Thread: Containing Rivers throwing style

Originally Posted by jackiejokeman

Rivers is going apeshit all day long.

BEARS should shutdown Mike Tolbert.

Rivers should be going the two Vincents ... Jackson and Brown.

Wait a minute ... Jackson Brown ?? When was his last hit record?

Anyways ... theres not too much here to touch on as S.D. has only what can be covered by BEARS players.

And not that much more.

I think his last hit was on Darryl Hannah wasn't it? Or maybe it was a remake of "You Beat Me to the Punch?

Originally Posted by soulman

I think his last hit was on Darryl Hannah wasn't it? Or maybe it was a remake of "You Beat Me to the Punch?

LOL ! Seriously Soul I think the MAIN threat is Antonio Gates.

Seven of twelve TD's against us thru the air have come from TIGHT ENDS this season.

Chargers RB Mike Tolbert is no punk to be taken lightly.

So what do our LB'rs cover?

The only way I can see to solve this is pressure on Rivers so he cant complete but only handoff.

That means DL on our part.

Our secondary should be able to handle both of the Vincents. Jackson and Brown.

Originally Posted by jackiejokeman

LOL ! Seriously Soul I think the MAIN threat is Antonio Gates.

Seven of twelve TD's against us thru the air have come from TIGHT ENDS this season.

Chargers RB Mike Tolbert is no punk to be taken lightly.

So what do our LB'rs cover?

The only way I can see to solve this is pressure on Rivers so he cant complete but only handoff.

That means DL on our part.

Our secondary should be able to handle both of the Vincents. Jackson and Brown.

I think Gates is the guys who'll give us trouble too. Typically the TE is picked up by a LB or a SS and Briggs coverage skills haven't exactly thrilled me this year. He let Jermichael Finley rob him blind in the Packer game. His play seems to have improved alot since then but Gates will be the biggest challenge he's had since Finley.

The reason TE's do well against us is that of they're smart teams will use them to attack the weakness of our cover-2. The just go downfield, pull up and sit in those voids in front of the Safety. Easy throw for 10-12 yards if we don't put Briggs of Urlacher on them. We should be able to do that this week since Rivers isn't a mobile guy we have to chase down. If the "Bolts" don't protect him he's a sitting duck back there which to me means we should be able to get to him with a four man rush and an occasional blitz and keep our LB's dropped in coverage.

Rivers is good and he's smart but right now I'll take Cutler's game over his.

PS: Don't get me wrong. I'm a HUGE Jackson Browne fan. One of my absolute all time favorite song writers but his courtship manners may need some work. Darryl may have been a complete bitch but you don't hit women even when they deserve it.