Bears: Again

Well I really want to talk about the Dexter finale (which was much more interesting than the Bears game), but I'll stick to the Monday Morning (or in this case afternoon) Quarterbacking. Well I could probably rip the script from a few of my other posts: Bears down early, make a comeback, lose the lead, failed two minute drill, game. I don't want to sound like a broken record, but once again the Bears were a two minute drill away from at least a tie. I'll also clarify that this doesn't make the Bears a good team, but points to the fact that the parity exists and no team is unbeatable any game. This game was a little different, at least it had a little different feel. Maybe that's just want happens when the Bears and Packers meet for their biannual meeting that only means something to one of the teams.

• Running. I actually thought Forte and the run game looked decent this game Forte only got 51 yards, but averaged 4.3 a carry. It's been slightly under the radar, but the run game has gotten better even if underused.
• Penalties. Killer. Too many line penalties. 13 for 109 yards. Yikes.
• Challenge. One of the worst coaching decisions I've seen. Using two timeouts (one timeout and 1 challenge) and not effectively using either. If you were going to challenge, should've just thrown the flag to begin with and if you had a timeout to watch it you should have gotten it right. Although I thought the challenge could have gone either way.
• Defense. The Defense played well after a few lapses early on. There some definite bend not break moments, but for the most part the D played well.
• The Cutler Connection. Killer again. Turnovers and penalties killed the Bears. Those under throws were deadly. This is actually the 1st game where I clearly saw what practically everyone else has been saying about the weak receiving corp. If Cutler had more trust and more experienced receivers would he have 20+ interceptions, probably not. I still think its not a offseason priority. I think you allow the receivers to grow into that role.