Comments on: Game Thoughts Packers/Bears

By: awhayes

awhayes — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:38:18 +0000

yep – $10,000.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:06:51 +0000

Has Peppers been fined yet for his illegal hit on Rodgers?

By: PackerBelle

PackerBelle — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:27:04 +0000

I agree diabetes and serious injuries are not a good combination as diabetes can affect circulation. However, to me that seems like you would want to be eve more careful with the injury than not. If there is a chance to avoid surgery you would want to do it.

I don’t think playing with diabetes is that big of a deal. Diabetes is a very managable condition and as long as you take care of yourself it odesn’t need to be a big deal. Cutler isn’t the first, nor will he be the last, NFL player with that condition.

By: DaveK

DaveK — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:08:32 +0000

Lovie just said it was a ‘sprain’ and not a ‘tear’. Usually a sprain does not require surgery. There have been a bunch of players finish games with sprained MCL’s. (Brees this year is one I can think of) Maybe Cutler’s sprain was very severe but you have to think that Bear fans are not going to drag him out from under the bus because of a sprain. He probably wouldn’t be under that bus if Cutler was willing to even try and build up any amount of good will among fans and the media. His problem is that they all pretty much can’t stand him as a person and it is pretty easy to thrown a guy under the bus you really don’t like.

I would guess Cutler isn’t the type of guy that is going to forget how Chicago fans or the media turned on him so quickly. Not sure it is possible but Cutler may actually become a bigger jerk after this. This isn’t going to end well for the Bears or Cutler and somewhere on a warm sunny island sipping a cocktail Josh McDaniels is smiling.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:08:21 +0000

MCL tears are not your normal injury. You can usually walk around just fine – it is when you try to plant you foot that you will notice it.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:49:20 +0000

We can say he should have kept playing, but diabetes and serious injuries are not a good combination. I think its important to remember his diabetes when we question his toughness. Playing with the diseases requires toughness in of itself. The piling on is probably driven by the popular image of Cutler (that is one of a sulking, pouting whiner).

By: PackerBelle

PackerBelle — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:40:05 +0000

It is being reported that Cutler has an MCL tear. My view is that if an injury is bad enough to keep you out of a championship game then you shouldn’t be standing on the sidelines – you should either be in the locker room getting treated or on crutches to prevent making the injury worse.

Cutler may very well have been injured badly enough to prevent him playing, But the way he and the team treated it doesn’t seem to tell that story. I do think burning his jersey is overreacting. I understand being pissed off (the NCFGG against the Giants anyone?) but nice jerseys are expensive and Cutler likely will be around for awhile so why waste a perfectly good jersey?

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:50:46 +0000

This Cutler thing is blowing up. I dont know if he could have kept playing or not, but it seems crazy that this many people/players are calling him out.

And to see fans burning his jersey in the parking lot after the game? Crazy, but what can you expect from Bear fans.

By: 56coop

56coop — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:28:49 +0000

Well, as one who was extremely critical of MM/TT I’ll have to say this crow tastes pretty good. Dallas bound. If McCarthy can pull off a gameplan say similar to the one at the Pats or Falcons & the team puts in a full 60 minutes GB can win this game. He;s got 2 weeks to do it so I am looking forward to see what he comes up with.

Was wondering how in the world Rodgers could not be concussed after that hit from Peppers. I feel sure he was at least a bit “dazed” for a few series. I also agree with Ray–after the Urlacher pick Aaaron looked very cautious. I think the Packers just decised to let the defense win it after Cutler went out. Almost cost them but alomost only counts in horseshoes & hand grenades.

SUPER BOWL

By: Kozak

Kozak — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:20:31 +0000

No matter what happens this team has showed tremendous heart. For 5 straight weeks the last 3 on the road in the Playoffs they have been in a win and or go home game and have done what it takes, sometimes dominating but always getting it done. They’ve learned what it takes to close out games. McCarthy deserves a lot of credit for taking them to the next level. Maybe Detroit did the Packers a favor in that last meeting…..