GMScud
06-30-2008, 07:47 PM
Come on, you are smarter than that. ST was dead when we played the Vikes.
Pretty sure SS was referring to Gregg Williams, now in north Fla with the Jags. ST was buried in south Fla.
As far as intensity is concerned, Blache is apparently right on par with GW, and the players love him too. I'm not worried about our D too much with him running the show.
On a side note, if a player the caliber of Adrian Peterson says we're the toughest team he's had to face, that speaks volumes. It's about the players, not the analysts or armchair QBs.
EXoffender
06-30-2008, 07:53 PM
Come on, you are smarter than that. ST was dead when we played the Vikes.He's excused. One of my favorite games this past season because of what was at stake, playoff contention.
djnemo65
06-30-2008, 08:23 PM
Pretty sure SS was referring to Gregg Williams, now in north Fla with the Jags. ST was buried in south Fla.
As far as intensity is concerned, Blache is apparently right on par with GW, and the players love him too. I'm not worried about our D too much with him running the show.
On a side note, if a player the caliber of Adrian Peterson says we're the toughest team he's had to face, that speaks volumes. It's about the players, not the analysts or armchair QBs.
Point taken. My bad SC
724Skinsfan
06-30-2008, 09:48 PM
I know Blache will keep us churning. That's why I'm not worried about the DL.
Yeah, replacing Williams with Blache doesn't worry me too much, either. He's proven himself before.
From Wikipedia:
"During his tenure, Blache's defenses forced 138 turnovers, including 37 in 2001, the most by a Bears defense since 1990, and accounted for 13 touchdowns (two in 1999, four in 2000, five in 2001, one in 2002, and one in 2003).
In 2002, Blache dealt with numerous injuries, leading to 11 different starting line-ups over the course of 16 games. While juggling personnel, the Bears defense continued with their attacking, aggressive style that set records during the 2001 season.
They forced 64 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and reached a league plateau by forcing at least one turnover in 33 consecutive games, the second longest active streak in the NFL at the time.
In 2001, Blache molded the Bears defense into one of the top units in the league, producing the top-ranked scoring defense by allowing only 203 points in 16 games (12.7 points per game). His run defense finished second in the NFL and first in the NFC, allowing just 82.1 yards per game, while allowing only three rushes of 20 yards or more all seasons and only six rushing touchdowns."
Riggo44
06-30-2008, 09:59 PM
That cool to hear coming from a stud like A.P. and not some dork from S.I.
The Vikings and 2nd Giants game where in my opinion the best games we played last year.
Not counting the ass whooping we put on Detroit. Beating the Lions doesn’t mean much in my book.