Is that who we thought they were? and we let them off the hook?

The quote obviously refers to Dennis Green's famous rant after the Devin Hester induced miracle win in Arizona a few seasons ago. Is this who the Bears are, a team that can stay with the good teams, but cannot shake off mediocrity? and didn't we just let Atlanta off the hook? We can compete against the good teams, GB, Pit, Atl, but can we win consistently? Last night, was the first game all three phases shot themselves in the foot at some point. And even with all those mistakes we still had an opportunity to tie at the end. Are we a team that is mediocre and cannot take advantage of opportunities or are we a team that will punish teams like Atlanta that give us chances.

The whole night was summed up by Zach Bowman's interception. Yes, he intercepted it! Can we take advantage? No don't fumble! Did we recover? We lost 15 yards but at least we still have the ball. Wait, wouldn't that have been the same as a punt? Overall a frustrating game to watch.

• On Cutler. Cutler started out shaky with 2 interceptions, but finished strong with a line of 27 of 43 for 300 yards, 2 TDs and 2 Ints. We was more than willing to take a shot both with the ball and after he released the ball. He even tucked and ran for 30 yds, evading one defender in the process. I think he should probably do that more often.
• On receivers. Again, I think we have to say the best offensive phase of the game was the receivers. How many amazing catches did Clark, Devin, and Olsen make? I saw a few dropped passes, but nothing like what Michael Jenkins did and we've seen that before.
• On pressure. Way too much pressure on Cutler with a 4 man rush. I guess thats what happens when your QB is your top rusher with 34 yards.
• On the goalline. Why couldn't we just sneak it in on the 1? Why did we do play action followed by two fumbles to Forte. Instead of jumping around, pitching or using play action just trust Olin Kreutz and push ahead.
• On edge. Maybe this is just my feelings during the game, but I felt like I wasn't hoping for a fantastic play from the Bears, I was hoping they just wouldn't screw up. How many times did we let the ball slip through our hands? I just felt that after a while they were just hoping to make the catch and not fumble.
• On paper. the Bears won the game Total Yards 373 to 253. Rushing Yards 83 to 68. Passing Yards 290 to 185. Time of possession 33:54 to 26:06. First downs 21 to 16.

Random thoughts arounds the league.

• Vikings. Please someone beat the Vikings. 6-0? Just make the field goal.
• Patriots. Running up the score?
• Buf v. NYJ What an ugly, exciting game.
• Oak v. Phi What happened? The upset no one saw or cares about.
• KC v. Was, Stl v. Jac Are these games necessary?