To all you readers, say hello to Sean Sullivan who will be writing a couple of guest posts for the time being. He displayed ample Bears knowledge in his countless comments which I didn’t read. Feel free to skewer his posts with the same virility you all do with Shea’s and mine.

While the Bears have rebounded well since Green Bay and Jay Cutler has continued to validate my man crush, the next few weeks scare me a bit. I think the Detroit game is going to be closer than it should be, because the Bears always play down to their competition. Then we have to go to Cincy (where the Bengals should be 3-0 without that Kyle Orton garbage in week one and Cedric Benson is actually looking like a back that was drafted fourth overall, remember him?) and then to Atlanta. (more…)

Well thank goodness for another kicker who is off his game, right? That’s three games and by my count, five missed field goals from the Packers, Steelers, and Toxic Waste Seahawks. It’s scary to think that the Bears could be 0-3 had those kickers not gone all Florida St. on their teams. (more…)

The winner of the contest for the keychain is none other that Sean Sullivan. Hooray!!!! Via e-mail the keychain/bottle opener worked as advertised. So congrats to Mr. Sullivan. On that note; since he expressed interest, won the contest and since Shea is stuck back in 1982 we’re gonna have Sean try out his hand. I’m sure most all of you are sick of reading what comes out of my head, so we’re gonna roll out a few posts from Sean, pending Shea’s approval. As Shea doesn’t have computer access I will send him Sean’s post via Morse code and/or telegram. So expect some fresh material from myself, Shea and Sean forthcoming. Enjoy.

SECOND UPDATE: Are you there God? It’s me, Shea. And yes, I’m still alive. Barely. The truth is that the last three laptop-less weeks has allowed me to leave the comforts of my abode and get some sun, chat with friends, shower etc … But, I’m so ready to get back to this and God-willing, I will in just a few short weeks. (more…)

TJ Houshmandzadeh is a bit bitter over not being sought after by the Bears this offseason, so he totally pwned the Bears yesterday by talking ‘smack’ to the Bears secondary. The Chicago Tribune article states that Houshmanzadeh claims that Bears management “ain’t holler” at him at all during the offseason because they thought he couldn’t play (An aside: ‘ain’t holler’???? The hell does that mean?). Actually, TJ, the real reason they didn’t call you was because of that glorified rat-tail you sport on the back of your head. (more…)

It’s extremely refreshing to see that through the first two games our front four are doing something that has been absent since the second half of the 2006 season: pressuring the quarterback. While Tommie Harris has been essentially invisible, Alex Brown and ‘Wale Ogunleye have been absolute beasts in each of the first two games. They have both had two sacks respectively in the game and, in general, have created havoc in the Packers and Steelers backfields. A very good sign with the defense expected to be down a man all year. (more…)

Well, that sure was a nice end to the weekend, huh? I mean, after the first quarter, did it not look like Pittsburgh would just rick roll us all game long? I remember turning to my brother right before Peanut picked off Big Ben and said “We are gonna get worked this game.” To their credit, the defense hung in and came up with the stops they needed to and Cutler was awesome. No eye-popping numbers here, but I’ll take a win anyway I can get it over the Steelers. (more…)

Could a new catchphrase be forthcoming from Lovie this season?? As Bears fans are well aware, over the past few seasons we have heard Lovie say “Rex is our quarterback” or “Kyle is our resident drunk quarterback” so many times that we could almost count on hearing it on Sunday nights and Monday mornings (then have it repeated 2000 times on ESPN). It appears that he might have another for us this season; well, provided Cutler has more games like he had in Green Bay this season (please GOD, no!). (more…)

Yeah, not so much. With Urlacher out and the Bears desperate for added depth at linebacker, the Bears signed Tim Shaw yesterday. Apparently, he is going to play special teams immediately, which of course, requires little to no practice time to get down pat (see: Bills, Buffalo, 9/14/2009). (more…)

Well before we get into the synopsis from last night game and today’s injury fallout. I would like to preface this by saying that I had one of the worst Friday night’s in the history of anything ever. I was driving up to my lakehouse with my girlfriend. The car breaks down almost exactly halfway between my home and my lakehouse. My sister and brother-in-law are there. I call to let them know, then I call AAA. I was able to get my car to a gas station so AAA could get to me a bit easier. After having to renew my membership ($56) they dispatch a tow truck to my location about 45 minutes after I call. So it’s 9:45, I’m pissed because I’m not drunk already and have to deal with this. I call my sister who WAS drunk although she neglected to tell me this. I get towed to a repair shop in a rural ‘suburb’ of Milwaukee. One little problem….IT DOESN’T OPEN UNTIL MONDAY!!!! (more…)

The last post of the week: something to ponder as you await the certain couch slouch and booze binge of this weekend.

GO WATCH FOOTBALL. Your ass should be on your couch all day Saturday when the little boys play and it shouldn’t move on Sunday at all. The only place that is acceptable to go is the bar to watch football. That’s it, the bar or your couch. You’ve got two options. If you don’t have an ass-groove in your couch, then do some good work and MAKE ONE. Have your wife, girlfriend, partner, roommate cook and do all the housework. YOU watch football. We’ve waited since the beginning of February for this day. The NFL should own you this weekend. (more…)

So, the papers in Milwaukee have already started the mudslinging that will no doubt reach fever pitch by Sunday night.  Oh No they didn’t!! (wags index finger) Oh yes they did. Of course they have to toot their own horn for the offense looking like a juggernaut during the preseason. Lets look at their preseason opponents shall we? Cleveland, Buffalo, Arizona, Tennessee. Only one of those games is worth noting: Tennessee, as they are the only team that has a defense to speak of. It’s also worth noting that it was the last preseason game in which Aaron Rodgers & Co. played for only a few minutes. Feel free to look at the stats here. (more…)