Rayman I respect your comments but c/mon man, Smith has openly admitted now that he hasn't had his team ready to play in at least a couple of games this year including the 45-10 debacle at Cincy. Where you almost had to wish Benson was still here. As ludicrious as that sounds he's just about the NFL's leader rusher. He totally blew it here and had to go. But we knew the guy had problems coming yet we took him anyway.
Angelo has continued to put a horrid offensive line sides kruetz on the field. Yet he takes Williams last year when everyone knew he was injured. The only reason Angelo is here is because of the trade for Cutler - a saving stroke. But Angelo has given him no vet receviers. Johnny Know has been great in his first year but that's about it. Cutler has no time to throw with the collapsing oline and again this oline should have been address in FA. much like the Michael Turner situation should have so we wouldn't have had to spend a pick on Forte. Again Forte had a great season last year, but with the liine or whether its Forte - two goal line fumbles against altanta - the running game is non existant and just plain said. Maybe we can put Bob Avellini in at RB.
With Turner the red zone has become the dead zone. Of course Cutler seeing this is trying to force balls because he has no running game. 1st and goal from the 2 and once again we can't score.
This is a bad team period and it goes back to coaching and right now we're playing for the Broncos pick. Interestingly enough players whom angelo has let go including the leader of the secondary Mark Brown have done quite well.
Of course Smith isn't going anywhere because the Bears are still on the hook for him for 10mil. And we all know the Bears.
Meanwhile the Lovetron's D gave up 31 points in the first half to the Bengals. In the first half that's now bad coaching that's putrid.
I hate to say it but one can only hope the Bears do badly in the second half, we won't get the pick but we'll have shown this team quit on lovie.
Did the Bears just expect to wave a magic wand and Cutler would win them everygame.
Turner will be the sacrifical lamb this season. The red zone offense has to be one worst in the league.
In regard to Lovie's D no one outside of Briggs can make any sort of play. Blown assignments and coverages round out Lovie's Tampa 2 d. Shame we didn't get one of Buddy's sons to run our d. Rex Ryan and the New Jersey Jets have handled the monicker of this won. Defensely the Bears have been horible. They haven't really played well since the Steelers game in week 2.
In fairness to Smith he can only play the players he's got. Which puts us back to Jerry Angelo. The draft that really bothers me is when we took Grossman and Haynes in the same round. Hayes is no longer in the league and Grossman is gone. Meanwhile Trou Palimalu was there and the bears couldn't be bothered to take a look at him. Angelo has some success with finding playes not playing them and when they start to reach their potential they're gone - they he redrafts in that same are because we don't have a decent secondary.
The McCheapski's will not buy out Angelo and Smith so we get to suffer for yet another year. As far as brining in another Coach. If the Bears do decide it's time (which I hardly doubt because of their track record) it would be great to get Shanahan here - he knows Cutler and can work with him.
And Smith who is now calling the defense play (see the Cincy game or the lack thereof) and it's a no brainer. But Halas Hall knows they're on the hook for this guy for another year and 10m which as we all know the Bears won't eat that contract.
Meanwhile Rome and the Bears Burn!