OK, I know I was the guy last week that said not to get too excited about preseason football after a lackluster showing by the Bears in almost every phase of the game.
Well, after Week 2 of the preseason, I'm not punching my ticket to the Super Bowl just yet, but I'm more encouraged by what I saw (or shall I say heard listening to the game on Sirius|XM) Saturday night by the No. 1s on offense and defense.
Jay Cutler made his debut in that navy jersey I'm looking forward to purchasing when I get the coin and the season starts. He engineered two touchdown drives, one of which ended in a pass to Desmond Clark.
Matt Forte delivered the other touchdown on a 32-yard scamper, but even that play gets a credit to Cutler who changed the play from a pass at the line to let the second-year stud do the rest.
In all, Jay went 8 of 13 for 121 yards and a passer rating of 117.8.
"I need to quote David Haugh's story here, because it has a great point in it:
Collectively, it made a statement that echoed through every NFC city and reminded other potential Super Bowl contenders besides the Giants that things have changed in Chicago. Not since the Bulls' last NBA championship in 1998 has there been this much excitement over a No. 6 along the lakefront."
Right on!
Forte's 58 yards on 9 carries is something to take note of, too. It was his preseason debut after coaches sat him out of last week's game against the Bills. There was no sign of that offseason hamstring injury as he came in with something to prove. Have to say, this is where a little preseason use can go a long way. (Check LT who doesn't play in preseason to say it's not always necessary).
Both of those spots are known commodities as we enter the season. The wide receiving corps is the spot all the doubters are pointing too as the weak link for this team. Through two preseason games, they are showing otherwise. It is something I've said all along, a QB make make WR better and Jay will do that. The fact that Earl Bennett and Jay played together at Vanderbilt will be big, too. He's his favorite target so far of the WRs and could be a factor through the season.
Also, David Haugh's story he filed today was about Devin Hester. Actually makes a good point that Devin doesn't need to be a No. 1 like everyone is wanting him to. He can still be valuable without carrying the load of a No. 1. Well say Haugh!
There was some bad news out of Bears camp today, as Dusty Dvoracek was place on IR after straining the MCL in his right knee. The more I read on this it goes back and forth between MCL and a torn ACL. Either way, Dusty is done, again, for the season. Tough luck for him.
Here's some other notes on guys that hurt their standing as the team leaves training camp and notes on those who helped their case to make the 53-man squad. And yes, Earl Bennett is on the helping list. If you're not a Bears fan, be sure to learn the name.
Next week is a trip to Denver to see Kyle Orton and for the Broncos fans to have some fun with Jay. Hold on to your hat!
Now that I've dropped major Bears knowledge on you, it's time for some fun. First, Friday's post on Cowboy's Stadium helped net me 2,500 hits this weekend. Thanks! But who knew that huge HD TV would be a magnet for footballs? Here's another story which Titans punter A.J. Trapasso talks about how many times he hit the thing. Take a look. Jerry says he's not moving it, but hey. C'mon, might be an idea. And if you're wondering the rule is a re-kick. Kind of fifth grade if you ask me.
Got some vids for you now. This one is an NBA vid, again shown to me by Luke. I think he likes being shouted out in the blog, but hey, this is good. Got a bunch of NBA guys together for a Footlocker campaign called Hyperize. This is a main rap video. Take a look at the rest of the page, here. Pretty funny stuff from Mo Williams, Kevin Durant and Co.
I know this Brett Favre thing is getting a bit old, but couldn't pass this up. You'd think this commercial was fake, but no, someone at the office told me they saw it the other day. Too funny. Hat tip to Brett for actually having a sense of humor about this whole deal.
Now finally, today's Nussie Hunter. Got my new Maxim the other day and maybe it's because I have this thing for Latin women (Selma Hayek, for one, c'mon!), but Miss Universe jumped out at me. Check out Dayana Mendoza. Makes a guy want to head to Venezuela. Wow! There's more of her here at Maxim.com.
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