Daventry

Good for Rivera....one of Lovie's stupidest moves was to let him go and replace him with Babich....need one say more, Rivera vs Babich?

The Bears have proven themselves, particularly over the last half of the year, to be a very good team at best and mediocre at worst. They have improved their weak points significantly, ie O line, and if the line can play well and Cutler is on we are hard to beat. We host the Packers in the championships after shutting down the Seahawks 24-10! PS-I think we took it easy and played conservatively against the pack so they would not be ready for the full package when it matters.

I would much rather play the Seahawks, I cannot see them repeating their performance yesterday and the Saints looked flat. However, I can't root for GB....

Me too...

JA's picks don't bother me nearly as much as Lovie and his obsession with the Cover 2 and bad choices for coaches, see BABICH. Overall, I would much rather see JA remain than Lovie, but I think that Lovie has benefited from the help of his coordinators this year.

I can't see how it hurts to have people make their own threads, particularly as there are some members who I am much more interested in reading than others...

Insightful and well-thought out comments, thanks!

Sorry to make you sad....let's see what happens. One win in the playoffs would exceed my expectations this year and leave me looking forward to next year. If they win more? I am more happy!

Good to know where you stand...with Terra. Speaks for itself eh?

Cutler really did not look good today to me....bad passes, too much panic under pressure, etc.... Olsen missed a pass that would have helped, and a timeout called unnecessarily did not help either. Peppers was held down, and not much pressure overall on defence although very solid overall. O Line was not that bad really, about as good as one would expect from our O Line...is that going to be good enough in the playoffs? I will be happy with one playoff win.

If we spend a first round pick on ANY DT then next year when our O Line is not a premier line-up we will all be bitching! GET A FING O linesman in the first round!

Pretty much right with you on this one, although I might be more inclined to emphasise the importance of the coordinators more, whom I bet Lovie was forced to accept. Please don't give Smith a bit contract.....at least certainly not yet.

Absolutely agree, lets not forget already how much we need help on the O Line...I hope we spend at least a 1st and another top 5 on O Line unless we get some big FA signing...DT would be nice but we are solid there, hardly so on the O Line.

All deserving, and as much as I hate to say it, Urlacher deserves special respect in his comeback from injury. Briggs could have been picked too, but oh well...l

Beyond all of my expectations for the year....thanks to Martz, Tice, Marinelli, the players...and dare I say it, Smith. If we win 2 play off games I am over the moon and waiting to see who can beat us next year with some top draft choices, getting rid of some dead wood and replacing with better FA's, and another year in the systems. GO BEARS!!!

The Bears have exceeded my expectations by far this year and I believe that is directly due to Martz, Tice, and Marinelli taking up the Lovie slack. We now have a team that, with 1-2 O linesman and another year of experience in the O system could well be Super Bowl bound. I don't think we are quite there yet but we are on the way, we have a great D and a potential HOF QB in Cutler. I am praying for this year, but also thinking of just how good we can be next year with a draft focussed on O Line and D Tackle....

Particularly since we beat the Packers and have a better record....

HAHA, is grass green? What an idiot....

Agreed, Packers look very overrated as do the Giants and a few others IMO. I think we win at least two of the next 4 games, quite possibly all 4. It is good for the Bears to be underdogs though, less pressure. Put all of that on the NE, NY, GB, etc...

The defence and offence seem to be improving, even T Harris is showing some flashes of life and Melton and Idonije continue to impress. Linebackers are great, secondary much more solid than in previous years. Forte showing some real burst, Cutler can pass if given the time and O Line is improving. I honestly believe ultimate success will hinge on the O Line doing a decent, not necessarily great, job so that Cutler has a bit of time to throw. Give him that time and we are tough to beat. I also feel the Martz/Tice/Marinelli coaching staff give us a huge boost in experience in big-time football. I feel we definitely belong in the playoffs.....if we continue to improve, dare I say the big game?

Well said, I noticed the announcers talking about Samuel when Philly looked beatable in the early stages of the game. Very impressive win for the Bears, if we can continue to progress the sky is the limit!

What a great win tonight! It is a good day to be a Bears fan...maybe we can get to the playoffs/Super Bowl.... Great win!

Bears put the whole package together with Cutler having a good day with decent protection, Martz calling a good game, and the defence showing up mean and angry. Bears win, 21-10. Best of all, shown on Sky in the UK!