Bears4Ever_34

I'm not seeing the progress. The sacks against GB were nice, but most of that came after Rodgers went out of the game. They can't stop the run for shit, nor can they finish tackles. The safeties still take bad angles, and the LB'ers look clueless half the time they are out there. Maybe McClellin and Ratliff (when healthy) can start generating a more consistent pass rush when they come back. This run defense must improve though. If you can't stop the run, you don't have much of a chance in this league.

I'll miss Peanut, but he can't run anymore, and father time has caught up to him. He likely played his last game as a Bear. As for Cutler, this is why he shouldn't have played yesterday. He was not at 100% and all he did was make matters worse coming back early and messing up his ankle. I trust Josh McCown to step up again. We are nearing the easy part of our schedule.

The Division seems like a lost cause at this point, but the last wildcard spot is still up for grabs. Detroit's schedule is incredibly easy down the stretch, so unless they have some sort of major meltdown, It's going to be hard for the Bears to take the division. Obviously the Lions hold the tie breaker.

Most frustrating loss of the season. No reason to have lost that game had McCown been in earlier.

Worse coached game I've seen in a long time.

Lmao, he goes to Josh McCown NOW?!

Ballgame.

He was wide open and he over threw the ball. That should be automatic.

Instead a 3 and out because of 2 horrendous throws by Cutler.. freak you Marc Trestman.

They finally caught a break! Missed FG. Now they better convert this into more points.

Yep. Neither team is playing like they deserve a win right now, but the Bears have been worse. Multiple opportunities to take control of the game, and just not executing.

Not a catch. Bears shoot themselves in the foot again with a holding penalty on Forte's TD run. Should be 17-14 Bears.

I just don't get it. Trestman is a freakin idiot who has allowed this to happen. Cutler is very clearly not 100%, clearly not throwing the ball well at all, and yet he insists on keeping him in the game. THe play calling is now restricted, the Lions are sending interior blitzes knowing Cutler's mobility has been compromised, which just makes for a worse offense. 10 points through 3 quarters. Unacceptable and inexcusable. There really is no legitimate reason for him to be in the game right now, win or loss. You are trying to win a championship. Need to look at the bigger picture. You want Cutler healthy for a playoff run.

Marc Trestman deserves to be ripped to shreds if the Bears lose this game and Cutler continues to take this punishment while he's clearly injured.

Jeffery has GOT to catch that ball. So many freaking missed opportunities today.

McCown gives the team the best chance to win right now. Cutler isn't moving well, and had nothing on that last throw.

My god that was so easy for Detroit.

The offense has been moving the ball through the air fine, but they have to finish drives with points. The run game needs to get going as well. Stop running up the middle, let Forte run outside the tackles. It works better.

When you have two big targets like Alshon and Brandon, why not go back shoulder? That should be automatic. Instead Cutler makes a low throw through traffic that gets picked off..

Both teams want 7 instead of 3. Hard to turn down taking the lead.

Major wrong. Should have been a gift wrapped takeaway.

About to be 7-7. Stafford has 3 years to throw the ball.

I don't want him to play. Nhdamakung Suh is going to make every attempt to rip his leg off. Huge risk IMO to play him this week, of all weeks, against this team. If he re-aggravates it again, he's probably done.

Love that we are one of the least penalized teams in the league on offense. How many pre-snap penalties have we had this year? I don't remember many, and I can't remember the last time one was called. Speaks to the discipline Trestman is teaching these guys. I also like how the play calling has evolved over the course of the season. We are now seeing more read option/packaged plays and pistol formations to mix it up a bit. I love that. I love the ghost action too with Jeffery. He's running that same play out of different formations and nobody seems to know how to stop it. Defensively, we are getting worse. The safeties are terrible, the LB'ers can't stay in their gaps, the D-Line isn't getting the consistent pressure that we need in order to shore up those other deficiencies. The special teams have also been equally as brutal as the defense. Amazing how much of a flip it's been since last year when you had to rely on defense/special teams to win you games on most days.. Not so anymore.

Offense: Total Yards: 10th PPG: 2nd Yards/Play: 5th 1st downs/Game: 12th 3rd down %: 21st Penalties: 3rd least penalized Sacks: 3rd (only 12 allowed) QB Hits: 10th (allowed 38 hits) ------------ Defense: Total Yards: 26th PPG: 29th Yards/Play: 31st 1st downs/game: 19th 3rd down%: 26th Sacks: 28th Takeaways: 4th Defensive TD's: 5th All I have to say is: Can you imagine this team if LAST YEAR's defense was playing for them with the offense they have now? A year too late it seems, which goes back to the day Phil Emery was hired. He came in under the condition that he had to keep Lovie for a year. I said it was stupid when it happened, and I stand by that. If you are hiring a GM, don't hamstring/delay him from making the moves he feels is necessary to make your team better. All that did was set us back a year from ultimately hiring a better, more knowledgeable coach to bring us in to the modern era of offensive football.