Bears/49ers Game Week Thread

[arich35]

All news leading up to the game..

Brock has a sprained toe, status is in doubt.
Culliver and Ward both with concussions, must pass NFL protocol to be good to play Sunday..

This secondary is really going to get killed against the Bears if we don't have at least 2 of these guys

[Rvnight18]

Chicago Bears center Roberto Garza suffered a high ankle sprain in Sunday's loss to the Buffalo Bills, according to a source, but coach Marc Trestman declined Monday to provide an update on his status.

Roberto Garza
Geoff Burke/USA TODAY SportsRoberto Garza has appeared in all 16 games 10 times during his NFL career.

And that is just one injury the Bears are dealing with on Monday. Starting left guard Matt Slauson suffered an ankle injury that kept him out of the second half of Sunday's game, and underwent an MRI exam on Monday. Alshon Jeffery suffered a strained hamstring.

"All that will be ongoing for the rest of the day and tomorrow," Trestman said when asked to update the team's injury situation. "All these guys are in the training room, and they'll all be evaluated. As soon as we get good data and information, we'll get it to you."

At this point, it's unknown whether Garza will miss time, but it appears that's certainly a possibility as high ankle sprains are more significant than typical sprains in that area. A 14-year veteran, Garza has appeared in all 16 games 10 times during his career, and ran off a streak of 101 consecutive regular-season games from 2003 to 2010.

Garza left the game Sunday late in the second quarter, and was replaced in the lineup by veteran Brian de la Puente. Moments later, Slauson suffered his ankle injury and was replaced by Michael Ola.

"It's tough losing those guys. Especially Garza, he's our guy, he's our leader," left tackle Jermon Bushrod said. "Slauson, he's another tough competitor. De la, who's had many starts with New Orleans, and Ola, who has had some experience in Canada and is getting his feet wet here in the NFL, did a great job."

In the wake of the injuries up front, the Bears brought in veteran guard Eben Britton on Monday for a visit at Halas Hall, according to ESPNChicago.com's Jeff Dickerson. There's a chance the team could be looking for depth along the offensive line, and Britton could be a fit.

Britton played in 13 games for the Bears last season, and was released back in August among the team's final cuts coming out of training camp.

[Tomikcon1971]

All news leading up to the game..

Brock has a sprained toe, status is in doubt.
Culliver and Ward both with concussions, must pass NFL protocol to be good to play Sunday..

This secondary is really going to get killed against the Bears if we don't have at least 2 of these guys

The good news is the Bears D blows.....and Cutler is Romo 2.0.

[Jikkle]

All news leading up to the game..

Brock has a sprained toe, status is in doubt.
Culliver and Ward both with concussions, must pass NFL protocol to be good to play Sunday..

This secondary is really going to get killed against the Bears if we don't have at least 2 of these guys

Brock is a major question mark and ultimately I think they hold him out.

I would be surprised if Culliver and Ward don't pass their concussion test as it didn't neither one seemed overly serious and typically you're able to play the next week after a concussion.

[supreme81]

All news leading up to the game..

Brock has a sprained toe, status is in doubt.
Culliver and Ward both with concussions, must pass NFL protocol to be good to play Sunday..

This secondary is really going to get killed against the Bears if we don't have at least 2 of these guys

Brock is a major question mark and ultimately I think they hold him out.

I would be surprised if Culliver and Ward don't pass their concussion test as it didn't neither one seemed overly serious and typically you're able to play the next week after a concussion.

Ward didn't look to bad but Cully was on the field for a while not sure if that was only a precaution though. Hopefully Alshon misses the game with his hammy to equal out our CB depth.

[CalamityX12]

Hopefully our LOS battle improves.... Dl needs to get the push and hold the ground game. OL needs to get the ground game going and keep Kap alive.

[sjballer03]

Historically, we've done okay guarding big WRs. Even with the injuries, I don't expect the secondary to have issues with Marshall and Jeffery. Throw in a few patented Culter picks and this should be an easy victory.

[CrimsonCrew]

Honestly, of all teams to play with poor CB depth, the Bears are probably at the top of the list. There isn't a huge drop-off in the caliber of play of our CBs, IMO, at least assuming Cox and Johnson can keep up something close to the level of play from last week. The bigger problem is the number of CBs available. And the Bears are one of the worst teams in the league at spreading the ball around. I almost laughed out loud when I saw this in a Doug Williams article on NBC:

In the Bears’ Game 1 loss to the Buffalo Bills, quarterback Jay Cutler threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns, and he spread the ball around. Four receivers – Brandon Marshall, Martellus Bennett, Alshon Jeffery and running back Matt Forte – combined for 29 catches.

Call me crazy, but that's the antithesis of spreading the ball around. Cutler really only utilized those four guys (in the first half, he only attempted one pass that wasn't directed that one of them). I don't want to understate the depth issues, but I think the Bears are unlikely to go four-wide and try to really strain us in a way that the Saints or Packers might.

[CrimsonCrew]

Hopefully our LOS battle improves.... Dl needs to get the push and hold the ground game. OL needs to get the ground game going and keep Kap alive.

A Bears' OL that may be without its center and starting guard should certainly help that.

[arich35]

I feel like we didn't blitz too much against the Cowboys, I know it is hard with a depleted secondary but I would like to see some some more blitzes

[Jikkle]

The one thing I'm looking forward to seeing in this game is if Kap will continue to show what he did in the Cowboy's game.

Clearly Cowboy's defense sucks and it's not going to be that easy from here on out but that doesn't take away the fact he still displayed a fine piece of QBing.

[supreme81]

The one thing I'm looking forward to seeing in this game is if Kap will continue to show what he did in the Cowboy's game.

Clearly Cowboy's defense sucks and it's not going to be that easy from here on out but that doesn't take away the fact he still displayed a fine piece of QBing.

Well the this ain't the 85 Bears defense either so our offense should keep on churning against the Bears.

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[CalamityX12]

not strong enough for its own thread IMO:

The 49ers are a perfect 14-0 when Kaepernick passes for over 150 yards.

Damn, is this true? that's really impressive

[imac_21]

Honestly, of all teams to play with poor CB depth, the Bears are probably at the top of the list. There isn't a huge drop-off in the caliber of play of our CBs, IMO, at least assuming Cox and Johnson can keep up something close to the level of play from last week. The bigger problem is the number of CBs available. And the Bears are one of the worst teams in the league at spreading the ball around. I almost laughed out loud when I saw this in a Doug Williams article on NBC:

In the Bears’ Game 1 loss to the Buffalo Bills, quarterback Jay Cutler threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns, and he spread the ball around. Four receivers – Brandon Marshall, Martellus Bennett, Alshon Jeffery and running back Matt Forte – combined for 29 catches.

Call me crazy, but that's the antithesis of spreading the ball around. Cutler really only utilized those four guys (in the first half, he only attempted one pass that wasn't directed that one of them). I don't want to understate the depth issues, but I think the Bears are unlikely to go four-wide and try to really strain us in a way that the Saints or Packers might.

Kaepernick completed passes to Boldin, Davis, Crabtree and Stevie Johnson last week. That's it. He only targeted 6 guys.

8 guys caught balls for the Bears.

[Rvnight18]

Cutler had 49 attempts to Kap's 23. That has to be taken into account as well.


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[arich35]

Cox and Johnson were the starting CB's at practice today..

Doh!

[CrimsonCrew]

Honestly, of all teams to play with poor CB depth, the Bears are probably at the top of the list. There isn't a huge drop-off in the caliber of play of our CBs, IMO, at least assuming Cox and Johnson can keep up something close to the level of play from last week. The bigger problem is the number of CBs available. And the Bears are one of the worst teams in the league at spreading the ball around. I almost laughed out loud when I saw this in a Doug Williams article on NBC:

In the Bears’ Game 1 loss to the Buffalo Bills, quarterback Jay Cutler threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns, and he spread the ball around. Four receivers – Brandon Marshall, Martellus Bennett, Alshon Jeffery and running back Matt Forte – combined for 29 catches.

Call me crazy, but that's the antithesis of spreading the ball around. Cutler really only utilized those four guys (in the first half, he only attempted one pass that wasn't directed that one of them). I don't want to understate the depth issues, but I think the Bears are unlikely to go four-wide and try to really strain us in a way that the Saints or Packers might.

Kaepernick completed passes to Boldin, Davis, Crabtree and Stevie Johnson last week. That's it. He only targeted 6 guys.

8 guys caught balls for the Bears.

I know. But we can't play ourselves. Lord knows spreading the ball around is not a strength of our offense.

[imac_21]

Honestly, of all teams to play with poor CB depth, the Bears are probably at the top of the list. There isn't a huge drop-off in the caliber of play of our CBs, IMO, at least assuming Cox and Johnson can keep up something close to the level of play from last week. The bigger problem is the number of CBs available. And the Bears are one of the worst teams in the league at spreading the ball around. I almost laughed out loud when I saw this in a Doug Williams article on NBC:

In the Bears’ Game 1 loss to the Buffalo Bills, quarterback Jay Cutler threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns, and he spread the ball around. Four receivers – Brandon Marshall, Martellus Bennett, Alshon Jeffery and running back Matt Forte – combined for 29 catches.

Call me crazy, but that's the antithesis of spreading the ball around. Cutler really only utilized those four guys (in the first half, he only attempted one pass that wasn't directed that one of them). I don't want to understate the depth issues, but I think the Bears are unlikely to go four-wide and try to really strain us in a way that the Saints or Packers might.

Kaepernick completed passes to Boldin, Davis, Crabtree and Stevie Johnson last week. That's it. He only targeted 6 guys.

8 guys caught balls for the Bears.

I know. But we can't play ourselves. Lord knows spreading the ball around is not a strength of our offense.

No doubt, we only had 9 guys touch the ball the whole game on offense, and that includes Kilgore. But it doesn't include anyone who picked up an imcompletion as it rolled along the turf. I'm just talking about live balls. We probably had more players on defense touch live balls. Off the top of my head: Skuta, Cully, Reid, Willis, Cox, Johnson, Lynch. I'm sure there were a couple other batted balls in the game.

[Tomikcon1971]

Notes from today's practice.....

1. After Jim Harbaugh said that the 49ers would keep only two running backs on the roster this week, fullback Bruce Miller told reporters in the locker room that he was prepared to block for -- and back up -- veteran Frank Gore and rookie Carlos Hyde. It was also reported later on the practice field, that rookie wide receiver Bruce Ellington was getting work in with the 'backs.

2. What about opening Levi's® Stadium is Gore looking forward to? Being able to hear the snap-count on offense.

3. After being told that Harbaugh called wideout Anquan Boldin a "stalwart," quarterback Colin Kaepernick was asked what word he would use to describe number 81. "Great," he said.

4. Kaepernick said that Hyde reminded him of former Nevada teammate Vai Taua when it comes to running the option play.

5. Safety Eric Reid put on his reporter's cap when he announced off the cuff that cornerback Chris Cook would be active for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears. Cook was inactive last week, but that was before both starters, Tramaine Brock and Chris Culliver, suffered injuries in the Week 1 battle with the Dallas Cowboys.

6. Right guard Alex Boone said that, while he would prefer to be working with the first-team offense, it "was awesome" to be on the scout-team offense last week. "How many guys get to say they go up against Justin Smith and Patrick Willis in practice?"

7. No word yet on whether Boone will retain his starting spot, or if Joe Looney will continue to get the nod next to center Daniel Kilgore.

7. Asked if he expects to see fewer double-teams this season due to the team's depth in the pass-catching corps, tight end Vernon Davis said, "That'll be really nice to see that."

8. Defensive tackle Lawrence Okoye, currently on the 10-man practice squad, confirmed that he has been taking reps with the offensive line group. He cautioned, however, that he's not about to throw away two years of growth on the d-line.

[imac_21]

Kaepernick said that Hyde reminded him of former Nevada teammate Vai Taua when it comes to running the option play.

The only thing I like about Urban at OSU is that Hyde got experience with the RO.