I just saw an interview with Bears LB, Briggs and he was whining about playing in the snow in Minnesota. Is this what the legacy of Bears Defensive teams has become? He is concerned for their safety, afraid he may get hurt. That is a legitimate concern, but could you imagine past Bear greats like Butkus, Singletary, Hampton or Dent saying this or allowing a teammate to say this to reporters. Not exactly intimidating stuff from this supposed tough defense. You might expect this kinda talk from a WR but from your starting LB? Maybe he should have taken up tennis or golf.
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If this were 30 years ago, cry me a river, but Minnesota players are doing the exact same thing.Comment -
Bears are concerned about playing in the snow....AFTER their
last snow game last week in Chicago???
I dont believe it....
Briggs wouldnt play on any team coached by Ditka...Comment -
i believe it... bears proved last week they cant play in the cold weather. i like the vikes!Comment -
It's not about snow or cold weather. It's about the field being frozen and covered with a layer of ice. Chris Harris compared it to putting on a pair of cleats and playing in the street. If you heard the same Briggs interview I heard it didn't sound as much like whining as it did like him taking a stab at the NFL for their hypocrisy. All year long they talk about player safety. Flag after flag for grazing the QB after he releases the ball. Fine after fine for perfectly clean tackles. And yet they have no problem sending two teams out there to battle on concrete for three hours. Doesn't add up.Comment -
They're getting paid way too much nowadays this is what happens, not playing for the love of the game anymore.sbrComment -
after what the pats done to them last week thats not all they should be worried aboutComment -
Bears know that Goodell is a sucker for safety, so they're trying to get the game moved to another location.Comment -
That's what is wrong with todays kidsComment -
The problem is not the snow or the cold. That stadium wasn't designed to be played on 0 degree weather and the field is not heated underground with hot water pipes. So basically is as solid as concrete. So it's like playing football on asphalt like they do on basketball pick up games.Comment -
Bears coaching also has them practicing indoors all week(just like when they were in the Superbowl and never practiced in the rain, while Payton Manning was practicing throwing balls soaked in buckets of water) . The Bears have 33 players that all played college ball south of the Mason-Dixon line. These Bears hate the cold.
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The bears are who we thought they wereComment -
lol, jokes aside, playing in that stadium is rediculous. NFL fail.Comment -
If a major injury occurs as it likely will, major lawsuit should follow. This is wrong unless they do thraw out the field and I think that they willComment -
Two days this week they practiced indoor. Today they'll practice outdoor. Coach said they have been outside most of the time before this. With weather predictions for Monday it doesn't look like you can acclimate to that no matter what you do.Bears coaching also has them practicing indoors all week(just like when they were in the Superbowl and never practiced in the rain, while Payton Manning was practicing throwing balls soaked in buckets of water) . The Bears have 33 players that all played college ball south of the Mason-Dixon line. These Bears hate the cold.
Granted the Bears didn't play well last weekend but they are probably more prepared for those conditions than Vikings. The Vikings last December/January outdoor victory in a cold-weather site was a January 2005 playoff victory at Lambeau Field. But not since December 1999 have the Vikings won a regular-season game outdoors in December or January.Comment -
It's cold out there in MN!Comment -
We all saw how much Cutler loved played in the snow last weekend.
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they should play in ford field again
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According to yesterdays Chicago Sun-Times they have been practicing indoors all week.
Also practiced indoors Friday
Get your facts straight, it amazes me how much false info gets posted.Comment -
I think they're practicing outside at Northwestern University todayAccording to yesterdays Chicago Sun-Times they have been practicing indoors all week.
Also practiced indoors Friday
Get your facts straight, it amazes me how much false info gets posted.Comment -
Get your facts straight. They practiced inside Thursday and Friday. Two days. Coach said they will practice outside one day this week and that is today. They play Monday and practice Thurs, Fri, Sat instead of normal Wed, Thurs, Fri.According to yesterdays Chicago Sun-Times they have been practicing indoors all week.
Also practiced indoors Friday
Get your facts straight, it amazes me how much false info gets posted.
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Old Met Stadium never had underground heaters....
They tried to thaw out the field before the game
with these flame throwers aimed at the ground....
This game Monday is gonna be cool to watch.......I should
say...cool to watch when you are sitting in a warm lazyboy
while sipping some Winter Lager as you gaze at the TV screen..Comment -
It's just media buzz. Briggs is laughing all week, licking his chops to chomp down on whatever waiver QB the Vikings signed.Comment -
Doesn't matter, Bears win this game and clinch after Packers lose. When they have the division champs hats ready in the locker room guys will be amped up no matter what Briggs says during the week.Comment -
I see the total on this game is now sitting at 33. I wonder what the team total will be for Minnesota and rushing total for Peterson. I would think that would be Minny's only hope of winning?Comment -
Pussies, we played here on frozen ice with no pads in Canada.
Pathetic.Comment -
Anyone that complains about this is simply a panzy ass.Comment
