Week 14:Chicago Bears (8-4) @ Minnesota Vikings (6-6)

[snepp]

Beating the Bears is almost as enjoyable as beating the Packers.

[legendkiller5]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jistic

Nobody gets more mileage out of the injury excuse than the Bears. Every damn year. This team is out of shape and under prepared. The Niner game showed me all I needed to know weeks ago. The good news is I've done well betting against them the last two weeks. Flush the toilet. If by some miracle they back in the playoffs they will be bounced quickly. Thank God Lovie is in his last year of his deal.

You mention Lovie...you think he's done in Chicago no matter what ? Or under what circumstances ?

[roadman]

Listen to Doug and Dan on The Score after the game, just for grins.

They were screaming for a TE to pass over the middle to.

Also, they are tired of hearing Lovie say, we weren't prepared. And the team has no heart.

[ImTellinTim]

Quote: Originally Posted by snepp

Beating the Bears is almost as enjoyable as beating the Packers.

The feeling is mutual.

[JODYE]

A lot of changes need to be made in Chicago this offseason. The defense needs to get younger and faster and the O-Line needs addressed desperately. Also need to find a good slot receiver to compliment Marshall and Jeffrey on the perimeter.

But it starts with the coaching. Both Lovie and Tice have to go. Lovie couldn't coach himself out of a wet paper bag and Tice has been the most inconsistent player caller I think I've ever seen. It's like he has memory loss at certain points in games or forgets that the run exists. No reason that an offense with Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, and Matt Forte should be ranked 27th in the league.

These collapses have happened waaaay too often. Under Lovie Smith, in the last 4 games of the season, the Bears are 15-17 with only 3 of those wins coming against opponents with winning records. Only time they actually had a winning record in the last 4 games, was in 08 when they pissed away a 10 point lead to the Texans to miss the playoffs.

A team is supposed to be motivated and playing it's best football right now, not lacking identity and looking lost.

Honestly, wouldn't even bother throwing Cutler out there the rest of the season. Guy is getting killed on what seems like every play.

[kingkilla56]

I take it the turnover well is drying up in Chicago?

[Keirik]

Ugh, yesterday hurt. Two straight years of this team going stale at the worst possible time.