Bears Packers Pre-Pre Game
If you follow my blog you’ll remember that I, like most Bears fans started this season very optimistic. Let’s just say things have not come together as Bear fans had hoped. Week after miserable week I have watched the Bear’s offensive line go all Swiss cheese and allow linemen access to Cutler.
I gotta give it to #6 for brushing off some good hits without getting hurt. I don’t know if the problem is Cutler being hurried, lack of chemistry with the receivers or what but after throwing 17 picks last year in Denver, he already has 20 interceptions in the orange and blue. If the Bears are going to take the field to win this Sunday, Cutler will have to stop the INT gravy train. Nick Collins already has one interception against us this year and five total. We don’t want to open up the turnover spicket and risk a pick six.
Injuries have plagued the team on both sides of the ball, loosing Brian Urlacher, early. This week’s injury report lists Devin Hester, Hunter Hillenmeyer, Israel Idonije, Orlando Pace, Lance Briggs, and Tommie Harris. The Bears are notorious for giving misleading or no injury information at all so I hope that most of the crew will be game ready.
The weather may or may not play a factor Sunday. The sub-zero wind chill outside will give way to snow and mid 30s by game time at Soldier Field. Maybe the Bears running game will thaw out by them also. So far the Bears only have 1,050 yards of offense on the ground but ask anyone in the organization and they will tell you we are still a running team. To give you an idea of how silly things have gotten, Hester has carried the ball six times for -1 yards total.
I hate to focus on the negative when there are positives to mention. Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox have been pleasant surprises. Both in the offense and on returns they have made a measurable impact on the team. In he last Bears Packers match Adewale Ogunleye clearly had a step on their third string lineman Barbere. Im’s ure there are exploits to be worked this Sunday. I’d be happy if the team could just remember how to wrap up an opponent (i.e. follow through and lock up tackles). Somebody send this post to my man Lovie and things will be looking up after Sunday’s game.
BEAT GREEN BAY!