Week 13: Round Up

After being able to digest the Bears heartbreaking 10-3 lose yesterday to the Chiefs their are a few things I think that need to be discussed. Losing Matt Forte has to be more devastating than losing Jay Cutler. Jay Cutler was obviously having his best year as a Bear and it finally looked like he was getting comfortable in Mike Martz's offense. However, Matt Forte accounted for nearly 39% of the Bears offensive plays! Losing him not only hurts the running game, but I think it hurts the passing game even more. Matt Forte was Caleb Hanie only really security blanket, because if he didn't see anything down field, he could always drop it off to Forte and he would at least get five yards. Now with Forte gone, Caleb Hanie is going to have even more pressure on him to succeed and that may not be the best thing for the Bears. Another issue that needs to be addressed has to deal with all of these rumors about the Bears signing free agent quarterback such as Donavan McNabb or Brett Favre. As much as people think these two would be an immediate upgrade over Hanie, there is a few things to consider. First off, if these two guys are such good quarterbacks, why hasn't anyone picked them up? It probably because McNabb has been bounced around three teams in the last three years, because they each have realized he doesn't have much to offer. With Brett Favre, its probably because he is not only a locker room cancer but also his skill have diminished to the point where no one wants to deal with him. Another reason the Bears won't sign any other free agent quarterbacks is because Mike Martz's offense is just to complicated. Unless these quarterbacks are similar with his system, or have played in his system, its going to be nearly impossibly for them to learn it in any time frame that would help the Bears. The Bears season and hope of making it to the playoff rides on the back of Caleb Hanie. He has shown signs of excellence at time and now has to just round off his game and play more consistent. The Bears by all shots, hold their play off destiny in their hands and need to win three out of the next four realistically to make it in. With solid play from the defense and any help from the special teams that they can get, the Bears should be able to make it into the playoffs. So until next time, Bear down Chicago