Some thoughts on today’s game, while wondering if the Bears can win even four games….

• OK, some good things.  Special teams are still good.  Hester is Hester (albeit w/ a couple more fumbles, both fortunately out of bounds).  Gould has a new career-long FG.  Two more blocked kicks.  That’s all I got.
• So, all the problems this team had would be solved by Griese replacing Grossman, eh?
• Three interceptions today.  The pick-six was all on Griese.  The other two, Berrian could have fought a little for the ball on the first one, but still not a great throw.  The other one was behind Berrian, but he can’t knock it up in the air.
• Speaking of Berrian, I put him so far down on the depth chart, he doesn’t see the field again unless injuries decimate the WR corp, and we can’t lure Jerry Rice out of retirement.
• At least Muhammad played fairly well when he was thrown to.
• Benson looked a little better to start the second half, but I continue to believe Benson was the worst draft pick this team has ever made.  For a power runner, he can’t be knocked down in open field like he was on his one big run.  And, of course, he continues to put the ball on the ground.
• The Offensive Line continues to be a joke.  How this line, which was pretty good last year, can suck as badly as they do now is beyond me.
• Greg Olsen was supposed to help revitalize this offense.  So why don’t we actually throw the ball to him on occasion?  Clark was pretty good.
• The defense held their own a lot longer than they thought they would.  I do give them some credit for the first three quarters.  The biggest issue seemed to be, with the offense not being able to stay on the field, they just kept wearing down - which, given that all four players in the secondary aren’t supposed to be the starters, that’ll happen.  But they still fell apart in the fourth quarter.
• Nice to see the Bears at least force a few turnovers this week.  Too bad they kept giving it right back.
• Already mentioned the special teams.  The TD return on the onside kick sometimes happens - the odds were stacked against us anyway.  Outside of that, they did a nice job today.
• Four games, five blocked kicks, with at least one in each of the first four games.  I don’t know if records are kept for this sort of thing, but that can’t be common.
• This game didn’t suprise me, other than they kept it closer than I thought they would.
• Finally, next week is a Sunday Night game IN Green Bay.  I don’t care what the line is, if you’re putting money on the game, you have to go with the Packers.  Green Bay giving 17 points?  Doesn’t matter - give ‘em up.  There’s no point to even have a preview for next weekend - the Bears will be annihilated next week.  If the Packers don’t win by at least 20 points, it’s only because they took their foot off the gas.

I’d end with GO BEARS, but this season is over.