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Man that was an ugly game. I can't believe they left Bradford out there as long as they did. Supposedly Bradford was ready. He didn't look it. If Keenum starts this game I doubt it would have been close.

That 2 point conversion by the bears was pretty nifty and they scored on a fake FG. Thankful to pulled out this game.

McKinnon's stats look good and he played well except that fumble. They need him to stay healthy and actually be productive. I actually thought Murray did well. He isn't amazing but he got some good yards when they were there.

The defense was pretty good they only gave up a TD (ball bounced the wrong way) and that 2 point conversion. They could have had more impact plays.

So ugly. It was like the Bears wanted to give it to us and we didn't want to take it.

I was happy with RB's. Murray is a guy that will get you something and McKinnon took some hard hits and came back for more. He showed some big-play threat to his game too. OL was decent.

D was strong as usual. They didn't' even throw a pass in Rhodes direction.

The big news is AP was traded to Cardinals.

bleedspeed177 wrote:So ugly. It was like the Bears wanted to give it to us and we didn't want to take it.

I was happy with RB's. Murray is a guy that will get you something and McKinnon took some hard hits and came back for more. He showed some big-play threat to his game too. OL was decent.

D was strong as usual. They didn't' even throw a pass in Rhodes direction.

The big news is AP was traded to Cardinals.

I'm sorta surprised AP to the Catds took this long to happen. It makes sense.

bleedspeed177 wrote:So ugly. It was like the Bears wanted to give it to us and we didn't want to take it.

I was happy with RB's. Murray is a guy that will get you something and McKinnon took some hard hits and came back for more. He showed some big-play threat to his game too. OL was decent.

D was strong as usual. They didn't' even throw a pass in Rhodes direction.

The big news is AP was traded to Cardinals.

Loved the D! Rhodes, Grififn, Hunter and Smith were terrific; Barr was active, and Waynes was fine.

And the Duck Duck Gray Duck end zone celebration might have been the best ever!

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and other times, such as last night, you simply didn't lose. Losing Cook has really exposed the OL from the train wreck they are.

TheSP wrote:Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and other times, such as last night, you simply didn't lose. Losing Cook has really exposed the OL from the train wreck they are.

That's a good way of putting the situation last night. I will say the scores the Bears put on the board were all unusual situations/could have gone another way. In some ways I give the Vikings props for pulling this one out. It's the type of game they have lost before at solider Field in the past.

Personally I thought the oline was fine but obviously not spectacular. For example that safety was all on Bradford. He held the ball too long and ran into the sack. There were some breakdowns but the offense still put up 300 yards (including 159 rushing) despite playing basically a half with a QB that was hardly effective. If Keenum would have started this game I don't think it would have been close (which brings its own sort of hilariousness). Bradford had a lot of time to throw most plays and they were picking up yards running the ball. This was against a Bears depleted D that only became more so as the game went on so yeah. Get a win and move on. Despite everything going into next week they are just 1 game behind the Packers. I expect the. Ikings to lose that game but they wouldn't be out of the playoff hurt yet.

monsterpile wrote:

TheSP wrote:Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and other times, such as last night, you simply didn't lose. Losing Cook has really exposed the OL from the train wreck they are.

That's a good way of putting the situation last night. I will say the scores the Bears put on the board were all unusual situations/could have gone another way. In some ways I give the Vikings props for pulling this one out. It's the type of game they have lost before at solider Field in the past.

Personally I thought the oline was fine but obviously not spectacular. For example that safety was all on Bradford. He held the ball too long and ran into the sack. There were some breakdowns but the offense still put up 300 yards (including 159 rushing) despite playing basically a half with a QB that was hardly effective. If Keenum would have started this game I don't think it would have been close (which brings its own sort of hilariousness). Bradford had a lot of time to throw most plays and they were picking up yards running the ball. This was against a Bears depleted D that only became more so as the game went on so yeah. Get a win and move on. Despite everything going into next week they are just 1 game behind the Packers. I expect the. Ikings to lose that game but they wouldn't be out of the playoff hurt yet.

With regard to them running the ball well, the Bears didn't have any NFL linebackers left in the second half when most of the damage was done. Nobody knew where they were supposed to be, it was kinda hilarious to watch. The Viking's offensive line isn't as bad as it was last year, but they're still the weak link that keeps the team from being among the elite.

TheSP wrote:

monsterpile wrote:

TheSP wrote:Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and other times, such as last night, you simply didn't lose. Losing Cook has really exposed the OL from the train wreck they are.

That's a good way of putting the situation last night. I will say the scores the Bears put on the board were all unusual situations/could have gone another way. In some ways I give the Vikings props for pulling this one out. It's the type of game they have lost before at solider Field in the past.

Personally I thought the oline was fine but obviously not spectacular. For example that safety was all on Bradford. He held the ball too long and ran into the sack. There were some breakdowns but the offense still put up 300 yards (including 159 rushing) despite playing basically a half with a QB that was hardly effective. If Keenum would have started this game I don't think it would have been close (which brings its own sort of hilariousness). Bradford had a lot of time to throw most plays and they were picking up yards running the ball. This was against a Bears depleted D that only became more so as the game went on so yeah. Get a win and move on. Despite everything going into next week they are just 1 game behind the Packers. I expect the. Ikings to lose that game but they wouldn't be out of the playoff hurt yet.

With regard to them running the ball well, the Bears didn't have any NFL linebackers left in the second half when most of the damage was done. Nobody knew where they were supposed to be, it was kinda hilarious to watch. The Viking's offensive line isn't as bad as it was last year, but they're still the weak link that keeps the team from being among the elite.

I would agree with that. I do think the possibility exists that if this team can somehow win enough games to get into the postseason and this line is healthy they may jell enough along with improvement from the younger players like Elf they can be better than they are now. It's an optimistic view but it's not crazy either. Look at the Ravens line when they dropped Mackinie in there shuffled things around and ended up winning the super bowl. That all happened late in the season too.