1. No takesie backsie
To whom it may concern at the NFL, on behalf of the Bears, I declare: Do over!
2. Then you’d better run!
If it wasn’t for the Bears coughing up the ball at the worst possible moments, the defense had all but shut down the Chargers. Go up to Lovie Smith and ask if that makes him feel better.
3. Dear Tommie Harris,
Not saying you were jumping early, but I bet you’re never late for a team meeting.
4. Nothing to sniff at
I know it’s the first game. I know it’s the road. And I know the Chargers’ D is tough. But my nose has run faster and farther than these Bears running backs did Sunday.
5. Where’s T.J.’s number?
Cedric Benson had two cracks at picking up short yardage for a critical first down in the fourth quarter and got bricked both chances. Tell me again how he’s a better pile mover than Thomas Jones.
6. Dummmb, dumb-dumb-dumb
Nathan Vasher, roughing the passer. Brandon McGowan, turnover on a deflected punt. Was I watching football on Fox or “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?”
7. Heart attack risk
The Packers, Lions and Vikings are all ahead of the Bears. Don’t anyone tell Bag Boy!
8. On the bright side …
The Bears looked so awful no one noticed how the Cubs are letting the playoffs slip through their fingers.
9. Randy Moss
Nice game Sunday. But you do realize your team plays at Gillette Stadium?
FIVE REMEDIES …
… for the Bears
– The OTHER Adrian Peterson
– TV block for LT ads
– Any kind of block for running game
– Um, where’s Devin Hester?
– An even uglier team: K.C.
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