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Whatever.. I don't believe it, but even if it's true, and Mel Tucker's calls are identical to what they ran before, well, then that's just idiotic on his part. Tucker, that is.

Score not indicative of how badly they were beat. The two biggest reasons why they lost were Cutler's turnovers and the defenses inability to contain Reggie Bush. Reminded me of when Javid Best did the same thing a few years ago. You have to make the Lions one dimensional, and they didn't. Thankfully this only counts as one loss, but with New Orleans coming up next week, things could start to get testy for this team as they move forward.

Jay Clutchler, too little too late?

I was just starting to turn the corner on Cutler before this game. It's always been a consistency thing with him, and I don't see that ever changing. It is hard to trust a quarterback who turns the ball over as much as he does.

If they don't score here, I'd consider throwing the white flag. Get everybody out of this disaster, healthy.

Just stand there, Jay. God damn..

It's just one of those typical Cutler games I guess.. He overthrew that by a mile.

2 consecutive stops on defense, finally. The "O" can score 7 here anytime now

Again.. They needed a touchdown on that drive. Settling for FG's is not going to get it done. That's poor execution in the redzone.

The breaks have not gone our way today, and we are paying for it. The offense looks like the same offense as last year, except we aren't giving up as many sacks or killing ourselves with pre-snap penalties. I don't care that we've scored 3 times on defense this year, they are noticeably a worse defense all together. I don't know if it is a good thing there is another half to play, but there is still time to get back into this game if we can strike early.

This game has validated each and every one of my concerns about the Bears so far. Detroit looking like a superior team right now.

Not looking good.

Running Forte up the middle isn't working. Stop doing it.

Loved that drive by the offense. Brilliant.

Good job by the defense forcing a FG after the turnover. Offense needs to regroup and start moving the ball again like on the first drive. The Lions are going to score, but the defense needs to limit the TD's and turn them into FG's.

Both Joe Anderson and Marquess Wilson are inactive... Ugh.. I don't get why only 3 WR's.

I'm expecting a shoot out. Right now, I don't know yet if the Bears can win a game like that without the help from the defense. I think it will come down to whoever wins the turnover battle.

I don't think it's something to be too worried about yet unless it keeps up over the course of the next few weeks, but it's worth pointing out. Personally, I'd still like to see what Joe Anderson and Marquess Wilson (If he ever is activated) have to offer in the passing game. The more weapons out there for Cutler to throw to, the better.

I still think the ball needs to be spread around to more receivers. Only targeting 5 players on offense isn't enough. Other guys need to get into the fold. For comparison purposes, the Packers and Lions have targeted 11 different receivers already, the Broncos have targeted 10, and the Saints 9. So while the Bears have done better not focusing on Marshall all the time like last year, they still need more guys getting involved.

I hope Long puts him on his ass. And I think he will. You don't want to mess with Kyle Long.

Another option could be to move Peppers inside more often, allowing McClellin or whomever to get more snaps at DE, though I don't know if that's necessarily a good thing. We'd get worse defending the run. Could help Peppers out, maybe.

Exactly..

I suspect they'll activate Minter now and start Nate Collins in place of Melton. Collins has shown flashes of being an above average pass rusher. Let's see what he can do now as a starter (presumably).

Has an OL ever been offensive rookie of the year?

As with Games 1 and 2, this game had its good and bad moments. The Good: - No turnovers on offense - Cutler continues to shine late in games when the team needs it - The defense continues to score off turnovers - No pre-snap or holding penalties (that I can remember) on offense. The Bad: - The offense continues to lack explosiveness - The defense is giving up way too many explosive plays. - The front 4 is still generating zero pass rush My overall observations: The Bears go to 3-0, but it still feels.. odd, to me. The offense has been "aight" through 3 games, and the defense has been giving up huge chunks of yardage. When they aren't creating turnovers, are they just going to continue to be a sieve? Will the offense be able to generate enough points to overcome that? The answer should be a yes if you are buying in to Trestman. That is what he was hired for: to put points on the board. While the offense has been hot and cold to start the season, Jay Cutler has been mostly good. I am beginning to feel more and more confident in these close games with him at quarterback. Again, tonight, it looked like he just flipped a switch in the 4th quarter and took over. The last touchdown drive was about 90% all on his play making abilities. Credit also goes to Earl Bennett for making a sick catch in the endzone. The Bears still need a burner, though. My concern is that teams will begin to take away all these short routes and force Marshall, Jeffery and company to beat them over the top. It's too difficult to consistently score when you have to grind out most of your drives. We saw a little bit of that going on tonight. What I take away from this game is that Mel Tucker is going to blitz until the front 4 proves they can get to the quarterback, and also that the offense, in the long run, may just be missing one home-run hitter that will take them from being an average-above average offense to a great one.