jason

You're right, of course (i.e. they DID block better). But the thing about it is, I wonder if the OL pass blocked that much better, or if the Cowboys' defense shat their pants when Martz figured out how to beat that "send the house" defensive blitzing strategy. Previously, that was something Bears' OC's couldn't figure out. Now, however, that's not so. I don't even know who their DC is, but as we have painfully learned, not all Coordinators in the NFL can make game time adjustments.

That's kind of my point. Why do anything different? Why not even step it up one small notch, and try to go for the kill? Allowing a team to have a sliver of hope, no matter how small that sliver is, is a bad idea.

Agreed. But when you've shut down an opposing defense to 10 points an entire game, why change and give them open room? Why pull back? Why not just go at it? All the sudden Romo has a ton of passes in the last two drives that he didn't have nearly as frequently in the first half.

Some people are just capable of doing something amazing in their lives. Some run, sing, play the piano, etc. Idiot savant stuff. Tillman has been able to strip a ball since, I suspect, birth. I can picture it now... His big brother comes up, grabs a toy from Tillman. P-Nut calmly tracks his brother down from behind, and rips the ball clean.

Who wants to bet the Bears go into the famous Cover-2 Prevent, also known as the Cover-0? I hope it doesn't happen, but I predict the Cowboys will make a nice drive here.

HAHAHAHA!!! BAAAAAAM! FORTE! This Martz offense with Cutler at QB is LEGIT!!!!

Seriously? For real? This is not on Forte or Tayor. This is an OL problem. It's the same problem they had the past two years, and the same problem they had in the first half when Cutler got ass blisters from being slammed against the turf.

For all of Hester's faults on Special Teams the last two years, when he gets the ball in his hands on offense...he is DANGEROUS. Right after that first tackle I yelled, "SEE YA!"

DAMMIT HESTER!! NORTH AND FRIGGING SOUTH! Is Hester just a complete idiot?

WTF!? DOES TILLMAN HAVE ON ICE SKATES?! That is the third time he has fallen.

3rd and Long - Great play call by Martz. Having Hester clear out the path for an underneath route to Forte. Should have gone for huge yards. Great play by the Cowboys, unfortunately. Seems like a lot of steam from the first half is gone. I wonder if Cutler is tired/sore/hurt?

WTF. I can't believe Lovie is going for this. Thank goodness the "FB dive" was avoided, and they did the "draw them offsides or QB sneak" play. Still don't like the play, but glad it worked.

DJ Moore...I told you all this guy was good. Saw him at Vandy. He's undersized, but has a knack for being around and getting the ball.

Agreed. I would like to hope Martz doesn't make the same mistake again...like Turner didn't approximately 46 times in a row.

And THAT, boys and girls, is why you do the following, in this order, when first and goal: 1st - Run 2nd - Play action pass 3rd - Either

The thing that troubles me more is the fact that WE all see it, and therefore the coaches should see it. And right on queue, MARTZ FRIGGIN SAW IT!!! TOUCHDOWN OLSEN! Thank god that clown Turner is gone. THAT IS WHY MARTZ IS CONSIDERED AN OFFENSIVE GENIUS!

Frank Omiyale. Sucked like 20 rotten eggs last year. Sucks like 20 rotten eggs that have been sitting for an entire year. The guy may as well have cement blocks on his feet. Cutler has already run roughly 2 miles while scrambling...and it's not out of the first quarter.

Great. Lovie and Urlacher arguining with one another about taking a holding penalty. 1st and 20 OR 2nd and 13? Seems like I'd rather give the opponents one less chance, especially when the three previous runs were 7 or 8 yards apiece. Big surprise, I agree with Urlacher and not Lovie. Just glad the Cowboys blew their first pass and the Bears got a batted ball on a well structured screen.

Great hit by Tillman! Great INT by Moore! This OL looks frigging ATROCIOUS! Good job Angelo and Lovie...no need to pick any of those guys up.

Aromashodu's sub-4.4 40 time disagrees with that guy's analysis.

Most people love jobs in which their boss is their friend first and their boss second. Lovie is the nice guy, and that's why they like him. He doesn't really demand much more than an honest effort, but then again it's hard to demand much more when your own employees can call you out for being a poor "manager."

What's the saying about people who use stats being liars? Simply put, Cutler got blasted several times, the OL had gaping holes more than once for defenders to run through, many of the passing yards were the result of Cutler scrambling, and the run blocking was ATROCIOUS. The one positive is that the pass-blocking was better than expected as a whole. Please spare us the "debate for the sake of debate" nonsense, because nobody who watched the game is buying it. The Bears desperately need OL help, have needed it for several years, and against a superior defense it could cost them Jay Cutler's health.

The reason we rant when the Bears win is that we realize the folly in supporting Lovie Smith and his system. We understand that despite being happy about the win, we should all be upset about the manner we won. To get that starting position, with that yardage disparity, and still need an absurd rule to pull out a fluke win, is not a win I'm ecstatic about. The fumbles aren't blamed on Angelo and Lovie, but as others have said: it's a sign of a lack of discipline. Not only that, but the game should have never been in the balance like it was. 1) The Bears should have tried something a little different, a little unorthodox, in the series on the goal-line. To see that vanilla garbage was frustrating because everyone in the world (aside from the Bears' coaches) knows that the Bears' OL is horrible. 2) The fourth down should have NEVER happened. It should have been a gimme field goal. To argue otherwise is completely ignorant, and shows a lack of football knowledge. And, frankly, it shows poor addition skills. Lovie needs to go retake some addition classes. 3) Everyone responsible for the end-of-game prevent needs to be beaten. The entire game they were playing pretty well, and THEN some genius decides to change it up and basically give the game to the Lions, which, by the way, they did; but, we got lucky with the aforementioned rule. Lovie Smith is an idiot. Period. The Bears can't get rid of him soon enough.

The 4th down call, which had Lovie's conservative play-calling influence stink all over it, will always be a situation that kills the Bears as long as you continue to neglect the OL. Year after year this is the Bears' weak point, yet you continually ignore it as if LTs just come off of practice squads. Get a clue Angelo, or you'll be leaving with Lovie at the end of the year...which, after the Lions game, seems all but a guarantee.

Really? You're still defending this clown? After multiple seasons and multiple games of horrendous decisions, atrocious clock management, and a complete inability to adjust in real time? Lovie must wear a diaper, because there's no way he'd make a decision to sit on the toilet early enough to stop the shit from staining his shorts. And if he did have enough time, he'd probably think holding it would be the best idea, and he'd go for it...kind of like he did with the 4th quarter.