Some musings...

Berrian was awful last night.  He put up decent numbers, but he had at least three ridiculous drops - all three which would have been first downs, and one may have been a touchdown, but at minimum would have put the Bears inside the 5 yard-line. If Berrian catches the ball that his chest, that game may look very different.

The Bears did somewhat abandon the run in the second half, which surely didn't help Rex.  And the offensive line played worse in the second half, not giving Rex protection.

For the most part I am not worried about the Bear's defense, assuming that none of the injuries are serious.  Not sure that is a safe assumption, but oh well.  I AM worried about how many missed tackles the Bears had last night.  It started to be a pattern last season, and it didn't look good yesterday.

By the way... for being one of the best defensive players in football, Urlacher sure misses a lot of tackles.  

I did think that the play-calling was somewhat better last night.  Rex threw the ball down field a bit more than he did in the previous two games.

Rex.  He looked pretty solid in the first half - making some good throws and not making any bad decisions.  He did have the one pick, but it was just a poor throw/bad timing, which I can live with in comparison to bad mechanics or bad decisions.  Of course... he fell apart in the 2nd half.  I really don't know what to say about Rex.  I have been one of his biggest fans/supporters for the last year, but it is getting tough.  With that said, anyone else get really tired of Madden's Rex bashing and Romo-loving?  Rex would get sacked on a play that even Romo or Vince Young wouldn't have been able to avoid, and Madden blames it on Rex.  

Offense?  What offense?  I really do not understand how the Bear's offense is this bad.  There are some obvious things - an older offensive line is one of they key things.  But this offense is essentially the same as last year, with added weapons.  And it continues to struggle.  And it is not all Rex's fault.

Bradley?  Anyone know what happened to Mark Bradley's role in the Bear's offense?  

The deep ball?  I still have yet to see a Berrian/Bradley streak.  It is possible that the plays are being called, but they just are not open.  But that is one thing the Bear's are really missing.  

Tony Romo impressed me. Terrell Owens impressed me. The rest of the team didn't really impress me. But Romo's ability to move within the pocket is quite impressive, and he probably was the singular reason that the Cowboys were in a position to win that game. The Bears d-line had pressure on him all night, and he was able to make plays. So where does this team go from here?  They have a really tough game coming up in Detroit against a high-octane offense and an awful defense.  It could be the perfect game to get Rex on track.  But a lot will depend on the status of all the injuries and if the offensive line remembers how to block.  

I really do think that this team will be fine, though it is getting harder to support the Grossman/Turner regime.