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I'm not even sure we can beat Ryan Lindley and the Arizona Cardinals at this point.

Meh.. Doesn't matter. The Packers could probably go for it on 4th down at their own 1 and be okay with it. The Bears can't score.

What on Earth are the Packers doing?

This is unwatchable.

That sequence there is exactly why the Bears invest in a backup RB every year. Forte is freakin horrible between the tackles and in the redzone. Brutal.

This is the worst offense in football.

From 7-1 to 8-6. Where have we seen this before?

That horrible PI call should end the game with 7 more points.

It's mind boggling. I've learn to just accept it. They always give inside position pre-snap, which in itself makes absolutely no sense when you know the throw to the outside is the tougher throw.. Go figure.

Lovie said it was a bad throw, according to Pam Oliver.

Like the Packers plays said, "Jay will throw us the ball." Sure enough. I can't take much more of this futility from him against this team.

F.uck you Jay Cutler! F.uck you!

God our defense sucks at keeping contain on quarterbacks. Everytime Rodgers is outside the pocket, he makes a big play. Horrendous defense on that drive.

THE BEAST!!!!!!

This is hard to watch. Only a matter of time before Rodgers hits someone for a big play to open this game up.

Offense still sucks. Only the Bears can run the ball like they did on the first drive of the game and still wind up with no points. Pathetic..

I don't really have a rhyme or reason for feeling this way, but I think the Bears might actually end up winning this game. I have nothing to base this off of. It's just a feeling. Sooner or later you have to win one of these games against a team that you play twice in one year. I think it's been 6 games since the last time we beat them. Why not now?

Yikes. This team is decimated with injuries to their key players. Thank god he'll be able to play.

Sign em all! Lol.. But yeah.. Clady would be my obvious #1 choice if he ever hits the market (Which doesn't seem likely). Sounds like Jake Long really could become a free agent this year, but then the question becomes if he does, is that actually a bad thing? Why wouldn't Miami want to re-sign a perennial pro bowl player? Franchise LT's just don't come available because teams know how valuable it is to have one. I'd caution myself a little bit. He hasn't played very well this year, and it's obvious that his back isn't allowing him to play as well as he's accustomed to. If I'm the Bears, I do some heavy research and figure out if he's worth the risk. Further more, if the Bears can come out of free agency with 2 starters on the offensive line, they have come out of it looking really good. You need at the very least 1 sure fire guy, and would be lucky to get 2. Then take one at some point in the draft and suddenly the line could be looking much better.

True. Although I don't think we are a better team without Urlacher, because Nick Roach sucks as a MLB. He has definitely slowed down a great deal.

This game is going to be intense! Urlacher fired back just a little bit ago. Pretty good stuff.

He's been good and bad. More bad than good, in my opinion. He was handed a more talented offense this year than what Martz had last year, but the results have been far worse across the board. This can be attributed to a number of things. It's a collective effort, and not a zero sum situation. Some of the things I like from his offense are, as the OP mentioned, the roll outs, the ability to audible, and moving Marshall around all over the field to make it more difficult for teams to double cover. It's not all bad. However, having said that, the things that have frustrated me the most have been the lack of a screen game, not getting Forte involved as much via the pass, and having absolutely no creativity whatsoever. To steal a quote from Trent Dilfer, in regards to the Bears-- It's a very remedial offense. There's a lot of max protections, a lot of one man routes etc.. Do I think Mike Tice is the answer to our prayers to having a good offense? No I do not. I thought going into this year he'd be a better option over Martz for protection reasons and getting the ball out of Cutler's hand quicker, and to a large degree, he's done that. They just haven't produced enough points. You have to score in this league, especially now, with the rule changes and the evolution of the passing game. There are quarterbacks in the league now that are picking teams apart by running a lot of read option offense.

Pretty much nailed it. Dare I say, Martz's offense the last two years was better/more productive than this years version of offense, under Mike Tice? It definitely was, for reasons I can't put my finger on. I think some of it has to do with Earl Bennet's regression as a WR, Forte playing like he got paid, and throwing to Kellen Davis more. Jeffery's absence hasn't helped either. Cutler is throwing interceptions at a higher clip than he was last year, and overall, has been worse. He hasn't even clipped the 2,500 yard mark after 12 games. That is a rarity in today's NFL. In my opinion, it's a giant clusterfuck between a lot of people, including the OC.

I didn't say they did have anything to do with passion. I said some of the comments he makes give you more of a reason to hate him. He insults our intelligence.

I would say no to Kelly. #1 Cutler isn't RGIII like, in his ability to run a spread option at the NFL level, and #2 I worry about guys that have never coached anything at the NFL level. There is a huge risk to take on Kelly that could fall flat on its face quickly, to any team that hires him. My list of potential coaches, assuming Lovie is gone are as follows.. 1- Sean Payton Dur. Sort of a no brainer here if you can get him, which is highly unlikely. I'd be on his front lawn with a semi load, filled with bags of cash, if he were ever to entertain the idea of leaving New Orleans. I think his contract situation is more of a formality and will get taken care of in short order. Though it is fun to dream 2- Bruce Arians What he's done in Indianapolis is remarkable. Granted, the schedule hasn't been the most difficult, he's got that offense #7 overall in the NFL, with a rookie quarterback that's been very up and down all year. He hasn't even completed 56% of his passes.. That's saying something. Arians has a lot of experience being on the sidelines at the NFL level. He had a good offense in Pittsburgh before he left, I think he could turn this franchise around to a more offensive oriented team, like it should be. 3- Mike Holmgren He might even be my #2 option if he hadn't already retired once before. It's also unknown whether a guy like Holmgren would demand power over personnel decisions, which would obviously be a major no-no for Phil. Assuming that's not the case, how could you not like Mike Holmgren? Who takes Seattle to a Superbowl, honestly? The guy is a hell of a coach, and he knows how to teach offense. If you brought him in here I guarantee you the offense would run smoother. 4- Greg Roman Currently the offensive coordinator for the 49'ers. As I've mentioned in other posts, the 49'ers run some of the most creative run sets that an NFL team has seen in a while. Of course, the 49'ers offensive line doesn't come in a package deal (Wish it did) but you get the guy that knows how to design these plays. He'd be a risk, just like the others I'm about to mention, in that he's one of the hot names being tossed around, and a lot of times, you can't really trust that. 5- Rob Chudzinski Another offensive coordinator. We seem to be establishing a theme here. He really got the whole spread option, NFL stuff, going again with Cam Newton. He was more of a hot name last year, but he also was responsible for making the Browns offense relevant a couple of years ago to, when they were 8th overall. 6- Bill Obrien Anytime you have a disciple of Bill Belichick, you must proceed with caution. Everybody that becomes a Head coach, after working with Bill Belichick, has failed miserably, which is why he's at the bottom of my list. I do like how he runs an offense though. He likes to run a lot of two TE sets. We'd obviously need to find someone that can catch a pass though before we start actually using them.