National Football League on CBS Week 4 Odds, Spread & Total: Raiders vs. Bears

“There’s a reason they’re the starter”.

Clausen, meanwhile, is 23 of 40 for 184 yards with an interception and has been sacked four times since replacing the injured Cutler in Week 2. He did it without being specific. Fox said he didn’t practice Wednesday. “Was it too conservative?”

“I thought he had a good practice”, Fox said. They are 2-1 following two consecutive wins and will face the 0-3 Chicago Bears on Sunday. In actuality, it was nothing more than most rebuilding teams do in their first year.

This week, Chicago traded underachieving pass rusher Jared Allen to Carolina for a 2016 sixth-round pick, linebacker Jonathan Bostic to New England for an undisclosed pick and waived safety Brock Vereen.

“I believe we still haven’t come close to our target yet”, Howard said.

The biggest lineup change on defense would be the return of Jeremiah Ratliff to nose tackle. “Oh, my goodness, those are my best friends”, Carr said of line coach Mike Tice and his protectors. Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio confirmed that the ankle would have kept Ratliff out of those three games even if hadn’t been suspended. “To have to worry about a hamstring and moving around is something that could weigh on you”. The way Jones set up the bracket, New England’s Bill Belichick and Baltimore’s John Harbaugh wouldn’t meet until the finals – and after the events of this year (Harbaugh complained about the Patriots’ perfectly-legal and highly-effective ineligible receiver plays from the postseason, the Ravens may or may not have been the catalyst for Deflategate), we’d pay money to watch that one. He is averaging 8.1 yards per pass attempt, which is 2.6 yards more than he did as a rookie.

“Wins like that, you feel like you want the plane to go loop-de-loop”, the veteran fullback said Tuesday. Acho said McPhee’s message to his teammates has been that they need “make up our mind as a defense” as to what they are going to be. On special teams, in particular, this has been a problem. “Whatever it takes, let’s draw it up and see if we can beat this team“. “He was limited. Obviously we’re trying to treat him and get him better as we move forward. A lot of guys just want to know where the routes go and where can they throw the ball and how they can use their arm talent, but he’s really been a real student of the game in terms of wanting to understand protections and what the issues are and what are his answers”. Against the Jaguars, who are weak on defense but specialize in rushing the passer, Hilton should have plenty of opportunities to get open in the flats and on quick slants towards the middle, which are the areas in which he earns his paycheck. Yet, most players and coaches don’t know, because it all relies on Cutler’s hamstring.

The offensive approach largely depends on quarterback Jay Cutler’s availability.

Those numbers are particularly disappointing for Bears fans, especially considering Gase’s offense in Denver was the only one in the league to accumulate a combined 10,000 yards and 1,000 points during a two-year span. Then again, the Bears don’t have the luxury of a quarterback like Peyton Manning under center. Look for Cutler or Clausen to stay in the pocket more unless the Raiders go overboard with the blitz.

I nearly forgot to mention the fact that Amari Cooper is dominating a few of the best cornerbacks in the league in his rookie season.

Fuller made a few impact plays against Seattle in last week’s loss.