Tuesday Morning Quarterbacking

Bears v. Packers game notes:

• Green Bay should be a contending team this year.
• With the Steelers next week the Bears can easily start out 0-2, but the season will be far from over.
  
• Tales of the second coming of Rex Grossman are greatly exaggerated. The Bears offensive while non-existent in the first half began to click in the second half. Remember the offense looked very shaky against the Bills in the preseason opener, but looked impressive versus the Giants in the next week. Although it was Rexy when you throw an interception to end the game.
  
• The Bears Defense with the exception of the Jennings TD looked very impressive versus one of the better offenses in the NFC. The big losses in this game were the injuries.
• Linebacker is where the Bears have the greatest depth. While nobody can replace an Urlacher, Hillenmeyer, Roach, and Williams are quality replacements.
  
• Pat Mannelly makes mistakes once every decade.
• 4 Sacks and one safety is not bad day for a D.
  
• Brad Maynard averaged nearly 50 yards in 4 punts.
• Devin Hester (4 catches for 90 yards and a TD) and Earl Bennett (7 catches fo 66 yards) both established themselves as respectible receivers.
• It did hurt to lose one that was that close, to a division rival, to the Packers, when we didn't play our best