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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Turner Index Game Four vs. Philly – A NINE
At Fire Ron Turner we only hope for the Bears to win and obviate the need for this site. We are Bears fans first and foremost and won’t cut off our nose to spite our face. All in all, Ron … Continue reading
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Enjoying the Moment
Before we score game 4 vs. Tampa wanted to take a moment and enjoy the victory. It was a beautiful night and down town Chicago was all lit up. This is the view from the north end of the columns … Continue reading
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Bears vs. Eagles Offensive Preview
The Bears face the Eagles today. On offense, our best weapon doesn’t play for the offense (or doesn’t play much, anyways, and to little impact as WR) – it is Hester. If Hester plays and is in form, then the … Continue reading
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Note to the Press – Stop Focusing on Defense!
Today an article appeared in the Chicago Tribune titled “A Big Game? Better Believe It”. The article went on to discuss the importance of winning today, not only so the Bears end up at 2-2 instead of 1-3, but also … Continue reading
Actual Offensive Innovation
Other than plays such as “terror screen” and “no chance bomb” and the ridiculous “I Formation” Ron Turner has brought no innovation to the NFL. Look, in vain, through the web for positive articles on his new plans, formations, or … Continue reading
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Jerry Angelo
I wrote this post over a year ago and it had a couple of errors but since people are reading and commenting on it I am updating it in January 2010. One of the big challenges with this site is … Continue reading
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A Fellow Site Gets a Win
At this site we are all Chicago Bears fans… and the Detroit Lions are our divisional rivals. Thus we normally don’t wish them well, at all. Fortunately for the Bears traditionally the Lions have been even more ineptly managed and … Continue reading
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Fire Ron Turner around the world
Our site is easy to find… pretty much anyone who has access to the ol’ web just goes to their search engine of choice and types in “fire ron turner” and they get directed here. So I had to laugh … Continue reading
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Defining Deviancy Down
Daniel Patrick Moynihan coined the famous line “Defining Deviancy Down” which, in this context, basically means that something that used to be unacceptable becomes acceptable, or even the norm. The former senator meant it in a more important sociological sense, … Continue reading
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The Turner Index – Game Three vs. Tampa – TWELVE
The Bears home opener was against Tampa Bay for 2008. This was a crushing loss for the Bears in overtime, as a cast-off Bears quarterback (think about that… so bad you can’t start for the Bears offense) came back to … Continue reading
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Bears Offensive Preview – Game Three vs. Tampa Bay
This week is the Bears’ home opener. I am looking forward to going to the game early with fellow blogger Dan from Madison (who really does drive down from Madison for these games – a true fan) and doing some … Continue reading
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Ron Inadvertently Reduces My Inebriation
(the) One salutary effect of Ron Turner’s poor performance as offensive coordinator is that it caused me to put up this site which in turn caused me to have to pay attention to the game rather than cry into my … Continue reading
The Impact of Hester
As of Game 2 vs. Carolina our best-in-the-league kick returner Devon Hester left the field on a cart. This is devastating news to the Bears. In the discussion that led Dan and I to consider the need for this site, … Continue reading
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The Turner Index – Game Two vs. Carolina – TEN
On Sunday at noon the Bears played Carolina. In some ways this game reminded me of the dreaded Super Bowl game (which I try so hard to forget) because it started out on a high note from our special teams, … Continue reading
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Ranking Play Callers – Ron is way back in the pack
At this site we are Bears fans and only want what is best for the team. We aren’t after Ron Turner as an individual, and we are not attempting to insult him as a person. We only want to see … Continue reading
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The Turner Index – Scoring Game One vs. Indy a FIVE
In this post I described the Ron Turner Index. I am attempting to quantify Ron’s bad play calling in a quantitative manner. I have talked to about a dozen of my friends who are Bears fans and they have been … Continue reading
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The “Turner Index” – Game 1 vs. Indy
First and foremost I am extremely happy with the Bears play at Indianapolis and I am going to hit work Monday a happy man. They were major underdogs and virtually everyone had them picked to get whupped. It was even … Continue reading
Posted in Game 1 Indy
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Why the Bears are Important to Chicago
Rick Morrisey, the Chicago Tribune sports journalist, wrote an article in today’s paper titled “Chicago city of champions? Not quite.” In it he talks about the fact that both of our baseball teams seem headed for the playoffs, the Bulls … Continue reading
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Steelers’ Fans
As is probably obvious this site was set up by some die-hard Bears fans. There are legions of Bears fans, and they are very loyal. However, I have to give a shout-out to the Steelers’ fans – any city you … Continue reading
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Bears Offensive Preview vs. Colts
In any of these posts, the first thing to remember is that I desperately want the Bears to win, and would be ecstatic if Mr. Ron Turner pulled a rabbit out of his hat and decided to do something interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Game 1 Indy
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