Comments on: The Metrodome Will Decapitate Superfans With Its Trivial Stupidity http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/2009/11/30/the-metrodome-will-decapitate-superfans-with-trivial-stupidity/ All The Content; Unpredictable And Minus Pesky, Regurgitated Analysis Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:42:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gavin http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/2009/11/30/the-metrodome-will-decapitate-superfans-with-trivial-stupidity/#comment-2657 Gavin Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:00:45 +0000 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/?p=4066#comment-2657 Oh, I'm sure they were. Trust me, they didn't have to look too far. And as to your OL comment....I'm sure any of us could do a better job of blocking Jared Allen than Orlando Pace did. Oh, I’m sure they were. Trust me, they didn’t have to look too far. And as to your OL comment….I’m sure any of us could do a better job of blocking Jared Allen than Orlando Pace did.

]]> By: reefermadness3 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/2009/11/30/the-metrodome-will-decapitate-superfans-with-trivial-stupidity/#comment-2635 reefermadness3 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:57:28 +0000 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/?p=4066#comment-2635 thanks kindly i wonder if angelo and co. were scanning the stands for those hefty girls. think some of them could slow down jared allen better than 76 did? i am guessing yes. thanks kindly

i wonder if angelo and co. were scanning the stands for those hefty girls. think some of them could slow down jared allen better than 76 did? i am guessing yes.

]]> By: Gavin http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/2009/11/30/the-metrodome-will-decapitate-superfans-with-trivial-stupidity/#comment-2622 Gavin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:39:20 +0000 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/?p=4066#comment-2622 Also, glad to see ya over here fella! Also, glad to see ya over here fella!

]]> By: Gavin http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/2009/11/30/the-metrodome-will-decapitate-superfans-with-trivial-stupidity/#comment-2621 Gavin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:38:58 +0000 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/?p=4066#comment-2621 Ya know, I expected a lot more asshattery than I got. I figured it would be a full-on assault from start to end, but it really wasn't. In terms of the sweathogs....wow. Unfortunately, farm responsibilities didn't stop them from seeing the game. Yuck. Ya know, I expected a lot more asshattery than I got. I figured it would be a full-on assault from start to end, but it really wasn’t. In terms of the sweathogs….wow. Unfortunately, farm responsibilities didn’t stop them from seeing the game. Yuck.

]]> By: reefermadness3 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/2009/11/30/the-metrodome-will-decapitate-superfans-with-trivial-stupidity/#comment-2615 reefermadness3 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:37:26 +0000 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/?p=4066#comment-2615 sounded like a good time minus the bears game. were there a lot of sweathogs up there? you make it sound like the asshattery was relatively tame which is always good when you are in enemy territory. sounded like a good time minus the bears game. were there a lot of sweathogs up there? you make it sound like the asshattery was relatively tame which is always good when you are in enemy territory.

]]> By: Gavin http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/2009/11/30/the-metrodome-will-decapitate-superfans-with-trivial-stupidity/#comment-2553 Gavin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:09:53 +0000 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/?p=4066#comment-2553 Sean - They didn't even do a decent job of stopping the run, really. The defense either overpursued or underpursued....it was a rather pitiful display. Favre could have easily thrown for 5 TD's yesterday - that's how many times I counted WR's that got past our corners and had no help up top.. Bowman was particularly slow yesterday, which obviously didn't help things. Sean – They didn’t even do a decent job of stopping the run, really. The defense either overpursued or underpursued….it was a rather pitiful display. Favre could have easily thrown for 5 TD’s yesterday – that’s how many times I counted WR’s that got past our corners and had no help up top.. Bowman was particularly slow yesterday, which obviously didn’t help things.

]]> By: Gavin http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/2009/11/30/the-metrodome-will-decapitate-superfans-with-trivial-stupidity/#comment-2550 Gavin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:38:30 +0000 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/?p=4066#comment-2550 I went to undergrad at a school in NE Iowa and I found the Vikings fans there to be absolutely insufferable. Granted, there's always good ones, but one always remember the bad. Yesterday didn't really change my perspective on the issue. I agree that there are smart and dumb fans in all cities, and trust me, we're no exception. Just listen to 670 The Score during Boers and Bernstein's show....some of the people who call in are unbelievable. And, if you consider traveling to be 30 minutes on a train and lightrail, then I suppose I'm stupid. But, since I was already up at my girlfriend's for Thanksgiving, I made the long, treacherous jaunt. I went to undergrad at a school in NE Iowa and I found the Vikings fans there to be absolutely insufferable. Granted, there’s always good ones, but one always remember the bad. Yesterday didn’t really change my perspective on the issue.

I agree that there are smart and dumb fans in all cities, and trust me, we’re no exception. Just listen to 670 The Score during Boers and Bernstein’s show….some of the people who call in are unbelievable.

And, if you consider traveling to be 30 minutes on a train and lightrail, then I suppose I’m stupid. But, since I was already up at my girlfriend’s for Thanksgiving, I made the long, treacherous jaunt.

]]> By: Sean Sullivan http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/2009/11/30/the-metrodome-will-decapitate-superfans-with-trivial-stupidity/#comment-2549 Sean Sullivan Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:33:34 +0000 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/?p=4066#comment-2549 I agree the defensive play calling was pretty ridiculous as usual against the Vikings. I know you can't let AP beat you, but you have to mix it up. There were so many plays that if the Bears had just shown blitz and then dropped back into some kind of basic zone/man coverage, they would have been so much better off. When Farve ends up throwing it 48 times, how as a coordinator, do you not adjust to that? Do you remember the Bears-Vikings game at Soldier Field in 2007? The game where after coming back to take the lead with less than a minute left, Lovie elected to kick the ball off directly to AP and sure enough he promptly returned it to set up a game winning Vikings field goal. Anyways after the game, Lovie was asked why he chose to kick it directly to the one player that had dominated his team all game. He responded in that irritating mouth breather southern drawl, something to the effect that we believe in one on one matchups and we don't game plan against one player. Which was obviously the mark of a moron and someone who doesn't belong making decisions, because there isn't a coach in the league that would’ve kicked it directly to Hester in that same situation After watching the game on Sunday, I just thought it was funny that now Lovie seemed to design his entire game plan around stopping Peterson. He had no faith, probably rightfully so, in his players matching up and making plays in a balanced defensive look. It was like he had already conceded the game before kickoff, but he just wanted to show that he could stop the run. I agree the defensive play calling was pretty ridiculous as usual against the Vikings. I know you can’t let AP beat you, but you have to mix it up. There were so many plays that if the Bears had just shown blitz and then dropped back into some kind of basic zone/man coverage, they would have been so much better off. When Farve ends up throwing it 48 times, how as a coordinator, do you not adjust to that?

Do you remember the Bears-Vikings game at Soldier Field in 2007? The game where after coming back to take the lead with less than a minute left, Lovie elected to kick the ball off directly to AP and sure enough he promptly returned it to set up a game winning Vikings field goal. Anyways after the game, Lovie was asked why he chose to kick it directly to the one player that had dominated his team all game. He responded in that irritating mouth breather southern drawl, something to the effect that we believe in one on one matchups and we don’t game plan against one player. Which was obviously the mark of a moron and someone who doesn’t belong making decisions, because there isn’t a coach in the league that would’ve kicked it directly to Hester in that same situation

After watching the game on Sunday, I just thought it was funny that now Lovie seemed to design his entire game plan around stopping Peterson. He had no faith, probably rightfully so, in his players matching up and making plays in a balanced defensive look. It was like he had already conceded the game before kickoff, but he just wanted to show that he could stop the run.

]]> By: Dan http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/2009/11/30/the-metrodome-will-decapitate-superfans-with-trivial-stupidity/#comment-2544 Dan Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:02:25 +0000 http://www.blogdownchicagobears.com/?p=4066#comment-2544 I'm a subscriber to your blog and a Viking fan. I'm not sure what it is that made you feel you need to refer to the Vikings fans as stupid. Is it just the fight song? Granted, I hate going to games at the dome, so I'm glad you were able to attend without leaving with a migraine. Sounds like most of the comments from the fans were in jest. The regular good natured ribbing you'd expect from a division rivalry. (You didn't help matters either by wearing a Cutler jersey. If you went with a Walter Payton or a Urlacher at least, you would have had more credibility. Wearing a Cutler (who many Viking fans wanted) was just plain out asking for ridicule. (Have you watched him play this year?) As far as whether the fans are any smarter or dumber, I think you get a mix in ever NFL city. One could argue you were stupid for traveling to see your team "play". I’m a subscriber to your blog and a Viking fan. I’m not sure what it is that made you feel you need to refer to the Vikings fans as stupid. Is it just the fight song?

Granted, I hate going to games at the dome, so I’m glad you were able to attend without leaving with a migraine. Sounds like most of the comments from the fans were in jest. The regular good natured ribbing you’d expect from a division rivalry. (You didn’t help matters either by wearing a Cutler jersey. If you went with a Walter Payton or a Urlacher at least, you would have had more credibility. Wearing a Cutler (who many Viking fans wanted) was just plain out asking for ridicule. (Have you watched him play this year?)

As far as whether the fans are any smarter or dumber, I think you get a mix in ever NFL city. One could argue you were stupid for traveling to see your team “play”.

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