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Chicago Bears vs. NYC Giants: Pre-Season Thoughts
Years ago I hardly gave pre-season NFL football much attention. The handful of games before the regular season began was a bunch of throw away exhibitions with non-big name players that meant very little to me.
But over the course of the past few years � either through shrewd marketing tactics by the NFL or my own growing fanaticism with the Chicago Bears � I find myself not only watching more pre-season games, but sticking with the games longer. I don�t drift off when the first teams don their baseball caps on the sidelines. Instead I stick around to see how the rest of the players make out.
This is what I thought about Saturday night�s game against the New York Giants.
 The offense needs Matt Forte as much (maybe more) than it needs Jay Cutler
How Jay Cutler played Saturday night is more in line with what all Bears� fans were expecting when the trade was announced this past spring. I hope it continues into the regular season.
I didn�t understand it when the Bears gave Devin Hester #1 Wide Receiver money when they extended his contract a year ago and I still don�t see that sort of value in Hester on the field now.
After two games I think I�ve heard Al Afalava�s name called more than anyone else on the Bears defense. And I think that's a good thing.
Brian Urlacher was looking slow
Earl Bennett looks like a much better deal than Hester
I�m looking forward to this weekend�s game against the Denver Broncos � mainly because of the circus that having Cutler and Kyle Orton on the same field in Denver will bring.Labels: Chicago Bears
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