It sure doesn't feel like a win...

http://bullbearsock.blogspot.com/2010/09/it-sure-doesnt-feel-like-win.html

link to my game 1 review

Game 3 review

http://bullbearsock.blogspot.com/2010/08/robbie-gould-missed-2-fgs-i-dont.html

What to watch for

What to look for on saturday night's bears' game

http://bullbearsock.blogspot.com/2010/08/what-to-watch-for.html

Bears sign Collins

The bears yesterday signed 38 year old Todd Collins to a 1 year contract and gave him a $100,000 signing bonus. I cant really figure out what this signing means. I know the bears really like Caleb Hanie and he will for sure be on the roster. Does this mean that they think they need Todd Collins as a #3 quarterback throughout the year? Or is he an insurance policy if Hanie is unable to be healthy by week 1? I think Collins, if he makes the regular season roster, will be on it for no more than 4 weeks depending on injuries. Either way, if we see Collins playing in the regular season for the bears the season is lost so it probably doesnt matter.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-0824-bears-collins-chicago--20100823,0,4890813.story

Back again

Alright, its great to be back. This summer was super busy for me but now with the return of school and football, I promise to be back blogging. I'm writing for a friend's blog about the bears so you will probably see a lot of posts/links to those posts. But dont worry i will be back chiming in on the cubs/bulls/hawks and the rest of sports.

without further ado, here is a link to my post about the bears performance in their 2nd preseason game:

http://bullbearsock.blogspot.com/2010/08/week-2-cutlers-sos.html

Jerry Angelo, how i loathe you!!!!

This blog might get renamed to Fire Angelo now! The bears released alex brown today. yep for nothing. no trade, no chance to compete for a job, just straight up released him. And I am furious with this move. Furious!!! Now you might be saying that i am over reacting. this could be the case because after all alex brown was a good solid player but nothing special as a DE. I'll concede that point. But my question is, do the bears have someone better on their roster? Idonje, who hasnt played DE fulltime ever. Mark Anderson, who was handed a starting job 2 years ago and couldnt cut it. Maybe either Melton or Gilbert, draft picks from last year. oh wait, melton didnt play a snap last year and gilbert might have played 2.

Was brown set to make 5 million this year? yep and that will affect the bears salary cap............wait, there is no salary cap this year. So either the bears were too cheap to keep brown or they wanted to hand the position to young guys who haven't earned it. so instead of making the young guys that have all this potential earn the snaps, they are just being handed to them. Does any other organization operate like this? I mean seriously?? Can anyone give me a winning organization that works like this????

Bears fans havent we seen this before. Didnt the bears hand a starting position to one unproven cedric benson and dump thomas jones? how did that one work out?

This move doesnt help the bears get better next year so ultimately it will hopefully help Angelo get fired. Thats the only reason i can find to like this move!

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/04/alex-brown-on-pending-release-by-bears-im-in-my-prime-still.html

Bears, I'm about to lose all hope

Sorry for the time off from posting but had some school stuff that was taking up all my time.

Why am i about to abandon my hope for the bears after they had what i consider a very good free agency period? (i still want a safety). But now they are talking about trading alex brown. Not only is alex pretty much my favorite player on defense but besides briggs & urlacher, he has been the most consistent performer. Now alex isnt great. Im the first to admit that but he is consistent and a decent pass rusher and always seems to be in the right place. To make it even worse they are talking about trading alex so that mark anderson and israel idonje can get more time at end. Hasn't lovie always preached that his defense must have pass rushers??? And now he wants to trade a proven pass rusher for 2 guys who have been nice bit players in their careers. DOES THIS SOUND INSANE TO ANYONE ELSE????? Peppers can only make Brown better because offenses will now game plan against peppers and it will leave brown with one-on-ones. Plus, i know Brown is a leader of this team and is a professional. Lovie, lets think back to the last time you tried to replace brown with anderson in 2008. Oh, it was disaster and after five games anderson found his ass back on the bench. Why would you want to trade away a good pass rusher????

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-0326-bears-chicago--20100325,0,2111914.story

Most guaranteed money ever!!!!

Yep, the bears did it. They put their names in the record book. They just gave out the most guaranteed money ever in an NFL contract. 42 million. Julius Peppers, I expect to see you in the backfield on every play!!! Look Peppers isnt the best DE in the league. Top 5 definitely. and certainly not the best defensive player in the nfl. but he is getting paid like one. This is a move by the bears to try and win and not worry that they had to overpay to get a player. He will be good and hopefully great.

The bears also signed Chester Taylor which think is a hell of a move and maybe better than peppers. they get him for 4 yrs at 3 mill/yr. Thats a very good contract for a guy who i have no question could be a 1000 yard rusher. Plus you take him away from the vikes. another bonus.

The big TE will hopefully help the run game. And that is pretty much the only time i want to see him on the field.

But really this signals a last gasp by the bear's management team. Does anyone doubt now that Angelo, Lovie and the rest were told that they have a year to make the playoffs or they would be canned. Angelo & Lovie have never spent big in free agency until now. Until their jobs were really on the line. They have added some good pieces and overpaid to do so. so the question is will they be around to see the results of these big contracts............

http://espn.go.com/blog/ChicagoBears/post/_/id/4664449/peppers-overtakes-staffords-contract

Who are these guys?

the bears are the biggest FA players? espn is reporting that he expects the bears to sign peppers and chester taylor by the end of the day. i really am speechless. if these deals happen the bears have drastically improved their team with playmakers and they are looking at still signing a safety. i wont get of the fire angelo horse but i may stop beating it bloody if this happens. watch the video cause i really am speechless.

http://espn.go.com/chicago/video/clip?id=4967779&categoryid=4967779

Peppers the highest paid DE in the league???

Julius how does a 15 mill a year check from the bears sound??

yep thats what they are saying peppers will sign for. thats a ton of money for a guy who isnt the best at his position. i know the bears need a pass rusher and i have no doubt that they will sign a DE but 15 mill??? Can the bears still sign a OL man and a safety if you pay peppers 15 mill? The bears where actually 6th in the nfl in payroll last year. yeah surprised the hell out of me too. So, maybe they will spend the money this offseason but peppers, while good, isnt a jared allen. he doesnt magically make their defense a top 5 defense. He doesnt put the bears over the top. the other teams that are talking about bidding for him, like the pats and eagles, he just might put them in the superbowl. yes i would like peppers but at a reasonable cost. get me a good DE (kampman or van busch), a safety and a guard as free agents. i think improves your team more than just peppers.

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/columns/story?columnist=greenberg_jon&id=4960602

Do we still get off the bus running?

The bears have hired Mike Martz. I do not like this move. I do not like Mike Martz. I understand why Lovie made this hire. Martz is suppose to be great offensive mind and has a lot of experience running an offense. His offense puts up points and makes quarterbacks look good. He is probably the coordinator who gives the bears the best chance to win next year. Which is the problem! Martz has caused trouble everywhere he has been. He is arrogant and doesnt seem to let anyone else have control.

Lovie loves to say that he has a running team. Martz's offense is the exact offense. It runs the ball only when the WRs are tired. Plus, Martz uses 3 and 4 Wr sets all the time leaving the O-line primarily responsible for blocking. Since our O-line was so good this past season that philosophy makes a lot of sense (i couldnt even type that sentence without laughing). Plus Martz's offense has never used TEs and that actually might be the strength of the bears offensive team. Also, Martz offense doesnt eat up the clock because it is so pass happy. While this doesnt tend to matter if you are scoring 35+ pts per game but if you arent then you have a low time of possession and the defense has to be out there for a longer time. After the way the bears played defense this year that is not a good thing. Plus the bears defense is smaller and more likely to wear down with the more minutes they play.

The way i see it there are 3 ways this can play out: 1) this prompts the bears to go out and pay some offensive lineman who pass blocks well but cant run block way too much money 2) Cutler ends up getting killed next season cause without a TE and FB the line cant protect Cutler (im still not sure they can do it w/a TE and FB) or 3) the bears score a million pts and make me look like an idiot.

Ill leave you a quote from Steve Rosenbloom's Trib article yesterday:

"There is one good thing about all this, however: If the offensive mastermind and Pro Bowl quarterback can’t make it work, then Halas Hall won’t have any leftovers next year."

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/02/mike-martz-hired-as-bears-offensive-coordinator.html

Lovie gots to go

Did anyone else watch the game yesterday? Was anyone else embarrassed to be a bears fan while doing so? David Haugh wrote a great column in the tribune that addresses lovie's problems. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-14-haugh-bears-packers-dec14,0,6480311.column

Basically, how do the bears evaluate talent? i mean jamar williams last week had the best performance of a bears LB in 4 years and yet he can only get on the field for half the snaps of a very average defense?

Devin Aromashodu? now i see why he has been sitting on the bench the whole year. i mean it was only one game against the best defense in the nfl and being covered by probably the NFL defensive player of the year. no big deal we have other wrs that could do that.

I mean didnt this game and the whole year make you question Lovie's control and decision making? The timeout/challenge debacle in the 4th was unbelievable. A 7 yr old madden player could tell you that you dont waste 2 timeouts on the same play. and Lovie just bent over and took it. apparently by his face he didnt mind that much.

plus, remember at the beginning of the year Lovie took on the defensive play calling so that it all falls on him. how many times have teams driven on the bears defense in the 4th quarter for the good ahead TDs? As i recall, it happen in both packers games, falcons, eagles, and niners. that would be 5 games that the defense and coordinator have let go. please tell me someone at halas hall is aware of that too. im fine with having a coach that doesnt get too fired up on the sidelines but when it looks like your coach doesnt care, how can you expect the team to care?

I'm starting to the campaign for Jim Harbaugh as coach in 2010!

Next year is here

alright readers, sorry its been so long between posts. This year for the bears is done. Lets just try to win as many games as we can so denver doesnt get too good of a pick. I think some players showed some upside and potential to contribute next year on sunday. Chris Williams has been advertised as the LT of the future and he didnt play bad except letting chris long torch him on one play. I think he will be playing LT for the rest of the season in order to see what he has.

Jamar Williams impressed the hell out of me. The guy was flying around on the field and was in on every tackle. I mean 18 tackles in a game?!?!?! This kid needs to play more and i dont care which LB sits so it can happen. If he is able to play like this for the rest of the season, i think you are looking at the new running partner of urlacher and briggs.

Gaines Adams and Jaron Gilbert. Where are you? I understand Lovie has to win to try and save his job but Angelo needs to command Lovie to play the young guys to see what they got. Both look like the typical Angelo draft pick. Great workout numbers and not really football players. These guys need to be contributors next season if the bears have a hope of having a winning record. Wally, you have played your ass off for us but Lovie needs to sit you to see what the kids can do.

I wish the bears had more young guys to get experience these last 4 games but really it would only be the WRs, guard Lance Louis (he hits his own teammates, he has to be a better blocker than omiyale) and CB D.J. Moore. I think these guys have to get on the field and see if they can show something.

Offseason shopping list

Look, the bears are gonna go into the offseason trying to win next season. while i hate not having a #1 or #2 draft pick, those players probably wont be big contributors next season anyway. As i see it, the bears are gonna need to sign 5 starters in order for this team to be good.

1. A vetern free safety - the bears need a guy they can trust to not let wrs behind him and someone punish wrs going up for the deep ball. I think this is the single biggest need for the bears.

2. LG - everyone who reads this knows my opinion of omiyale. people say his natural position is RT and that he should be in the running for the job next year. his natural position is the bench! The bears need a LG who can come in and give the line a mean edge. I could only hope for a Steve Hutchinson type of player but i would settle for a solid vetern who likes to run block.

3. RT - Remember John St. Clair. He was a better RT than anything the bears have started this year. A RT is supposed to be a better run blocker and more physical than the LT. The bears might have to pay a premium for one but we have seen what a medicore line will get you.

4. LE - Wally will be allowed to leave and i dont blame the bears for doing so. He beats up on average or worst tackles but isnt a playmaker against a good RT. The bears need a playmaker at both end spots and they need someone who demands a double team. A little birdie told me that Aaron Kampman is a free agent and wants to get back to being a lineman every down. 10 sacks a year for the last 3 years would look awfully good in a bears uni. Still cant believe the packers moved him to a rush end in a 3-4.

5. DT - Look i know tommie harris has looked better as he is now healthy but he needs a partner down there in the trenches. preferably a large giant of a man how demands two blockers on run plays.

- i would love to see an impact WR come to the bears but it will cost them and i think these 5 positions are more important to their success. The bears this season are getting beat at the line of scrimmage and that has to change in order for them to have any kind of success next season.

Lovie's Future

look, im gonna say that i dont think there is a chance in hell that the bears fire lovie. it will cost them too much money and bringing in a new coach probably resigns them to a losing/rebuilding season next year. Turner has to be gone if nothing else but because lovie wont go. (I dont really blame turner for having one of the worst o-lines in football, not a whole lot you can do when if your QB holds the ball for 3 seconds, he gets killed). I think marinelli will be elevated to D-coordinator and lovie will not change a thing on the defensive staff.

With lovie returning the bears will go into the offseason looking to sign some veterns (and probably over pay) in order to try and win next year and save lovie's job. i certainly dont trust angelo to evaluate talent but he will anyway. I not sure what is gonna be worse. watching the bears for the last 4 games or their offseason moves.

ill leave you with an excerpt describing the guy i want as the bears coach (a man can dream):

from espn.com, an article about possible Weis replacements

There's no question he's a brilliant football coach, especially for offenses. His teams at San Diego (the college version) were fantastic, his tutoring of quarterbacks has been phenomenal and his arrogance and attitude have been a plus for teams in need of arrogance and attitude. But he's not necessarily going to be a P.C. sort of figurehead who might fit in with the image Notre Dame wants to project. Remember, he was out of the running for the open Michigan job a few years ago before he was even a candidate after dogging the academic side of things under Lloyd Carr.

There's also the Gruden-like issue of his career goals. In a heartbeat he might turn out to be the hottest NFL coaching prospect from the college ranks, especially after the success his brother, John Harbaugh, is having with the Baltimore Ravens. But Harbaugh says he loves coaching at Stanford and isn't looking around, he can stay the head coach as long as he wants to, or at least through the extension that goes through 2014, and most importantly, he has a sweet $70,000 office bathroom. And yeah, he's just wacky enough that he really might stick around.

yes that would be good ole #4. Jim Harbaugh. The last old bears player to coach the team had pretty good results. Dare we try again..............

The Breakup

Im sorry bears. Its you, not me. I'm breaking up with you this season. I started this relationship with such high hopes as usual thinking perhaps a 12-4 season and here we are at 4-6. This relationship just isnt going in the direction i need it to go. You've let yourself go. You always promise things you cant deliver. You cant rush the rush the passer, you can't run the ball and your quarterback with the big arm cant hit a wide open receiver. And to be blunt you dont put out enough/score enough touchdowns. I have found myself just waiting and hoping for this relationship to develop instead of enjoying it. You have only caused me heartache and missed opportunities.

Yes, this means i wont be spending anymore money on you/game tixs or drunk cutler jersey purchases. No, i wont be yelling at you anymore when you fuck up/screaming at the TV when orlando pace commits a false start or greg olsen drops an easy 1st down catch. I'm done having to mold my life around you/devote 3 hours to watching you play terribly. Dont worry, ill still stalk you on facebook/watch your games and read articles on you. I'll still get drunk and bitch about you to my friends. I just cant be involved in this type of relationship anymore.

Don't worry, I might be get interested again when you lose 20 lbs/be a team who can win games.

State of the Bears

Well i think i have come down off the ledge. I think. It has been a week since the bears lost in san francisco and i still dont know where we go from here as bears fans. Realistically, it will be hard for the bears to make the playoffs. They would have to go atleast 5-2 over their last 7 leading to a 9-7 finish. Looking at their schedule they would have to play like the team that started 3-1 and not this shit team that has showed up the last 5.

I know has not been the superman we expected but i would still make the trade in a heartbeat again. Jay is our future and that doesnt worry me. What worries me is where is the rest of the future? Forte, Hester, Knox, Bennett, and Olsen give the bears some young skill players who they can build around. They probably will need to get a big bodied WR who can help them in the redzone. But is are there good young players anywhere else on this team? The offensive line is devoid of any young talent besides Chris Williams, who has been less than impressive so far.

The defense is built to win now. Its full of veterns with big contracts that the bears really cant get away from and probably in 2-3 years wont be starters anymore if they still are. Along the D line, I think everyone can see that Mark Anderson's rookie year was a fluke and he is gone after this year. With Gaines Adams, Harrison, and the bears 2 draft picks of this year, Melton & Gilbert (who the bears took as projects), there is talent that could be developed, but no where else on the defense is there promising youth. Has Nick Roach convinced you that he is the answer at LB? He hasnt convinced me. Bowman and Alfalva might have some potential to be solid starters in this league but they dont project as stars. The stars on this defense are coming to the age where they are probably past their prime and the bears cupboard is bare of young impact players.

So, if you buy all these arguments, you realize the bears most likely find themselves in a crossroads after this season (yes, ill say that im not expecting anything but at best a 1st playoff round exit this year). With both 1st & 2nd round picks traded away next year (cutler & gaines adams trades) it will be hard/nearly impossible for the bears to find impact players in the draft especially if you take Angelo's drafting record into effect. This leaves the bears with only 2 options as i see it. First, they can throw themselves into free agency and try to sign atleast 2 O-lineman and atleast an impact safety and probably pass rusher. The NFL is not like the NBA where talented young players are available every free agency period. In the NFL, if a team doesnt lock the guy up, there is probably a reason. This would most likely be an attempt at a quick fix/win now approach because i think everyone can see that the window to win with this current team is closing quickly. Or the bears could accept that they need to get younger and look to get themselves out from under some of their bigger contracts say like tommie harris and peanut tillman and get younger. Either option scares the hell out of me and i dont know what i prefer but i think either way we will see significant movement in the roster this offseason. We know Culter & Forte are the future but will they have to struggle through a rebuilding period to get to that future?

Bears v. Eagles

Summary

Please see my ramblings above about the bears. D. Nabb comes home and always plays well against the bears. Bryan Westbrook is out with concussions but LeShawn McCoy hasnt missed a beat as his back up.

Key Factors

The bears are the 7th most penalized team. Its hard to win when you are killing yourself. The bears must cut down on penalties and maybe they can pull this one out. Also, probably the only place the bears have an advantage is on special teams. If they can control the field position with their special teams, they might also have a chance.

Key Matchups

Eagles speedy WRs v. Bears Safeties - I think Lovie will go into this game playing a lot of zone and cover 2 while blitzing the LBs which would leave the bears safeties having to cover the deep part of the field and make sure tackles. That will give the Eagles' WRs a chance to try and break something deep and over the middle. The bears safeties havent been good this year and im scared over this matchup especially with the speedy and yac-specialists desean jackson and jeremy maclin.

Forte's hands v. Eagles blitz. Does anyone think the bears O-line can block the eagles myriad of blitz looks? If cutler can't get enough time to get the ball to his WRs then matt forte's hands will be catching a lot of check down passes. Can he get the YAC the bears need like he did in the san fran game?

Prediction

I cant pick the bears, I just cant. I think it will be a close game but i think McNabb will drive down in the closing seconds and a david aker's FG will win it. Eagles 23, Bears 20.

Critical Performer

If there was ever a time for Devin to become dangerous on punt returns again this would be a the game with the bears' season on the line at home. I think he will break his streak and take one to the house against the eagles pourous coverage teams.

Final Bears Thoughts For a While....

In the Bears four wins Jay Cutler has thrown 2 interceptions.

In the Bears five losses Jay Cutler has thrown 15 interceptions.

Its a rumor but i can dream.

The offseason is where cubs and sox fans get to have dreams of their teams being good. The actually season is where those dreams fall apart or never materialize. Word came from the GM meetings here at O'Hare yesterday that the Tigers were shopping Curtis Ganderson. Yes, the former all-star, guaranteed 20 bombs and 20 bags a year, 29 yr old CF Curtis Ganderson. The tigers have got money problems as does everyone in detroit so they are looking to restock with young players. I hope Hendry was on the phone all day trying to make a deal happen. A young left handed power hitting centerfielder who can bat first or second available not named corey patterson. Go out and redeem yourself Jim and see if you can get edwin jackson too.

http://espn.go.com/chicago/columns/blog/_/post/4646320/name/levine

Bears Niners Preview

Summary

Short week = short preview. This game is must win for both teams if they even want to sniff the playoffs. Early in the season, both of these teams like like serious NFC contenders. Now, they are mediocre teams trying to keep their season alive.

Key Factors

The bears defense has been horrible and this team is not built to win solely on its offense. The team has to rediscover its defensive identity or it will only get uglier from here.

The 49ers have a very good defense and held Peyton & Co. to 18 pts last week. Alex Smith seems to have some life and is trying to get his name to stop being mentioned in the same breath as Tim Couch.

Key Matchups

Kruetz v. Patrick Willis - Arguably, Willis is the best inside LB in the game. Can Kruetz and his buddies, Garza & Beekman actually get to the 2nd level and block Willis. If not, Willis will be playing in Matt Forte's backfield and there the running game will grind to a halt. If that happens, the bears once again will have no time of possession and have to rely on Cutler's arm and we know how that storyline plays out.

Frank Gore v. the entire bears front 7. - Can tommie harris make it to play 5 this week? does it matter? can the bears actually play in their assigned gaps and in some way resemble a good defense? If they can stop gore, then i will take my chances with alex smith trying to make plays.

Prediction

The bears have to come out with emotion and with purpose otherwise their season could be over after this game. Bears 24-Niners 15

Critical Performer

Johnny Knox. The bears need a big play to get this team going. Whether it be a big return or a long pass play, Knox is the player who can break a play at anytime. Look for a deep shot to him in the 1st quarter and hope him and jay connect.

Bears - 49ers Preview: Thursday Night Special

How fun did this game look when the NFL schedule was first released? A Thursday night game in San Fransisco against Mike Singletary's team in front of the whole country (whole country that's at a bar or has NFL Network) sounded pretty good. My my how things can change in eight weeks. A couple of blowout losses and sloppy play later and this once marquee, prime-time match-up is now almost competing against the new episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for my interest.

Let it be known the Bears season is not quite over yet, although the way they look right now a 6-10 record is much easier to fathom than 10-6. They will probably need to win three in a row (SF, Philadelphia, Minnesota --- yikes!) and get their record up to 7-4 in order to have a good shot at making the playoffs. That streak has to start with beating former number one pick and fresh off the bench, Alex Smith.

Let it be known my "good quarterbacks beat the Bears" theory will be put to test this game. Alex Smith is not a good quarterback like Matt Ryan, Carson Palmer, Aaron Rodgers and Kurt Warner are. He's not exactly bad and also a bit of a wild-card. So does that mean the Bears will beat him? Who knows? The Bears have done nothing to show me they can beat a passionately coached and competitive team (albeit not a very good team --- 3-5 record, losers of four straight) on the road.

Since I couldn't figure out how to tie-in a story about my Dad choking on a Portillo's Polish (don't worry it's only week 10) and because the general themes of the Bears have become repetitive--- defense gets no pressure on the QB, defense gets beat in the passing game, offense relies on Cutler's arm too much, offense has no running identity --- I end this preview and hope once again that I am wrong:

San Francisco 23 Chicago 20

They are who we thought they were???

Right? Stupid players. A defense that is a step or two too slow. And a passing offense that can mount some semblance of a comeback.

I dont really know what to say about this team and the game they played yesterday.

I'm encouraged by their offense. We finally saw the cutler-olsen connection that everyone hoped for. The line actually did a pretty good job passing blocking considering that the cardinals knew the bears were gonna be throwing every play after they were down by 24. and when they did the run the ball, all 8 carries, the line opened up some holes. the problem was that we really didnt get to see the full offense because they were never in the game.

The defense is a cluster fuck. Where to start? Tommie Harris, you should pay to refund everyone's ticket that was at soldier field yesterday. That would be the most meaningful contribution you have made this season. I have no idea what he was thinking and i wouldnt be surprised if he is suspended for a good length of time by the league. The sad thing was that he was actually playing a little like the old tommie harris the first 4 plays. When harris doesnt play/plays 4 plays, the D has been torched for 86 pts this year. Can tommie harris be the key to the bears defense?

the secondary is medicore at best and with no pressure on warner, they got killed. is it this hard to find a safety?

Does anyone miss urlacher more than briggs? I know for years we have been hearing that briggs is made as good as urlacher if not better but he looks lost out there. Now that urlacher is out, teams are game planning to block briggs and he doesnt seem to know how to get around it. he is still making tackles but they are 5 yds down the field and not impact plays.

The bears are a 4-4 team and their offense looks better than their defense. this is not the bears team i expected in 2009 and if the defense cant with the players we have there is no quick fix because of all the big contracts with defenders. Will the bears have to change their M.O. and game plans to try and win with offense? Is it even possible?