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The Bears havent said anything because coming off a SB year and then starting like this has them still in a deer in the headlights verbal coma.

Congrats on the darts. Do you play steel tip or electronic?

We play on the electronic boards. I live near the birthplace of Arachnid Dart Boards, so it's ALL soft-tip darts in our area...

BTW, a lot of teams in this situation have gotten snarky with each other in the past. It's easy to point fingers when an implosion like this happens. It's much harder to take the "high road" like the Bears have done thus far.

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Every team that comes off a SB year, they fall back to Earth. Look at Seattle, Pittsburgh, St Louis? So far only Indy and NE haven't fallen like those teams..., Chicago's a solid team save for QB and they should rebound to 8 wins, maybe 9. Possible WC berth?

Yup. 9 wins should get them in the playoffs, then anything can happen... Right? Not convinced?

Last time the Bears started like this, they finished 11-5 during the regular season with [drum roll] KYLE ORTON as their starter at QB.

Unless the bears defense gets healthy in a hurry, your team will be in a world of ****. The "D" has had to cover for the offense in the past, and this year is no different. The offense is a mess. Everyone knew Rex was a liability... but does anyone really think Greise or Orton is "THE ANSWER?" Getting rid of Thomas Jones and relying on Cedric Benson was a HUGE MISTAKE!! You have no running game to speak of. The wide receivers are fast, but that doesn't really matter if they don't hang on to the football. David Hester can't be the only source of touchdowns. Green Bay, Dallas, and Detroit are all playing better football right now than the bears. But you are right, in that chicago may turn it around enough and sneak in as a wild card...since the rams, saints, giants, and eagles all have major issues of their own.

Yeah but, where's KO now?

Kev,

Patiently waiting for his turn... :)

prozacgirl,

I've said this elsewhere before. Benson is producing almost EXACTLY the same yardage as Jones was at this point last year. The only difference is the extreme lack of production from the passing game. I blame the O-Line. They are not getting it done thus far. Turn the O-Line around, turn the season around. The receivers need to hold on to the ball, too. But the Bears are not beyond repair at this point. And that was my point.

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Benson also fumbles alot...something the bears didn't have to worry about with jones.

That HAS been the one big difference between the two backs thus far... :(

For an example of a team in a similar situation that is getting snarky...I give you the 2007 San Diego Chargers!!

Pete, as always, good read. The Bears do have a solid attitude, Lovie sets the right tone for that, one of the things I love about the guy. As I mentioned in my picks...they need to get that Smashmouth style back...let's just line up and blow the other guy off the ball. Hit them before they hit you...that's what I want to see out there.

What I like about the Bears season so far is that they're 1-3 and we're 4-0.

You can feel free to harass me on Monday if the Pack loses...if the Pack wins though, I'll go lightly on my Bears harassment as they're already at a pretty low point and probably can't get any worse after losing to your #1 archrival to go 1-4 on the year.

Josh: Amen, brother! :)

PackBrew42: You are too kind. If the Bears win, I'll be too busy blogging about the Bears beating the Packers to harass you personally... For the record: You are MUCH less obnoxious than most of the Packer Backers I know! ;P

The packers are looking good so far. And, I'm happy for Brett, cause I know the wins are more important than the individual records. The pack's defense is playing great right now, and the offense is looking good in the passing game. But what about the running game? Hard to judge since they've abandoned it thus far. But, they'd better make sure they have SOMEONE able to run the ball come december....

I just wish my texans played in the nfc...it would be nice to go 8-8 and sneak into the playoffs. Oh well!!!

Packers win, i'll brag. Bears win, you brag. sound like a deal?

Sure. But I'll do it in a blog... ;)

Sneaky, I've gotten used to the Packers beating up on the Bears for pretty much the majority of the last decade so its lost some of its nostalgia =)

Plus, though I know some Bears fans personally, I'm sure many "potential Bears fans" have already gone into an early hibernation this year.

At least we can both agree that we (Pack & Bears) both absolutely hate the Vikings and still think the Lions are a joke (except maybe this year but 1 good year doesn't erase +20 years of bad Lions teams).

RE: Hibernation.

I suspect you're right. No "Hibernation" for me, though. I'll still wear the colors (in public too), but I won't be watching the games if they continue to lose. There are plenty of things I would rather do, than watch my favorite team lose.

It gets harder and harder every year I have to do it. No wonder my dad hasn't watched the Bears for YEARS. He has literally moved to WI. And when he does watch football, it's the Packers. And HE'S the one who raised me to be a Bears fan. It's a sad state of affairs when a guy like my dad has officially jumped ship.

So I'm holding out hope at least through Sunday night's game. If they lose, you'll find more bitterness here in Sneaky Pete's Completely Unprofessional Opinion. If this continues a few more years? Who knows? Maybe I'll join my dad...

I'm sure its been tough the last decade, but do remember that the Packers were horrible for pretty much, argueably, 20-25 years. They were miserable for most of my life (born in 1980) up until the start of the Favre years.