Daventry

My money is on he just doesn't care...

Lovie does strike me as the ultimate politician, AKA liar. His act does get very old, constantly making generic and vanilla comments that say nothing and are at times blatantly dishonest, presumably to further some agenda. I understand that he has to be professional, but geez can't he tell a bit of the truth? And show a flicker of emotion from time to time?

Indeed, despite not being able to watch all of the games, the O Line seemed to be a problem. I guess all of those off-season acquisitions that were going to make things better have been a disappointment at the least. I wonder about the Lovie coaching issue...can he do it? I am not sure he is the answer, he is not terrible, but can he deliver consistently good teams? So, I guess this year is unlikely to yield playoffs..... Why are the players lacking fire?

So, what is wrong with our Bears? Is this game a one-off F£££ up, or an indication of deeper problems? Will Lovie and company ever be able to deliver another Super Bowl? Is there any reason to keep watching this year....lol.?

Not bad for a team with such little talent.....

I would love to go team by team....but I just don't have the energy, lol. Guess we will have to disagree.....

The poster here that reported on the Bears demeanor on the sideline was very upsetting...I wonder if this team cares about winning?

IMO, Brown and Wale are players that just need a bit more to move up to All-Pro level play, definitely above average. Harris is not the same this year so far but could rebound, and Anderson has big-time potential even now. Adams is a solid run-stuffer, which is always needed, adn Harrison has shown promise. All things considered, a D Line most teams would be happy to have. What are we missing at LB that we had when URL was in the last 2 years? I see the same basic results this year than the last two. IMO Tillman is definitely in the upper echelon of DB's, Bowman is a solid up and comer, and the safeties are young with promise. Not great but at least average. I wonder how you would grade out other teams defensive personnel? Do you really think there are many teams with that much more talent than the Bears? However, you are right....I do drink a bit of the kool aid with some extra spiking, lol. I enjoy the Isle of Jura whiskey a bit, as well as some of the more average whiskeys like Bells. The UK has plenty of good whiskeys...

I, too, disagree. Since when is a 15th ranked defense not a problem? No, it may not be our only problem, but the real question is, does this scheme the make the players the best that they can be? Our DLine is not the best, but with names like Brown, Ogunleye, and even Anderson to some degree we have good DE's, and although Harris is hardly dominant he is still decent and along with Adams and Harris ok. The linebackers are solid if not great, and losing Url has hardly hurt as he has basically sucked for the last year or two at least. Secondary is fairly decent in my mind, not great, but not terrible. I think we have the personnel to be a top 5 defense, but not with this scheme...

I agree wholeheartedly in relation to the Cover 2 style defense we have. Whether we win none or all of the rest of the games this season, I am certain that the team would be better with a different system and that the system itself is flawed, not to mention boring. I am not sure what to think of Lovie overall, but I am sure what I think of the Cover 2....stinko.

We have a solid group of WR's? Hmmm, I don't think I would give much for Iglasias or Davis...

I remembered Walter Payton as the toughest kind of running back, who never went out of bounds and gave defenders mucho pain, ie straight arm style, before going down. He never complained, always provided a professional image, and never behaved in a vulgar or inappropriate way. He always appeared to give his best. One of a kind, a very special man and football player.

Amen!

As far as MM goes, I think he was one of the biggest flops, if not the biggest, of the last few years. He was brought in, and paid, to be a top-tier receiver and he never came close. He seemed to get slower and have more drops as time went on, and also seemed increasingly happy to blame everyone else for his crap performance. Total waste of money. I thought Daniels was a decent DE, in fact much like Alex Brown and, even more, Wale. Never quite a top tier guy, but solid. The defense when Daniels was around was fun to watch, I preferred that system to the one we have now. I wish we could scrap the cover 2, or whatever they are calling it now, and go back to a more aggressive style...

Benson was no doubt a bit of a turd, but then we have some players on the current Bears team who are regarded quite highly by most Bears fans who are equal turds.... IMO Benson came in, as some have pointed out, in an arrogant manner and drew the ire of some of the veteran players. TJ was loved by all, and many on the team likely did not agree with the pick of CB automatically, which I did not as well as why pick a RB with the 4th pick in the 1st round if you are not planning to let go of your starting RB? This resulted in him not being respected and getting verbal abuse as well as possibly Olinemen letting players go so that they could have a pop, as well as Defensive players having a pop in practice resulting in injuries. Benson then went out and acted like an idiot in the off season to the point where the Bears were almost forced to let him go. He could have been at least an above average back, but the odds were against him in Chicago, and he was an idiot to boot IMO. Benson might grow up and prove to be a decent RB...in the end he dug his own grave in Chicago and deserves what he got. The NFL is not kindergarten...