Bears4Ever_34

Great drive to start the 1st half! NOT D is getting worn out because offense is so bad.

Anyone else make out what Cutler was saying as he walked into the locker room? Looked like he said, "These f---ing fans, I swear to god."

Nothing on offense is working. The offensive line can't block, the quarterback can't throw, the receivers can't catch. It might be jonathon scott time, but the question is, which side? Also, what is Kellen Winslow up to these days? I know it would not happen but how is he not instantly better than any TE on the Bears right now?

This is embarrassing.

This play calling is an exact replica of the Green Bay game. Long developing plays, Cutler doesn't get rid of the ball, sack.. Stupid gameplan. Steve Smith is amazing..

3 sacks so far. Two, Cutler's fault. He needs to get it together.

Jay Cutler sucks this season.. Thrown into triple coverage to Brandon Marshall. 8 interceptions already now..

I agree, although on Cutler's weekly radio show, he said out of those 3 plays, 2 of them Tice gave him run/pass options. I guess he thought he had better looks with the pass, based on how the defense was lining up. Still, you'd like to see a hand off or two to Michael Bush.. I mean, that is why you brought him here in the first place. He converts on those opportunities more times than not.

My thoughts on the Suh hit: I would agree that the takedown itself was not dirty. However the leg whip was unnecessary. When a guy like Suh is making these plays, forgive me if I can't look past his already extensive history of dirty/illegal cheap shots he's had over the years on quarterbacks. If that leg whip had landed properly it could have buckled Cutler's knee pretty bad and we'd be having a much different discussion... So I don't have a problem with the amount of force he used to take down the quarterback, that's perfectly within his limits, however I do believe his intentions were to hurt Cutler. - The defense is clearly playing on another level right now. By far the best defense in the NFL. Everybody else belongs in a different stratosphere. I think it's fair though to question whether or not this level of play can hold up, given the age and attrition on that side of the ball. - The offense is a work in progress, but it's progressing slower than I ever anticipated. Earl Bennett just seems off this year, I don't know what it is. He doesn't seem like himself. He's not "going to the football" on Cutler's passes. He had another one last night where he could he come back to the ball for a catch, and didn't, and it almost ended up being picked off at the goal line. The running game is a bit hot/cold to start off the year. We haven't really had that one big game yet on the ground. We started off breaking off big runs on the Lions, but squandered a little bit in the 2nd half. Tice has been so/so as a play caller. It's definitely a work in progress for him, seeing as though he's never done this before. - As for Carimi, I do fear he might suck, but as I do with all rookies, you have to give them at least a full year and a half before you can make any sort of declarative statements about the prospects of his future. Right now he is sucking. That's a fact. I don't know whether or not he will suck in the future, but at this point in time, he definitely kinda sorta sucks. He's a penalty waiting to happen and hasn't been able to hold up very well in pass protection. I know his forte is suppose to be in run blocking, which is why he's not on the left side, but he definitely needs improvement in protecting the quarterback. At best he's been inconsistent.

I have never agreed, nor will I ever agree with the way the Bears play defense to close out games. I understand the principle of not letting teams beat you deep.. But jesus christ, you were doing that in the first place in the 1st 3 quarters of the game! What's wrong with staying with what's working?! Make them get rid of the ball quickly, because you know when you back off their just going to easily get into the redzone anyways after 4 or 5 check downs. It's stupid, and makes no sense to me.

I think Gabe Carimi might suck.

Don't think 13 points is enough to win this game. We won't shut out the Lions. They've been a 2nd half team all year.

Is Tice really that stupid to not run the ball one time inside the 5 yard line? What the hell is he doing?

I'm worried about Cutler. He clearly can't throw the ball right now. There is nothing on his throws.

Oh please, not again.. Please Cutler, don't be hurt!

freakin Kellen Davis. Cut this bum already! CATCH THE BALL!

I hate Charles Woodson.

I don't know why it's so hard to just accept the fact that he was not that good. He was the 14th pick in the NFL Draft that couldn't grab hold of his position. Whether it was the short arms or the non-physical style of play, whatever it was, it didn't mesh well with Tice. I don't believe he was ever cut out to be a left tackle. He let guys get into his pads far too often and got pushed around because he was neither strong enough, nor did he have the mentality to fight back. I think he would serve better in a Zone Blocking scheme where there is not as much of a physical demand.

It really does feel like the Bears haven't played in months.. I hate watching football on Sunday and them not being on..

I know at some point, we won't have a pick 6 or a defensive touchdown in a game, but I'd hold off on that for at least a week. If last year's game was any indication, I would not be surprised to see this one play out the same way. Detroit is bad. The Bears are pretty good. It all comes down to quarterback play. Whichever guy protects the football the best, there team is likely going to be the winner. I suspect that will be Cutler. We're at home, and there's plenty of good mojo going around. I like our chances come Monday.

I could care less about record in the context of determining the better team. That stuff is for power rankings, which is useless as is. We all know the New England Patriots are a better football team than the NY Jets, yet both teams are 3-3. The Atlanta Falcons are 6-0, and every year they go into the post-season and get destroyed by a team with a worse record. I'm not sold on them until I see it in the playoffs. Yes, I think the Bears can get better offensively, but defensively, the stuff they are doing right now isn't sustainable. They're not going to score 2 defensive touchdowns every game. A lot of it involves good fortune.

The Bears probably were just going to keep him around in case of injuries, but I imagine CW asked to be traded/released so he could find another team that would give him an opportunity. I don't have a problem with letting go of bad football players.

There's a difference to me between the team that's playing the best, and the best team. Of course, the way things are right now I think the Bears are playing the best. How could you not love the way the defense has been playing? The Best team, in my opinion, is the team with the greatest potential for success if things are clicking on all cylinders, and have proven it before on big stages. Rodger's is scary good when he's on (See Houston), and Eli Manning is about as clutch as they come. I'm not ready to put Cutler on that pedestal yet until he proves that he can win these big games. When Cutler is on fire, he's still not as good as Rodger's and his offense when they're clicking. I give the Giants some respect because they are the defending champs. They had a little something for the 49'ers on Sunday, whom many analysts had as their "Best team in the NFL."

For my money, I still think the Giants, Packers, and Patriots are better than the Bears. We'll see how we fare against the elite teams coming up in a couple of weeks, but right now, the Giants are the defending champs and have the best front 4 in all of football, the Packers have shown us time and time again that they're better than we are, and the Patriots are the Patriots..

Not surprised. The writing was on the wall the day they signed Scott to take his place as backup. Now only one 1st round draft pick remains from the Angelo era, and that is Carimi.