'One of the most frustrating times'
Oct 29, 2007 | 11:42AM | report this This is the first installment of a new exclusive Q&A that Bears All-Pro linebacker Brian Urlacher will do each week with FOXSports.com and FOX NFL Sunday NFL Insider Jay Glazer.
What is going on with this team? You go from the Super Bowl one year and you are All-World to a team and player now searching for answers. What’s the answer?
I think the biggest problem, the biggest difference from this year to last year, is we’re not getting turnovers. Last year we led the league and for whatever reason this year we’re just not getting it done. I know we’re a better team. I know I am better than what I’m showing.
Personally, I need to make more big plays. I need to be around the ball more. I haven’t been around the ball very much this year and I won’t say that’s because of my back. I just haven’t played very well. I need to make impact plays, the type of plays that I’m used to and the fans are used to.
You’re at home against a terrible road team and you didn’t just lose, they walked through your defense. Is this as low as it gets for you?
This has been one of the most frustrating times of my career. The feeling after a loss like yesterday is terrible. It’s an awful feeling. You know going in that you have a great game plan but we don’t execute it. The coaches had a great plan for us, we just messed it up. We’re so inconsistent on both sides of the ball. Defensively? One day we stop the run, the next game we don’t but we do stop the pass. The next time out we’ll stop the run again but we can’t stop the pass.
Obviously much has been made of the news I revealed about your back yesterday. You’ve already told me they’d have to pretty much shoot you and handcuff you to sit you down. Was it better or worse yesterday?
As for my back, it actually felt pretty good yesterday. It loosened up as the game went on and I felt great. My performance was not because of my back. I didn’t play like I wanted to. We had a great game plan going in but we as players didn’t execute.
What are you going to look at in the bye week?
This bye couldn’t have come at a better time. I’ll rest up and a few guys we have who are hurting and could really use it too. Plus, we’ll be able to step back and look at what the problems are. If I knew the answer it would already be fixed. We’ll look for the answer during the bye.
We haven’t been playing well but we’re not out of the playoff race or anything. There’s time to fix this and hopefully we’ll figure it out with the time off. We’ll figure out why we aren’t consistent and find a way to fix it.
What happened that you decided to do a weekly Q&A with me rather than the local media?
I decided I wanted to go this route to keep the fans informed of what’s going on with me, my back, my team and areas of my life. I’m sure you’ve read how I’ve been with the media recently and they’ve said I’m doing a disservice to the fans by not answering questions. So here I am giving it a shot. I wish I could start on a better tone.
How long will you continue to do something here with me as opposed to doing something locally?
Not sure.
Oh, so now you’re giving me the two-word answers?
You’re a knucklehead, are we done?
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'One of the most frustrating times'
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