Chicago papers are reporting that Brian Urlacher will have surgery Monday, possibly missing the rest of the season. Depending on which site you read, he may miss the entire season.



http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...0,5460486.story

OK, here's a link saying he is definitely out for the year -

http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/...844&feedID=661

I have never been a fan of Urlacher and I did think that he took liberty on Rodgers last night. The pass was gone and he took a shot. Maybe this year is different, but in previous years that would have been a penalty. I am not saying I blame him, it just is. No penalty was called and I am sure some will think I am out of line, but it was unnecessary.

Well, the radio announcers sure went to town on the late hit following Rodgers run and slide (I think that was the play that was called back). Sounds like a different play than the one you're talking about with Urlacher, but I don't know. I'm surprised a little that I haven't seen any comments on it so far.

He could have let up, but hey, it's Bears-Packers. If we had the same situation with Cutler and didn't take the shot, I wouldn't be happy. It wasn't late, and it may be one of those times where the player will get a token fine and a slap on the wrist. And in this case I think the slap will be the worst of the two.

I believe THE hit came after a roll right, throw to DD. The TV announcers said it was a clean, legal hit... replay showed that had he any desire to stop or redirect his momentum there was time. I guess if a D player can take a shot at a QB and NOT get flagged they're going to. He did, definitely, go after AR's right arm/shoulder to deliver the shot, which is better than the legs, but pretty weak.

I'm not crying that he's possibly out for the year, karma's a biatch... deal w/ it.

Side note: Nitschke would've taped-it-up and continued playing... wonder if Cutler is calling Urlacher a pu**y today?

On the slide, Chicago definitely should have been flagged. Granted Rodgers got a generous spot, once the QB slides legs first, the D cannot touch him. The play I was referring to was on an early drive into Chicago territory. Rodgers scrambled to the right and threw a pass that I believe Driver did not catch. On that play, Urlacher came free and smacked Rodgers right after the throw. Granted it may be considered a little ticky tack, but Urlacher is to make every effort to avoid the QB... He did not even attempt it.

Surgery? Idiocy.

I used to be able to pop wrists back into place, and I'm nothin'. A good Japanese or Chinese chiropractor would have him back to normal in a couple days. I remember thinking during the game, "If I were there and didn't hate the Bears, I bet I could have him back on the field in 10 minutes."

ok, maybe I'm wrong, his wrist is completely messed up. Still, instead of season-ending surgery at 8am Monday, seems like it's worth a 2-3 day try.

Well, the good news is this only improves our chances in a couple months when we go there. The bad news is Brent won't have to face him.

He's useless without a functional wrist, I dont care how good you are. He would never be able to get off blocks.

They need to surgically put the bone back into place; popping it back apparently didn't work. My guess is that the doctors discovered additional damage to a tendon, as such, he's done for the year.

As much as I winced at the sight of it, the Urlacher hit on Rodgers was completely clean and very well executed.
I'd want our defense to hit our opponents QB's just as sharply. He smacked Rodgers back flat and I'm not certain but believe the hit was direct on his throwing shoulder - or he landed on it - but for a millisecond, I saw our season going down the drain.

This type of injury and or depletion is EXACTLY what I hope doesnt occur to our defense. I think we need a whole host of able bodied animals to provide continued and continous pressure - and hope we dont lose our depth like years past when the defensive scheme was less aggressive.

Fingers are crossed....

That's too bad -- I hate for Bears fans to have such an easy excuse for losing to the Packers on Dec. 13 down in Chicago.

As for his hit on Rodgers: It looked borderline late to me, a call that could have gone either way. I remember thinking "If that were old whazisface back there who used to QB for us, they'd have thrown a flag there", but at the same time it didn't look late enough to consider it a blown call.

Ouch sux for them. Good for us!

Exactly. Don't get me wrong...I hate Urlacher. And I absolutely despise the Bears. I live in Chicago and I have to listen to their fans' classless comments all season long, every year. Pathetic, most of them.

Having said that, I really don't think there's much Urlacher can do. I think the damage here is more extensive than can be fixed by simply popping a bone back into place. The article(s) said that he had an x-ray during the game, and an MRI wasn't needed. That means the severity of the damage was pretty significant, and he'll likely need pins inserted into his wrist. If that's the case, a guy really can't play with that kind of injury.

Nice to have him out, though.

Unlike last year, last night, Urlacher was a huge difference. When he went out, the whole Bears defense changed for the worse.

Bad news for them, good news for us.

Really sucks for them but it happens. Have a lot of respect for Urlacher. Maybe it's one of those jinxed years for the Bears. Maybe not. Too early to tell.

Did anyone actually catch what happened?

I said earlier this off-season that if I were the Bears I would have called AZ and offered them Urlacher, Hester and a draft pick for Boldin (which I suspect they would have taken). They really should have.

For the past 7 years or so I have been saying that Brian Urlacher was one of the two most "overrated" players in the NFL (along with Michael Vick). He is an OUTSTANDING LEADER on the field and has some productive years, but I never viewed him as that Rey Lewis/Patrick Willis type and.

The loss of Urlacher and Pisa Tinoisamoa is a very bad thing for the Bears and they look to be in for a long year (like the Packers last year). That defense will not be the same with Briggs in the middle

I'm pretty sure Cutler will be better then he showed last night. He better be because now it is on his shoulders to lead the Bears to the playoffs, and I dont think he will.

I completely agree with how you call it, pkrjones. Urlacher's hit was not in the context of the play, was not the result of momentum carrying him into Rodgers. There was a split second where he made the decision - with intent - to hit Rodgers after the ball was gone. You watch Urlacher and there's no 'continuation of momentum' or 'context of the play' going on. It was cheap. Guess when you're overrated and can't make legitimate plays to gain status, you have to resort to crawling in the gutters.

I've watched that hit a dozen times. And I still have the same conclusion as when I saw it live: late hit. I can't believe it wasn't called. The majority of late hits I see called are far more ticky-tacky than that, but they get hit with 15 yards all the same. Rodgers was done with his entire throwing motion, and Urlacher came at him with his head up, so he saw that the ball was gone. No excuses, imo.

Star players, albeit overrated ones in this case, get the calls in all sports. Or non calls on this particular play.

Dear Brian Urlacher,

Ain't karma a bitch!

Signed,

Karma

I have no problem with the hit on Rodgers. I just think I would have a VERY hard time explaining to a foreigner why the hit on Rodgers was illegal, but Harris gets flagged for the tiniest of taps on a wide receiver.

If old whazisface were back there, then we would have seen a REAL duel with Cutler. First one to five ints is the "winner".

Whatever about crappy hits and karma, I do think it's a real shame when players suffer season ending injuries. And a shame for the game when playmakers go down.


Nyah, not at all, depending on where the foreigner was from. If he was Saudi, say, you could just say that Urlacher is part of the royal family. Your friend would understand at once and think no more of it.

Sigh, this is what happens when your net conks out midway through a posting... sorry about that. (Note to self: next time, refresh first before sending post.)

Now there's a fun game to play while sitting at the bar during the off-season! Make a list of the NFL Royal Family so that it's easier to explain to the Saudis why some players get special treatment.

Well, it would start with Tom Brady. They made up a new rule this year because of how his season was ended last year.

And now that I think of it, wasn't Terrell Owens injury when he was an Eagle a result of a horse collar tackle, which was subsequently outlawed? (The Roy Williams Rule)