A certain team from from a certain city

[Man in Green]

Saints open as 8.5 favorite.

[doncecco]

Almost as bad as the end of Saints-Vikings last year

What? Worse. Not even close. At the moment, of course, I was stunned after the Diggs miracle, but I was over it pretty quick. All that fate and karma stuff. Bang bang lucky play.

This was a 41 yard FG, at home in front of fans, and the way the guy missed it after the same recent misses - it would be much harder for me to get over.

Minny got completely lucky = doody like that happens. This had nothing to do with luck.

[gerryb323]

Almost as bad as the end of Saints-Vikings last year

What? Worse. Not even close. At the moment, of course, I was stunned after the Diggs miracle, but I was over it pretty quick. All that fate and karma stuff. Bang bang lucky play.

This was a 41 yard FG, at home in front of fans, and the way the guy missed it after the same recent misses - it would be much harder for me to get over.

Minny got completely lucky = doody like that happens. This had nothing to do with luck.

Nah. Field goal missed happen all the time. Parkey missed 11 kicks this year. See Windy's reaction. Bears fans expected him to miss. Yeah, it sucks, but the saints ending was way worse

[windywave]

Almost as bad as the end of Saints-Vikings last year

What? Worse. Not even close. At the moment, of course, I was stunned after the Diggs miracle, but I was over it pretty quick. All that fate and karma stuff. Bang bang lucky play.

This was a 41 yard FG, at home in front of fans, and the way the guy missed it after the same recent misses - it would be much harder for me to get over.

Minny got completely lucky = doody like that happens. This had nothing to do with luck.

Nah. Field goal missed happen all the time. Parkey missed 11 kicks this year. See Windy's reaction. Bears fans expected him to miss. Yeah, it sucks, but the saints ending was way worse

After he made the one before the ice the kicker TO I knew we were screwed.... The kick may have been tipped a bit which again does me no good

[sr]

… and -

https://twitter.com/kopperhead67/status ... 57857?s=20

[TUPF]

Saints open as 8.5 favorite.

Sounds about right. Survive and advance. I thought we had lost seeing the long Bears KO return and the long pass completion down the sidelines.

But one caution to Saints fans pointing to the regular season drubbing. This does not appear to be the same team that got smoked by the Saints in New Orleans. This is still the Saints’ game to lose but somehow the Eagles are finding a way.

[tulaneoutlaw]

Saints open as 8.5 favorite.

Sounds about right. Survive and advance. I thought we had lost seeing the long Bears KO return and the long pass completion down the sidelines.

But one caution to Saints fans pointing to the regular season drubbing. This does not appear to be the same team that got smoked by the Saints in New Orleans. This is still the Saints’ game to lose but somehow the Eagles are finding a way.

Playoff Nick Foles appears to be > regular season Wentz

[TUPF]

Saints open as 8.5 favorite.

Sounds about right. Survive and advance. I thought we had lost seeing the long Bears KO return and the long pass completion down the sidelines.

But one caution to Saints fans pointing to the regular season drubbing. This does not appear to be the same team that got smoked by the Saints in New Orleans. This is still the Saints’ game to lose but somehow the Eagles are finding a way.

Playoff Nick Foles appears to be > regular season Wentz

I think that thought is being whispered in Philly but keeps getting kicked down the road. The Wentz injuries don’t help.

[GretnaGrn]

Replay shows that the kick was actually tipped/partially blocked, so the line deserves some blame here, rather than just Parkey.

Also, I'm just gonna leave this here....

http://www.nfl.com/player/robbiegould/2506264/profile

[Yankeewave]

I read john fox didnt get along with Gould. He had a bad last year with bears but was very good up till then. He does alot for the childrems hospital here and charity.

Oh well

[FW]

Why anyone would sign a guy the Dolphins cut

[Yankeewave]

Why anyone would sign a guy the Dolphins cut

Friends from miami were shocked we did

[ml wave]

Saints open as 8.5 favorite.

Sounds about right. Survive and advance. I thought we had lost seeing the long Bears KO return and the long pass completion down the sidelines.

But one caution to Saints fans pointing to the regular season drubbing. This does not appear to be the same team that got smoked by the Saints in New Orleans. This is still the Saints’ game to lose but somehow the Eagles are finding a way.

Saints aren't exactly the same team either (and not in a good way).

[TUPF]

Replay shows that the kick was actually tipped/partially blocked, so the line deserves some blame here, rather than just Parkey.

I’m just now seeing some of that frame by frame analysis which seems to indicate a wisp of a tip by the Eagles which shifts some of the blame away from the Bears kicker and makes it more of “Eagles won” and not just “Bears kicker choked”. Still, it wasn’t enough to notice in real time nor by any of the commentators I heard.

[PeteRasche]

I expect to see windy all over national TV and social media this weekend when he kicks the 43 yard field goal and wins a free year's worth of Goose Island...
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears ... s-pressure

(lemme guess, Goose Island isn't good and it's not worth trying?)

[krewe of ham and eggs]

I expect to see windy all over national TV and social media this weekend when he kicks the 43 yard field goal and wins a free year's worth of Goose Island...
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears ... s-pressure

(lemme guess, Goose Island isn't good and it's not worth trying?)

Now if it was fireball...

[gerryb323]

I expect to see windy all over national TV and social media this weekend when he kicks the 43 yard field goal and wins a free year's worth of Goose Island...
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears ... s-pressure

(lemme guess, Goose Island isn't good and it's not worth trying?)

So, literally, hold my beer.
I bet Kevin Butler can still hit a 43-yarder

[krewe of ham and eggs]

I expect to see windy all over national TV and social media this weekend when he kicks the 43 yard field goal and wins a free year's worth of Goose Island...
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears ... s-pressure

(lemme guess, Goose Island isn't good and it's not worth trying?)

So, literally, hold my beer.
I bet Kevin Butler can still hit a 43-yarder

Funny story...he came to my camp in Iraq and I got to wear his Super Bowl ring

[PeteRasche]

I expect to see windy all over national TV and social media this weekend when he kicks the 43 yard field goal and wins a free year's worth of Goose Island...
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears ... s-pressure

(lemme guess, Goose Island isn't good and it's not worth trying?)

So, literally, hold my beer.
I bet Kevin Butler can still hit a 43-yarder

I bet Gary Butler can still hit a 43 yarder.
(obscure?)

In all seriousness, I bet a lot of former high school and college kickers show up.

[windywave]

I expect to see windy all over national TV and social media this weekend when he kicks the 43 yard field goal and wins a free year's worth of Goose Island...
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears ... s-pressure

(lemme guess, Goose Island isn't good and it's not worth trying?)

Depends which one.... I have a ton of their porter in the garage right now

[gerryb323]

I expect to see windy all over national TV and social media this weekend when he kicks the 43 yard field goal and wins a free year's worth of Goose Island...
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears ... s-pressure

(lemme guess, Goose Island isn't good and it's not worth trying?)

So, literally, hold my beer.
I bet Kevin Butler can still hit a 43-yarder

I bet Gary Butler can still hit a 43 yarder.
(obscure?)

In all seriousness, I bet a lot of former high school and college kickers show up.

Eddie Murray, Brad Palazzo and I'm sure Seth Marler could all still hit it too. I'd wonder about any eligibility rules.

[Yankeewave]

wonder if its off a tee. my brother in law could probably do it as he played collegiate soccer.

[PeteRasche]

wonder if its off a tee. my brother in law could probably do it as he played collegiate soccer.

My first thought was, "they're gonna be giving away a lot of beer". Makes me wonder if there will be other qualifying restrictions that are not mentioned here. The average Joe isn't making one from that far, but there are likely dozens of former kickers, and a lot of soccer players, who will drive a decent distance this weekend to participate. Another thought, how the weather looking? We're supposed to get a little snow, so if you are getting more (plus wind), that's another wrinkle...

[windywave]

wonder if its off a tee. my brother in law could probably do it as he played collegiate soccer.

My first thought was, "they're gonna be giving away a lot of beer". Makes me wonder if there will be other qualifying restrictions that are not mentioned here. The average Joe isn't making one from that far, but there are likely dozens of former kickers, and a lot of soccer players, who will drive a decent distance this weekend to participate. Another thought, how the weather looking? We're supposed to get a little snow, so if you are getting more (plus wind), that's another wrinkle...

WINTER... it was in the 40s for the last week or so... today high of 25 with a wind advisory

[GretnaGrn]

I expect to see windy all over national TV and social media this weekend when he kicks the 43 yard field goal and wins a free year's worth of Goose Island...
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears ... s-pressure

(lemme guess, Goose Island isn't good and it's not worth trying?)

So, literally, hold my beer.
I bet Kevin Butler can still hit a 43-yarder

I bet Gary Butler can still hit a 43 yarder.
(obscure?)

In all seriousness, I bet a lot of former high school and college kickers show up.

I had the same thought...but then we would be the two to think that, now wouldn't we....