some of these issues aren’t going away for a while

Where is the accountability? How can management, for the 3 years since the Superbowl, continue to support this coaching staff? It’s an organizational problem and it’s not going away, ever!!!

Chad’s rant is legit – and signs of deep problems with this team from top to bottom.

one thing that I have to say is I don’t think Bears fans can be too tough on ownership for one reason, most of the same people who are calling for them to eat the salaries of JA and Lovie, I’m betting, are the same ones who were screaming to extend the contracts because of the Super Bowl season when Lovie held them up. We can’t have it both ways.

I have never been a Lovie fan and would have happily let him walk when he intimated that he wouldn’t re-sign a few years ago but I remember the outcry of fans who couldn’t live without him and he and JA had to both have long term deals so they could build a team. Well the McCaskeys, who I think are clueless about running this franchise, gave the majority what they asked for and now a large part of that same majority want them to spend another possibly 20 million (11 for Lovie, who knows what for JA, all the assistants, and then the costs for the search of a whole new set of coaches) like it doesn’t matter.

Don’t get me wrong, I want them gone too and nothing would make me happier than for the McCaskeys to clean house, but if I step back and look at it objectively, I don’t think any of has the right to make that demand. To take it a step further, if/when Lovie and his crew do get launched, let’s wait until they actually accomplish something for a few years before we annoint them as the second coming.

1.) Give Cutler a break…if he came out and yelled at his WR’s after every bad play he would be demonized as the “whiny prima dona” that the “experts” have labeled him as. The fact that he shows composure after the bad plays shows me maturity and poise. The fact is the OL is horrible and Cutler is running for his life like a gazell getting chased by a pride of hungry lions on almost every play. He could throw them all under the bus, but to the best of my knowledge he has not once “complained” about the OL this season.

2.) Jay’s drinking…not an issue…Kyle “Choir Boy” Orton, could probably drink Cutler and Olson under the table…but no one is attacking Orton.

3.) Marinelli’s impact is very noticable on our DL, The problem is we don’t have elite tallent on the DL so he is making chicken salad out of chicken “stuff”. It is still too early to see what kind of impact he will have on Ganes Adams and Jaron Gilbert, but based on what Rod has done with what we have on the DL, Adams might actually be worthe the 2 rd pick we gave up for him, personally I would have loved to see and elite OL prospect, but that’s why JA runs the team not me.

4.) Talent on paper…well that is just that paper thin. Other than Cutler, Forte, and Hester, who on the offense would you not trade away for an early 2nd round pick…That’s what I thought. Defense has been destroyed by injuries and lack of leadership from Urlacher and Brown on the field. Don’t tell me this is all Lovies fault…if that is the case then Jim Caldwell must be tied for the best coach in the league for the Colts unbeaten start, or maybe it has something to do with Peyton calling the plays, audibling, and being a coach on the field, if the Manning would have had a season ending injury and Jim Sorgi was the Colts starting QB what would their offense look like with rookie WR’s like Collie and Garcon…come on they’d have a worse record than the Bears.

Bottom line…

We need to UPGRADE the OL, this will make most of the details in your rant go away…

I agree that communication, heart, & emotion couldn’t hurt, but I don’t feel that it is the cure-all.

As you stated Cutler is not above voicing his oppinion and getting in someones face(ie. Hocoulli and Ryan), but perhaps Cutler is just trying to protect his young receivers and ineffective O-line by letting the criticism and boos land on his shoulders and not theirs. Yes he is making some bad decisions, but most of those decisions are being made when he is on the fly because if the line play or lack thereof. Yet as stated above he has not once thrown any member of the Oline (cough…Omiyale) or the entire line under the bus, infact after the game last night he applogized to the defense for giving the game away.

If anyone should be jawing at a teamate, it should be someone from the defense yelling at the O-line. They have dealt with numerous injuries and depleated lineups, and were able to hold a very dangerous RB to just over 100 yards with a give-me TD on a short field. How come the O-line who has been together since mini-camp can’t provide more protection to the future of the franchise?

Right now the the achilles heel of this team is the O-line….Period!

An improved o-line it will:

1.) Give Cutler more time to make his decisions so he should be able to find the right one every once in a while. Which will also give the WR’s more time to get open.

2.) Keep the offense moving the chains thus keeping the defense off of the field longer. This will make the defense more agressive when they are on the field and not sucking down oxygen during the 3 downs they are off the field.

3.) Actually open some running lanes for Forte, so that we can have an effective running game, and not force Cutler to throw 50+times in a 10-6 game.

He had pressure due to bad blocking and did a good job to avoid a sack on that play.

It’s like wave after wave of utter disippointment. I think I seen that Bubble Screen to Hester at least 3 times. And everytime it was like 2 Yards. It’s brutal and difficult to watch. I was all exited Thursday, I wanted to believe. I was thinking we are only down by 4. We have 8 seconds left with a Time out,(which we never used), and have time to get 2 plays off. Cutler had already thrown 4 interceptions tying his career high. Another interception was quie improbable and I was on the edge of my seat. Then it happened, again! His worse pass of the Night. I was like……is he Blind? What in the Hell was that? I swore some words I was surprised came out of my mouth using the Lord’s name in vain. I then turned off the TV and didn’t talk to anybody the rest of the Night.

horrible…he is overrated and was more potent as a full time return man. But, since “chicago is where old WR go to die”, I guess they felt the need to make the transition. Now he sucks at returning kicks, and running routes…GOOD JOB bears management!

I cannot remember a time where the team (at least in theory) has so much talent, but no ability to translate it to the field.

That’s debatable.

Every thing else I agreed within your rant. Nice job venting with a little blogging and a Coors light!