Thanks for putting everything into perspective. You are absolutely right; this season isn’t over yet. The one thing I’m still worried about is our consistency closing out games, but hopefully we can turn that around too.

I’d rather have these tough losses now early in the season than towards the end during the postseason. All of these losses can easily be made into learning experiences and this adversity will only make us stronger when it really matters. So keep the faith and don’t give up.

First of all, thanks for promoting this up to the main page. There has been a lot of negative thoughts flowing around (and maybe rightfully so) but I have a lot of faith in this team. The Bears are a team that can go out there and WIN on ANY GIVEN SUNDAY. If there is a year for the Bears to fight battle through the NFC and score a trip to the Super Bowl, this is it. Just take a look around the league and see how wide open things are. The best record in the NFC right now is 5-1, meaning the Bears are two games back from having the best record in the conference. Folks, the season is far from over — it’s way too early to write the Bears off because they have BARELY lost three games yet still stand on top of their division.

We have the talent on BOTH sides of the ball now. You don’t know how refreshing it is to NOT cringe every time a Bears QB drops back for a pass, or how refreshing it is that on any given play Hester can break a 10-yard slant for a 60 yard TD, or watching Forte pick up crucial first downs. The defense will come around — they know that they have been slacking — but with our corners healed up, we will be back and we have shown to be contendors in EVERY single game we’ve played so far. If we were losing 35-14 to the Browns (cough – Giants) then maybe I would show a little more concern. But until then, lets keep a positive outlook and take it to the Vikings this weekend, a team that barely squeaked by Detroit even with the free gift safety ala Dan Orlovsky (still hilarious, by the way).

BEAR DOWN CHICAGO BEARS!

that if you want to look on the bright side, it finally seems that we have a stable productive quarterback. It might be too early to tell, but I like what I see so far.

It sounds like hester got injured or something.

WCG — of course I know it’s the job to talk about both the good AND the bad, no argument there. And yes, there has been plenty bad to talk about so far this season — I was just trying to sprinkle a bit of optimism on all the pessimism around the parts. Yes, there is a lot of room for improvement with this team, but it’s not like we are on the outside looking in — the Bears are still “Masters of their Doman” and can and SHOULD come out on top of the division.

We will have to see how the team bounces back from a demoralizing loss like last week — being on top of the world with that amazing TD pass from Orton, then being at the rock bottom 11 seconds later. But I have faith they will bounce back with a strong showing at home against the Vikes, head into the bye, regroup, and finish the second half of the season (with 4 of those games being against divisional opponents — TWO against those Packers we know and love). There is a lot of season left to be played, and I’m looking forward to seeing this team come together and be “Who We Thought They Were”.

I was telling my good friend that crazy as it sounds, the Bears are in a good position to take a hold of the division. I think the D-line will come out blazing against the Viqueens and cause Ferotte to make some bad decisions.

Early prediction: Bears 27-17

I still disagree with a lot of you on here about “the Bears not having any business winning the game.” They had more first downs and played well when it mattered. If not for another fluke play and a bad squib kick the Bears win.

and no, this is not a rebuilding year (if it is, we are FUCKED in the long term).

this team is old. really old. lach, mike brown, ogun, booker, alex brown, mckie, clark, the o-line…it is built to win NOW and when we’ve had a chance to be 6-0 and are 3-3, hell yeah people are gonna be upset. especially with the way we keep losing.

In alot of ways its true. The only complete game Orton has played where for all 4 quarters he was lighting it up was against Detroit. The rest of the games he only was lit up in the first or second half. So mostly we’ve seen a .500 performance from Orton, even though his improvement and his leadership of the offense in the no huddle and on the line of scrimmage has been one of the highlights of this season so far. His deep ball still needs some work. The running game has seen a drop in production, but the receiving game of rookie standout Forte is still a threat and his third down conversions on rushing is still a threat, so that puts him at a .500 level too, though no doubt he is having a rookie standout season, but we have yet to see another break out game like his 50 yd. TD dash in Indy. Note he has about 5 touchdowns in 6 games, thats a faster start to scoring than any Bears running back I can remember. Defense has been very good for three quarters, making some mistakes along the way, but continues to hold the line near the endzone. When the fourth quarter rolls around the defense rolls over. The 3-3 record speaks for itself. 3 blown opportunities by the defense to hold the fourth quarter Bears lead. I don’t know if these pro bowl salary players are getting old or are banged up, or are getting tired, not sure. But if this continues this defense won’t be able to hold a division lead in the last quarter of the season against teams fighting for their survival. Something needs to be done with the defense. Maybe their confidence level builds so much in the first three quarters that the fourth quarter they are too comfortable. Thoughts? We know they have the talent, its not a talent issue. Speaking of talent, talk about that sleeper offense! Orton, Forte, Hester, Olson, Clark, Lloyd, now Booker…all making statements this season.

Before the season started, I picked how the Bears would fare for all of their games. So far I have been wrong on 5 of the 6 picks. But I picked the Bears to lose the game on Sunday, so we are pretty much assured of a win.

You may thank me in virtual drinks or Amazon.com gift cards. A new Bears sweatshirt would be a nice surprise as well. ;-)

Dave