didn't RTFA, but this has got to be about the Bears, right?

The bears are going to be bad for a long long time. No depth at all and no one smart enough to improve the team through the draft.

Osomatic: The Bears are screwed. Peppers is out and apparently Lovie has decided to bench his usual safeties and replace them with some rookies.

McNabb can't throw so they are going with the pair best suited to stop the run.

LarryDan43: The bears are going to be bad for a long long time. No depth at all and no one smart enough to improve the team through the draft.

I know what they should do!

Put Hester at quarterback! Because, obviously, putting him at receiver really helped the Bears over the past couple years.

[clicks on article]
[doesn't see mention of the Colts O-line]
[feels a little better]

Osomatic: The Bears are screwed. Peppers is out and apparently Lovie has decided to bench his usual safeties and replace them with some rookies

That just avoids whatever unnecessary roughness penalty Merriweather would commit, and Harris's primary contribution last week was "watch Calvin Johnson run right by him for a 75 yard touchdown." None of their safeties are any good, may as well throw the others in to see what happens.

They need Carimi back in the worst way. Omiyale is so, so terrible.

GQueue: Omiyale is so, so terrible

Based on how bad he was I'm nicknaming him The Manitowoc Candidate because he had to be a plant by Green Bay to rack up that many penalty yards. The Lions front 7 would make me crap my pants too but at some point you are (allegedly) a professional.

Knows a little something about turnstiles.

drkdstryer: Although less apt since Starks came back.

The steelers o-line can't really be classified as a turnstile. Turnstiles usually limit it to one person getting through at a time

Henry Holland: [clicks on article]
[doesn't see mention of the ColtsSteelers O-line]
[feels a little better]

but they still suck, on both counts ... so there's that

pelzo63: drkdstryer: Although less apt since Starks came back.

The steelers o-line can't really be classified as a turnstile. Turnstiles usually limit it to one person getting through at a time

Hahahaha.

Lions are going to destroy the 49ers

degenerate-afro: [blog.nj.com image 340x506]

Knows a little something about turnstiles.

You can practically see the post-concussion syndrome on his face in that photo.

ThisNameSux: Lions are going to destroy the 49ers

From your lips to FSM's noodley appendage.
/Cutler should get much more respect after his performance behind a JV front line.

BobNesta420: didn't RTFA, but this has got to be about the Bears, right?

that's what I came expecting

/Bears fan
//Die Mike Martz... He puts the offensive in offensive coordinator...

ThisNameSux: Lions are going to destroy the 49ers

Entirely possible. The pass defense can be shaky, and the O-line isn't that good. OTH, the 49ers front seven are looking fairly evil, and Smith's gotten better at finding receivers. Detroit's secondary isn't there yet, either, and the 49ers got to 4-1 despite Smith getting pretty regularly belted in the chops. There appears to be a running game, which there wasn't for the first 3 games this season. It might turn out to be a competitive game. I'm not putting money on the outcome right now. Seems too easy to lose my ass.

Levi Brown?

drkdstryer: [Pouncey & Steelers "O-line" pic]

Came here for this, leaving satisfied.

Also, this made me laugh:
pelzo63: The steelers o-line can't really be classified as a turnstile. Turnstiles usually limit it to one person getting through at a time

They did look a lot better this past week, though. I don't know if that's because Starks is back or what, but I'll take it.

Lions still haven't mastered the ability to stop the run, so expect the 49ers to try to pound it a lot.

49ers are gonna expose Detroit's shiatty O Line...

Backus and Raoila are shiat.

Im_Gumby: /Cutler should get much more respect after his performance behind a JV front line.

I watched maybe half of that game. I was stunned he only got sacked 3 times. It should have been 10+. And it wasn't like he was just throwing the ball away to avoid the sacks, he was actually making a large number of completions, albiet for short yardage, but when 2 Lions have already gotten a hand on him during the play, any gain is freaking impressive.

If someone had told me before the start of the season that 49ers/Lions would be THE game to watch in week 6, I'd have offered them some cash to get a hold of some of their stash.

/49ers fan
//Happy for the Lions success thus far.
///Game should be awesome.

becksellent: They did look a lot better this past week, though. I don't know if that's because Starks is back or what, but I'll take it.

It was the presence of a running game and Ben taking shortened drops to te backfield, and not going against the likes of Mario Williams, ray Lewis, those two guys on the colts whose name escapes me at the moment.

And hopefully Osama spin droptheball was taking notes about how to hit the hole with speed and force, and if not, then hopefully Tomlin has a short leash

mikaloyd: I finally found a site with better pre-game analysis than ESPN and NFL.com (new window)

Awesome.

Quasar: Honestly, the Lions knocked Cutler around like a rag doll but he still put up impressive numbers. I'd be more concerned about the secondary giving up plays than whether or not they can reach the QB.

Not really. He was sacked 3 times for 12 yrds. Not nearly as much as I was hoping for. With the Defense Detriot has I was wondering if Cutler would leave the field under his own power.

The Lions will destroy the 49ers.

The 49ers have played nothing but shiat teams and lost to the Cowboys.

ATOTony76: The Lions will destroy the 49ers.

The 49ers have played nothing but shiat teams and lost to the Cowboys.

49ers opponents' combined records: 11-12
Lions opponents' combined records: 10-14

mc_madness: 49ers are gonna expose Detroit's shiatty O Line...

Backus and Raoila are shiat.

The Lions have played some of the best rush ends in the league so far and done just fine, with the exception of teh Vikings game.

DeMarcus Ware, Julius Peppers, Jared Allen, Tamba Hali... can't really get much better than that at DE thru the 1st 5 games. I don't see how the 9ers are going to expose a unit that has already been up against some of the best rushers in the league

backsellent: They did look a lot better this past week, though. I don't know if that's because Starks is back or what, but I'll take it.
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Starks helped immensely, but it was more or less the others not totally sucking for once.

Though, Minus that 76 yard run, our running game still sucked ass.
And they probably clamped down with Big Ben really hurting. Not to mention, 2 padded practices and a lot of yelling from the coaches helped.

If it continues, then I'll be happy. But I'm not holding my breath.

D3_WR: mc_madness: 49ers are gonna expose Detroit's shiatty O Line...

Backus and Raoila are shiat.

The Lions have played some of the best rush ends in the league so far and done just fine, with the exception of teh Vikings game.

DeMarcus Ware, Julius Peppers, Jared Allen, Tamba Hali... can't really get much better than that at DE thru the 1st 5 games. I don't see how the 9ers are going to expose a unit that has already been up against some of the best rushers in the league

The Lions O line is fine, it's their back 7 on defense that is bad. If a team can slow down their front 4, they will torch the LBs and DBs.

pelzo63: drkdstryer: Although less apt since Starks came back.

The steelers o-line can't really be classified as a turnstile. Turnstiles usually limit it to one person getting through at a time

Well played, sir. Well played.

Neeek: Im_Gumby: /Cutler should get much more respect after his performance behind a JV front line.

I watched maybe half of that game. I was stunned he only got sacked 3 times. It should have been 10+. And it wasn't like he was just throwing the ball away to avoid the sacks, he was actually making a large number of completions, albiet for short yardage, but when 2 Lions have already gotten a hand on him during the play, any gain is freaking impressive.

If someone had told me before the start of the season that 49ers/Lions would be THE game to watch in week 6, I'd have offered them some cash to get a hold of some of their stash.

/49ers fan
//Happy for the Lions success thus far.
///Game should be awesome.

We're not turnstiles! We're not turnstiles!

I've been saying for 6 years that Alex Smith might not suck if he ever got to step into his passes, rather than avoid 3 or more defensive linemen. Turns out maybe it's true.

/Maybe. This IS Alex Smith.

Reality check! the bears gave up THREE sacks to the best dline in football last week. THREE, not 18, THREE.

I know thats not great, but given the competition, and the fact that cutler IS too slow and stupid to get rid of the ball.... The Oline didnt do that badly.

okay, they DID do badly, but they didnt PROTECT badly.

/143 false starts is a different story.

I sound fat: Reality check! the bears gave up THREE sacks to the best dline in football last week. THREE, not 18, THREE.

I know thats not great, but given the competition, and the fact that cutler IS too slow and stupid to get rid of the ball.... The Oline didnt do that badly.

okay, they DID do badly, but they didnt PROTECT badly.

/143 false starts is a different story.

Somebody - and I'm not naming names - didn't watch that game.

I sound fat: Reality check! the bears gave up THREE sacks to the best dline in football last week. THREE, not 18, THREE.

I know thats not great, but given the competition, and the fact that cutler IS too slow and stupid to get rid of the ball.... The Oline didnt do that badly.

okay, they DID do badly, but they didnt PROTECT badly.

/143 false starts is a different story.

The only reason they didn't get 18 sacks is because Cutler was a madman at either scrambling away or just throwing it within about 1.2 seconds. I recall one play, he was LITERALLY on his back in mid-air and threw a pass to avoid the sack.

Something something Subby's mother's bedroom door something something turnstile something something.

/Something...

At least a turnstile will give you an accurate count of how many got through.
Chicago, not so much.
"I think 6, yeah definately 6 got through"
"How the hell is that possible when they rushed only 3?"
"Well, 3 of our guys got confused and went with the crowd. I think."

Pratty: I sound fat: Reality check! the bears gave up THREE sacks to the best dline in football last week. THREE, not 18, THREE.

I know thats not great, but given the competition, and the fact that cutler IS too slow and stupid to get rid of the ball.... The Oline didnt do that badly.

okay, they DID do badly, but they didnt PROTECT badly.

/143 false starts is a different story.

The only reason they didn't get 18 sacks is because Cutler was a madman at either scrambling away or just throwing it within about 1.2 seconds. I recall one play, he was LITERALLY on his back in mid-air and threw a pass to avoid the sack.

If you took that one game, and compared it to any single game played by any other QB ever, I wouldn't be surprised if you concluded that Cutler is the best QB under pressure of all time.

Checking article to see if it mentions the Chiefs

/mentions the Bears instead
//I feel...no better.
///Seriously. How can we lose Eric Berry in the FIRST GAME?

To explain just how bad the Bears O-Line is, from the Fark thread, around midway 4th, this stat:

23 of the 33 times Cutler has dropped back to pass at that point, something(Hit, defender in his face who had to stop because roughing, sack, etc) happened to disrupt him.

puffy999: LarryDan43: The bears are going to be bad for a long long time. No depth at all and no one smart enough to improve the team through the draft.

I know what they should do!

Put Hester at quarterback! Because, obviously, putting him at receiver really helped the Bears over the past couple years.

I support this notion. Just remove the Bears' player at center, put in the long snapper Manley instead and have Hester catch a long snap like a punt. Since Mr. Ridiculous is the QB in this system, have an extra FB or TE in to block for him.
/can't be any worse... can it?

ThisNameSux: Lions are going to destroy the 49ers

I still have to make a pick for this game. Have already picked every other matchup but this one is irritating me. Both of these teams are having impressive starts but I'm wondering which is going to collapse first, if they do at all. I suppose the smart money is on Stafford and Megatron.

dickfreckle: ThisNameSux: Lions are going to destroy the 49ers

I still have to make a pick for this game. Have already picked every other matchup but this one is irritating me. Both of these teams are having impressive starts but I'm wondering which is going to collapse first, if they do at all. I suppose the smart money is on Stafford and Megatron.

I like the Niners in an upset. ALEX SMITH!