose, but that we have no chance of winning, nor will the score be very close. The Bears' rush defense, might I remind you, has been very good in recent weeks, stopping Adrian Peterson for his lowest yard total of the season thus far as far as I know.

Do I think that the Bears need to get younger on defense? Definitely. I would definitely look into getting rid of Idonije after the season and look into either drafting a DE or signing one through free agency so long as this organization doesn't decide to go about things cheaply. I would cut Anthony Adams because he has been one big disappointment this season, no question about it. I would draft another CB somewhere to replace Peanut and maybe sign another one through free agency somewhere down the road to replace Jennings. The top priority, no matter what, is defense, because if you have your best athletes playing defense, 9 times out of 10 you will find yourself in ballgames. Still, we also need to draft a WR in the first round next year in the worst way possible, and possibly go after another OL.

Originally Posted by Riczaj01

McCoy also has a ton of weapons around him and a better OL. No one fears our WR's like they do D Jax Maclin and Celek. And you don't have to account for Cutler like you do Vick. W/Philly you have to cover the whole field. You put Forte on that team, and he's dominating all other RB's.

Yeah, with the players they have on both sides of the ball it's a surprise to me that they've stuggled as much as they have so far. I just have a feeling that their problems are over and they're ready to kick ass and take names and ours is the first ass in line.

We've been playing some sloppy ball even when we've won games and we've been downright pathetic at times when we've lost. We can't afford to be either of those on Monday. I'm hoping we've turned a corner just like Philly has and that with Bennett's return and the better line play of late the passing game will get a shot in the arm.

People are gonna tout what Forte is capable of but let's not forget that it was Cutler's arm that beat them last year but that was before they added to more pro-bowl CB's. Right now these guys may be the toughest game on the remaining schedule and we need to play like there were hellhounds on our tail if we're gonna beat these guys.

Originally Posted by soulman

Yeah, with the players they have on both sides of the ball it's a surprise to me that they've stuggled as much as they have so far. I just have a feeling that their problems are over and they're ready to kick ass and take names and ours is the first ass in line.

We've been playing some sloppy ball even when we've won games and we've been downright pathetic at times when we've lost. We can't afford to be either of those on Monday. I'm hoping we've turned a corner just like Philly has and that with Bennett's return and the better line play of late the passing game will get a shot in the arm.

People are gonna tout what Forte is capable of but let's not forget that it was Cutler's arm that beat them last year but that was before they added to more pro-bowl CB's. Right now these guys may be the toughest game on the remaining schedule and we need to play like there were hellhounds on our tail if we're gonna beat these guys.

I seem to remember the Eagles coming into the game last year on a big winning streak and looking like they were going to be the team to beat coming out of the NFC. Look what happened there. The Bears made them look like fools. What everyone is forgetting is that the Eagles OL still is shitty; remember that DeMarcus Ware sacked Michael Vick four times last week, and if we load up the interior of our DL with Okoye and Paea, it could be a long day again for Vick.

No one is saying we can't beat them but this year we play them in Philly not Chicago. They're a good team and they're playing at home and that automatically gives them an edge. We beat them last year because we played one of the best games we played all year that day. We'll need to as well or better this year that's all I'm saying.

NFL.com news: Eagles RB McCoy searching for new agent, new contract

Running back LeSean McCoy is searching for a new agent, league sources said Sunday, while he also seeks a new deal from the Philadelphia Eagles.

McCoy filed papers with the NFL Players Association this week, ending his working relationship with agent Drew Rosenhaus.


It was a tricky situation for Rosenhaus, who also represents Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson. McCoy and Jackson have out-performed their deals and are in line for big paydays (as franchise players at the least). This isn't the first time McCoy has fired Rosenhaus, so expect the agent to continue recruiting the running back.
McCoy has emerged as one of the premier running backs in the NFL, rushing for 754 yards and scoring 10 total touchdowns this season, and Philadelphia is running the ball more than in years past under coach Andy Reid. McCoy also is devastating in the passing game, making him a complete back. He's expected to immediately begin interviewing new agents.
However, Rosenhaus did add another young rising star to his huge client list, signing Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden, a 2010 first-round draft pick.

Originally Posted by Riczaj01

McCoy also has a ton of weapons around him and a better OL. No one fears our WR's like they do D Jax Maclin and Celek. And you don't have to account for Cutler like you do Vick. W/Philly you have to cover the whole field. You put Forte on that team, and he's dominating all other RB's.

Bingo.

Mark my words. We will win in Philadelphia. I'm giving the Joe Namath guarantee. And if we don't win, then I will gladly drink "The Bears Suck" Kool-Aid.