It was a lazy (and very early) morning after reviewing the recording of the Bears game.   That is, until Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune popped this eye opener into his article this morning (the emphasis is mine): "If [Josh] McCown can be plugged into [Bears head coach Marc] Trestman's system and perform like this, who's to say the Bears won't opt to bring him back and draft a player for the quarterback w ...

Defense No surprise.  The Cowboys came out running and the Bears stacked the box with 8 and 9 guys.  The Cowboys ran over them. The Bears continue to have problems at linebacker.  I know these guys are young but it might be time to take a look at the coaching staff here.  To have to watch these guys over run the play time after time is pretty frustrating. The Cowboys failed to execute in some important situ ...

Matt Weber and Colin Levesque talk the Bears' meltdown in Minnesota, the playoff picture, and even some BCS thoughts on this week's episode. Follow Matt Weber @HighMotorGuy23 — Colin Levesque @C_Leve33 Subscribe to the High Motor Guy Podcast on iTunes ...

Dear Chicago Bears     It is 3 am when I am writing this letter to you. Why you ask am I writing a letter at 3 am, because I cannot sleep. I cannot sleep because again I have watched you let the playoff slip away. I cannot sleep because as a Bears fan I am struggling to wrap my head around how again we find ourselves in what is becoming an uncomfortably common occurrence.     In the 7 seasons since the 2006 ...

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune discusses the decision of Bears head coach Marc Trestman to kick a long field goal on second down rather tHan risking an offensive mistake to run plays to get closer: "Here’s the biggest problem: Trestman’s explanation expressed zero faith in his offense. If he doesn’t believe in his offense, you sure can’t. I am sure he will have well-thought-out talking points when he mee ...

Defense The Bears came out with 8 in the box on first down and stuck with their base package for much of the game. Its seemed evident that they were determined to stop the run. Problems with gap discipline once again popped up and resulted in some big Viking runs. Its very disappointing that this hasn't been cleaned up. I'm going to lay most of the blame on the linebackers and safety Craig Steltz. T ...

Dan Wiederer at the Chicago Tribune summarizes the Vikings revolving door at quarterback:   "[Christian] Ponder entered his third season as the undisputed starter, then struggled during an 0-3 start with more turnovers (seven) than TD passes (two) and a completion percentage of .590. Two days after a 31-27 home loss to the Browns in Week 3, the Vikings announced Ponder had a fractured rib and inserted ...

  As the Bears continue to be afflicted with injuries -especially on defense- the defensive tackle position has been the most vulnerable. That could change tomorrow afternoon when the Bears take on the Vikings (in their last trip ever to the HHH Metrodome) as both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times are both reporting that both Stephen Paea and recently acquired Jeremiah Ratliff could suit up and ...

Let me start by saying that I feel the defensive struggles have more to do with personnel and injuries than it does with Mel Tucker and it would not shock me if Trestman kept Tucker and did not scape goat him.   When Mel Tucker was hired he said that he would keep the defense the same as in the Lovie Smith era, to cater to the existing defensive players.   This was an epic failure as the players got old, in ...

Rick Morrissey at the Chicago Sun-Times tells us that we shouldn't be surprised that the run defense stinks: "The term of the moment in the NFL is ‘‘run fits.’’ It refers to defensive players being in proper position to make tackles on running backs in the gaps between offensive linemen. The Bears aren’t good at it, and no amount of teaching is going to make up for the fact they don’t have the athletes ...