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Random thoughts while wondering how much the San Francisco 49ers’ offense was limited by not having concussed starting quarterback Alex Smith play in the Monday night 32-7 victory vs. the visiting Chicago Bears:
Alexa is a member of the San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush cheerleading squad.
* If the Bears had won, the postgame chatter would have been about the defense rising to the occasion and backup Jason Campbell being an adequate replacement for concussed starter Jay Cutler. It would have been about the tenacity and toughness of the team. Instead it’s about how the team looks different without Cutler. Oh, OK.
* The Bears are 14-44 under coach Lovie Smith when they trail at halftime. To put that in perspective, under Smith the Bears are winless when they trail after four quarters. Which means he is as good in that latter statistic as any Hall of Fame coach.
* As poorly as the Bears’ offensive line performed (and it was beyond bad), that doesn’t explain missed tackles on defense or the 49ers gaining 6.6 yards per offensive play (four yards more than the Bears’ average).
* You can give the Bears’ offense points for consistency (hey, those guys will take any points they can get). The Bears averaged 2.6 yards per rushing attempt and 2.6 yards per passing attempt.
* Hey, the Bears won the time-of-possession battle: 30:17-29:43. Which proves pretty much nothing.
* Bears defensive back Major Wright did not have a great game. How bad? He will now go by the name of Minor Wright.
* The return of Cutler as starting quarterback may come Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. That should reassure Bears fans — unless they comprehend that Cutler is one hard hit away from being out for several games, if not the rest of the season. If not longer.
* Colin Kaepernick?
* Second-year QB Kaepernick passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start. Yes, the Bears had the advantage because they were going up against an inexperienced starter. Demonstrating experience can be overrated.
* The Big Ten announced it is adding Maryland and Rutgers to the conference. That would be 14 teams in the Big Ten. As if some of us aren’t mathematically challenged enough at such calculating. Then again, the expansion is a calculated move to improve the conference’s television audience.
* A reminder: The 49ers have cheerleaders; the Bears have not had them since the 1985 season when the Bears won the only Super Bowl championship in franchise history. Those who ignore history are doomed not to have the Honey Bears as a part of the heralded Chicago franchise.
Justine Davis of Chicago is among the finalists for Maxim’s Hometown Hotties contest.
As provincial as Chicago can be, let the record show that Justine Davis of Chicago is among the finalists in Maxim’s Hometown Hotties competition. To check out some information about her, you can click here. For those who merely are content with looking at her photo, this is one of Justine’s photos. And here is a video featuring her:
And because we have been running Victoria’s Secret-related videos, we might as well continue doing so:
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