Just want everyone to know first and foremost, I survived and am OK after watching the Bears loss. I did not harm myself. Just went home and mourned the mistakes that led to defeat.
Those mistakes, not just on the final drive of the game that have gotten magnified (a holding penalty on right tackle Orlando Pace and a false start penalty on Fourth and 1 from the five yard line). I mean you get into the Red Zone twice and you throw an interception and fumble it before the final drive and you're not going to be able to have a good shot at winning the game. Still Jay just ran out of magic that almost pulled out another one.
It was on both sides of the ball as the Bears had a shot to recover a fumble and get a pick on the Falcons' final drive. A drive that I might add started across the 50-yard line because the special teams did not cover the kick. A rare gaffe by Greg Toub's bunch.
This one is a frustrating one to swallow. They shot themselves in the foot too many times and when you do that against a team like the Falcons (which I think would do a 5-5 series in 10 games the teams are that close), it tips the scales.
The good thing about those areas is that it can be corrected. It's not that there isn't someone on the team that can't play a position (although Nick Roach did look lost at times).
The one thing that does need to get fixed is the running game. Not sure whether it's all on Matt Forte, but some of the reasons for the Bears not being able to run the ball is on the offensive line. Heard a line today on 670 AM The Score out of Chicago and it was a good one. "Run the ball and you can protect your quarterback." That was obvious last night because Jay was scrambling out of the pocket most of the night.
One area that did shine was the tight ends. Both Desmond Clark and my boy Greg Olsen (my fave player) were big targets for Jay all night.
Everything has to come together next week on the road against the Bengals in what is being dubbed the "Benson Bowl" as the Bears get a chance to see their former first round pick Cedric Benson. He's doing well in Cincy and should be fun to see again. (I have him in fantasy, too so might need him to have a somewhat decent game).
Other Bears news from over the weekend was the Bears trading for defensive end Gaines Adams, whom the Bears traded a 2010 second round draft pick to Tampa Bay for. Makes sense, most of the brain trust in this organization has roots in Tampa under Tony Dungy, and he was a guy they drafted as the No. 4 overall selection in 2007. He was introduced at Halas Hall today (Video) and the stories are already coming back from Alex Brown and Adewale Ogunleye, the incumbent defensive ends that are going to be pushed.
Personally, I like the move. It gives them some depth at the position. But one question I do have is I thought they needed a linebacker not an end on defense. If Pisa Tinoisamoa's injury is severe, there may be a problem there. I'm not panicking just yet, but I'm concerned.
From the Bears to former Bears. Yesterday, former Bear Dante Wesely made an ass of himself with this ridiculous hit on Clifton Smith of the Panthers. Saw it today on my boy Jerrett's Facebook page (I was in the middle of Sunday Funday when it went down). So this was jaw dropping. Wesely got ejected from the game and today word came down he got a one-game suspension. Heres' the hit.
In another former Bears "great" being caught in a pickel. Read this today that Bernard Berrian, now with the Vikings was in a bit of trouble for a Tweet he sent out last week that featured a naked woman in a shower. Well problem with that is (other than the obvious) was that he said he was trying to send a pick from the Chinese restaurant and had just taken a suki bomb. Check that story I linked to. Sarah is pretty funny and I actually like her "artist's rendering" of the photo. Haha.
Now we've finally arrived at the Nussie Hunter portion of the broadcast. Came across the list today of the Top 100 most searched women on the Internet (Link to the Top 10). The usual suspects are on the list, but the order was a bit not what you would have thought. At No. 1 is (one of my faves) Mandy Moore!!! I've been of fan of hers for some time and was super excited that she showed up as Vinny Chase's "Aquagirl" in Entourage a couple seasons back. Why do I like her? Simple. She's smart and she shows it by not needing to take the slutty route to look hot. She's funny, otherwise she wouldn't have been in like half a season of Entourage with the boys. Seems like I need a third and I will say that her looking better as a brunette over the blonde look, wins it for me. Without further ado. Ms. Moore!
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