There’s arguably worse ways to start an era. He could have displayed poor decision making, exhibited mechanics that would make you think Rex Grossman should have his own video teaching series, or even blamed one of his own receivers for a self-inflicted interception. But no, Jay Cutler did none of these things. Okay, okay: he did all of them. (more…)
NFLSportsChannel.com has the final ratings and boy, do they stink. Forte is a nice semi-surprise (89), Cutler (87) is about as expected, but so many others are mightily disappointing, including Corey Graham (60), Charles Tillman (82), Caleb Hanie (45) and Brad Maynard (77).
Don’t worry, los niños–right guard Robert Garza’s starting job appears to be safe.
The Madden ‘09 En Español cover athlete was expected to face heavy competition after a seemingly pedestrian performance in 2008. The only problem is… the Bears didn’t really see it fit to bring in any.
Of the only three other legitimate guards on the roster, Frank Omiyale and Josh Beekman are contending for the right to squat between Orlando Pace and Olin Kreutz on the left side, and Dan Buenning is, well, Dan Buenning.
ESPN has the Madden 2010 ratings for the top 10 at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end and defense. Not surprisingly, Jay Cutler was the only Bear to make the list; tied for eighth with Carson Palmer and Tony Romo at 87 overall.
It looks as if Bears right guard, Roberto Garza, will brave the curse and don the cover of this year’s special, Spanish edition of Madden: Madden ‘09 En Espanol. According to IGN, the game features “exclusive Spanish language content, including additional music tracks, and Spanish play-by-play and game analysis voice-over.”
FIELD GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL ES GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Madden ‘09 En Espanol is set to be released on Sept. 16. Ironically, that’s just nine days after the regular season opener, and just five days before the entire Bears offensive line should be expected to collectively blow out their knee sockets.
Good luck on trying to convince Donnie Edwards — or better yet, Ron Mexico — to appear on the 2010 cover, EA.
And no — suprisingly, they don’t make the playoffs.
Apparently, in the simulation, a preseason injury to Devin Hester sidelines the All-Pro for the entire regular season and is key to the Bears’ struggles.
HA! Who are we kidding? 1-15 doesn’t imply struggling. It means Caleb Hanie was out there throwing to Brandon Rideau on fourth and long. It means every single player on the D-line suffered career-ending injuries — with the exception of Dusty Dvoracek — and the Bears were forced to scrape the bottom of the free-agent barrel for the likes of Darrion Scott and Courtney Brown.
Now, simulating an entire Madden season is usually a pretty good indication of where every team stands. Not once have I simulated a season and witnessed a team like — sorry David Carr diehards — the Texans making the playoffs, let alone winning the Super Bowl. So, it looks as if in this year’s Madden, it’ll take alot of talent and pure bravado to overcome the Bears’ shortcomings — something that me and my All-Pro difficulty-playing ass is prepared to do.
By the way, IGN’s simulation has the Cowboys defeating the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIII, 25-22.
