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[Buckskin86]

Top Ten Standouts from Last Night's Bears Game
Matt Olsen on 08.31.09

Last night we got another teaser of a football game as the Bears beat the Broncos 27-17 in Denver. The third preseason game is the best indicator of where your team's at heading into the regular season and last night we got an eyeful of our beloved Bears.

As usual there were some who shined and others who disappointed. Here are the ten that stood out to us for good or bad reasons.

5. Orlando Pace


Too many times we watched as Cutler was pressured by Elvis Dumervil thanks to Orlando Pace looking more like a turnstyle than a future Hall of Fame tackle.

Top Ten Standouts from Last Night's Bears Game - Top Ten Chicago Sports

 

[Poe McKnoe]

Top Ten Standouts from Last Night's Bears Game - Top Ten Chicago Sports 5. Orlando Pace


Too many times we watched as Cutler was pressured by Elvis Dumervil thanks to Orlando Pace looking more like a turnstyle than a future Hall of Fame tackle.

Then I guess Orlando Pace fared as good at his job as you do at yours. Pace should write an article critiquing the use of turnstyle vs turnstile.

That said, he did get blown by on more than one occasion. Elvis is from Florida, so there'ssssssssss that.

 

[Buckskin86]

Picking up the Pace: Left tackle Orlando Pace sees no reason to panic about getting beat a couple of times Sunday night by Broncos linebacker Elvis Dumervil, even if one analyst believes it has been an ongoing problem for Pace.

After the 5-foot-11-inch, 248-pound Dumervil nearly sacked Jay Cutler in the end zone on a second down, NBC color commentator Cris Collinsworth said: "When we talked to Orlando Pace, he said he has trouble with shorter guys because 'As I get older, I have trouble bending over.' "

Pace denied making such a statement.

"I just told him I have to bend my knees more because I've always had that problem, being that I'm a taller guy," the 6-7, 325-pound Pace said. "I didn't say I have a problem with littler guys.

"[There's] no concern. It was just a few plays where I have to do my technique a little bit better."

Chicago Bears retain high value in Forbes rankings -- chicagotribune.com

 

[brodybuck21]

Chicago Bears retain high value in Forbes rankings -- chicagotribune.com

this isnt in response to this 1 statement by Collinsworth but man he is ANNOYING as a broadcaster and apparently he cant hear too well either.

Good luck this season Orlando!

 

[Buckskin86]

OSU ON SUNDAY
TODAY: TACKLES
Saturday, September 26, 2009
By BY RAY STEIN

Each week, Gameday+ examines Ohio State's impact on professional football with a

position-by-position analysis of the Buckeyes

who have made a mark in the NFL:

Ohio State might not have

churned out the best lot of offensive tackles in NFL history (USC wins again), but the Buckeyes are a close second.
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No fewer than 11 former OSU

tackles have made the Pro Bowl, and four of the best started at left tackle

for an NFL championship team.

What a bounty.
The best

Orlando Pace

College life

The Sandusky, Ohio, native won the Lombardi Award in 1995 and '96, and in '96, he added the Outland Trophy as well as the Big Ten offensive MVP award.

Path to the pros

No. 1 overall draft choice in 1997 by the St. Louis Rams.

NFL career

A seven-time Pro Bowl selection with St. Louis, he has been bothered by injuries late in his career. He's now playing left tackle for Chicago.

Little-known fact

From 1999 to 2001, Pace blocked for three straight NFL MVPs (Kurt Warner twice and Marshall Faulk once) and helped the Rams top 500 points in each season.

OSU ON SUNDAY

 

[Buckskin86]

Orlando Pace: The silent treatment
Orlando Pace refusing to speak to the media after loss
October 26, 2009
By: Jeff Dickerson

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- "Sorry guys, I'm not speaking today," Bears left tackle Orlando Pace said Monday at Halas Hall.

A disappointing response from a player who should understand the importance of veterans stepping up and facing the music after a disastrous loss. Pace entered the NFL in 1997, and no doubt has experienced these types of defeats during his illustrious 13-year career. It would have been nice to get some insight from the future hall of famer, maybe some wisdom ... anything. Or perhaps a comment about Pace's atrocious play this season on the offensive line. That also would have been appreciated, and appropriate.

Jeff Dickerson's Blog - Orlando Pace: The silent treatment - ESPN Chicago

 

[Buckskin86]

Biggs: Pace goes for concussion test after practiceLeft tackle was knocked out of Bears' loss at San Francisco
Brad Biggs
November 16, 2009

Orlando Pace was headed to take a test to determine if he suffered a concussion in Thursday night?s loss at San Francisco after he practiced this afternoon at Halas Hall.

The 13-year veteran was knocked out of the loss to the 49ers at the start of the fourth quarter when he was hit by San Francisco linebacker Parys Haralson following an interception. The flimsy reason the team used in the press box for him being out of the game was he had the wind knocked out of him. Pace scoffed at that notion as he didn?t compile a Hall of Fame-worthy resume getting taken out of games for being winded. Veteran Kevin Shaffer replaced him.

?I don?t know what the diagnosis is, it?s kind of tough to focus,? Pace told the National Football Post in the locker room following the game. ?I don?t know if it was a slight concussion or what not but it was hard for me to focus. I think the guy kind of caught me with a good shot.?

The Bears had a light, 75-minute practice on Monday in preparation for their meeting Sunday with Philadelphia, and Pace said he participated.

?I don?t know,?? he said when asked if he indeed suffered a concussion as he walked off the field today. ?I felt pretty good and we didn?t have any contact either.

?I?m going to take my test right now, just the concussion test.??

Biggs: Pace goes for concussion test after practice | National Football Post

 

[Buckskin86]

Cooper's point: One thing former Ohio State coach John Cooper never had during his 13 season with the Buckeyes was a reeling Michigan team as an opponent. His 2-10-1 record in the rivalry came against Michigan teams that never finished worse than 8-4 overall or 5-3 in the Big Ten between 1988 and 2000. His two wins came against a 1994 Michigan team that finished 8-4 and 5-3 and a 1998 team that finished 10-3 and 7-1.

"Of course, my record wasn't very good against Michigan, but I'll point this out," Cooper said this week, "I never lost to a bad Michigan team. We had some great battles."

He doesn't think Saturday will be another one, believing that Michigan's defensive issues make the game look like a mismatch.

"I don't think Michigan's record this season means much in this game, not at all," Cooper said. "With their record on paper, there's no question Ohio State has the better team. But in this game, anything can happen. . . . There is one great defensive team in the Big Ten and that's here at Ohio State. Michigan is not going to score much on Ohio State. They will play hard and play their guts out, but I don't know if they have anything left."

http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2009/11/buckeyes_wildcat_offense_at_fu.html

 

[Steve19]

Buckeyes' backfield near full strength, wildcat could be unleashed against Wolverines: Ohio State Insider | Ohio State Buckeyes - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com

I don't want to bash a former Ohio State coach, but this is hardly the week of the year when John Cooper should be spouting pearls of wisdom...or pretending that he understands The Game.

He's right. He never lost to a TSUN team that with a record as bad as TSUN has had the last two years. But he makes an implication that is wrong. Tressel also faced some very good TSUN teams coached by IVLoyd, perhaps Carr's best ever in the showdown in the Shoe. TSUN's record the last two years doesn't explain why Tressel has done so much better than Cooper in The Game--TSUN's record is the result of Tressel's absolute dominance of IVloyd.

Comparing Tressel to Cooper, the difference is that Tressel has beaten TSUN almost every time while Cooper lost to some TSUN teams that had much less talent than his own teams. Tressel has gotten much less talented squads to the NC game and to BCS bowls. Cooper left NCs on the field when he should have won them.

Cooper does seem to understand that all bets are off in The Game and the kids play way over their heads. That's progress from his coaching days.

 

[Gatorubet]

Cooper does seem to understand that all bets are off in The Game and the kids play way over their heads. That's progress from his coaching days. Still, what is Cooper's objective in asking whether Ohio State's defense has anything left for The Game?

I think that you misread it Steve. He was referring to the skunkbears, not tOSU defense.

 

[BuckeyePride]

I was pretty young during the Cooper years, but the memory of the '98 Michigan State game is forever burned into my memory.

I was at that game during my second year of college at tOSU. That was a tough loss in Big Ten at home. Cost us the NC.

 

[Jaxbuck]

"Of course, my record wasn't very good against Michigan, but I'll point this out," Cooper said this week, "I never lost to a bad Michigan team. We had some great battles."

Of all the people who should keep their fucking mouth shut and not remind others of their existence during this week every year........

 

[Ttown]

Of all the people who should keep their [censored]ing mouth shut and not remind others of their existence during this week every year........

If he cheers for the Bucks, I'm for him. Go Bucks, GO Coop. Coop has actively helped the Bucks all he can.

 

[JCOSU86]

Coop has actively helped the Bucks all he can.

That's what I'm afraid of...

 

[buckeyes_rock]

C'mon guys...ease up on Coop. I've always found it amazing that he stayed in Columbus and took it like a man. The dude is a Buckeye...just like Earle. These former coaches love being a Buckeye so much that even after they got canned they still stick around and do anything they can for the program. For that, he has my respect. It's scUM week...let's focus our bad feelings on the skunkbears!