Yikes! 55-14 Loss; Bears Better Focus on Vikes

November 10, 2014 @ admin → No Comments

Monday meanderings: In the aftermath of their 55-14 loss Sunday night at Green Bay, the Chicago Bears do have a bright spot (well, bright being a relative term). They return to play at Soldier Field on Nov. 16 against the Minnesota Vikings (4-5). As in the only team in the NFC North that the Bears (3-6) appear to have a chance to defeat.

Video below of IFBB bikini pto Edna Maristel.

* Speaking of positives, on the bright (?) side for the Bears, their draft position seems to be improving with each game. No? Well, not unless the Bears do a better job of drafting.

* The Bears still can finish 10-6. All they have to do is win their seven remaining games. And if it’s any consolation (and the guess here is that it might be for some fans who wanted to see Trestman’s predecessor be gone), the Bears do have a Nov. 23 game at Soldier Field vs. the Lovie Smith-coached Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-8) who lost to Atlanta, which has lost to the Bears this season. Meaning 4-12 season would seem the worst the Bears will be. So there’s that.

* Calls for firing Bears coach Marc Trestman, general manager Phil Emery and anyone else in the organization might help those folks venting, but the likelihood of that happening seems unlikely. Well, unlikely today. You really want someone on Trestman’s staff to take over for the rest of the season? That’s going to improve the team?

* Speaking of coaches, one of the folks interviewed for the vacancy after the Bears dumped Smith was Bruce Arians. He became coach of the Arizona Cardinals. As in the 8-1 Cardinals, who lead the NFC West and have the best record in the NFL. Meaning there are two questions to ask: 1. Do you think Arians somehow would have made Jay Cutler a better quarterback and have the team — given its personnel — perform better? And: 2. Can Chicago still claim the Cardinals their own? After all, the Cards’ last NFL title came in 1947 when they were in Chicago. And that’s not so long ago, right Cubs fans? OK, maybe that’s more than two questions. Never was good at math.

This offering from friend Don Bersano of Don Bersano Photography says it all.

* During the Bears’ bye week, their biggest failure was not contacting the NFL about using 12 players on offense and 12 on defense to take advantage of Trestman’s Canadian Football League experience. And even that might not have helped in the second half against Green Bay after falling behind 42-0 at halftime.

* If you are looking for creative, original thought on the Bears, chances are you won’t find it Monday (as opposed to most other days) from the callers on Chicago sports-talk radio. How many ways can you say a team stunk out Lambeau Field. How many times can you say Jay Cutler is not an elite quarterback? Tune in Monday to your program or programs of choice to find out. And let me know if any media voice stands up for Trestman, Cutler, Emery, anyone in the Bears organization. Well, that would be one way to incite an audience and gain some exposure.

* The biggest surprise of the Bears-Packers game? How about Aaron Rodgers playing at all in the third quarter after throwing for six touchdowns and 315 yards in the first half?

* And a reminder: Anyone who measures his/her self-esteem by the performance of a sports team needs to reassess his/her life. Well, unless perhaps your teams happens to win the sport’s championship.

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