Daventry

What a great win tonight! It is a good day to be a Bears fan...maybe we can get to the playoffs/Super Bowl.... Great win!

Bears put the whole package together with Cutler having a good day with decent protection, Martz calling a good game, and the defence showing up mean and angry. Bears win, 21-10. Best of all, shown on Sky in the UK!

Although I am not jumping on the Lovie Smith fan club, I have to give the coach some due. The bottom line is that he is the coach and the team is 7-3.. That being said, I think that Martz, Tice, and Marinelli have as much or more to do with the state of the team than Lovie. Either way, I am happy we are winning. I was able to watch the Miami game and overall it was not a bad performance. GO BEARS!

Thanks for the review, I always enjoy reading them!

Small blurb on official Bears site says Piso is out for Thursday's game, who takes his place? I assume Roach, but wonder if anyone has seen anything definitive.

We don't know if we need a stud WR yet because our O Line sucks so bad that Jerry Rice wouldn't be able to have a decent year with Cutler running around and picking himself up off the turf. I say pick O Line 2 of the first 3 picks in the draft and take the best athlete with the other. As far as Moss and TO goes...come on now, they would never have helped this year at all, and would have likely caused problems. It is a no-brainer, let them go somewhere else. Do we want the Bears to turn into a Redskins-like franchise?

We will see how the W and L's look...I personally see much reason for optimism. The whole offense, not just Cutler, is adjusting to a new system this year. Let the new coaches, not least Tice, have a bit of time to work with what they have and make some additions, this could be a good team.

The offence is clearly better than last year, with much more reason to have hope for the future. Time will tell....

We will see....I believe that Martz is a big upgrade from what we had before. There were lots of people crying and moaning about Turner last year...does anyone have the sense to realise that our O Line sucks and we are in the first year of a new offense? Or should we just keep blaming the coaching when we are unsuccessful and change coaches every year? What do you think, armchair QB's?

I guess lists like these will always cause arguments, but Jerry Rice and Lawrence Taylor over Walter Payton? I would have definitely put Walter over those guys, especially LT, does character not count at all? What an embarrassment he has been. I have to admit though that the list seems pretty fair...

There is a great deal of risk in regards to the distraction provided by events such as the press conference that he held after the last game, which I am sure is the reason he was let go. Can you say "out of control."? No way RM gain outweighs the potential loss...bye bye Randy, you should have learned long ago that you are not bigger than the game.

We don't need the distraction Moss brings, that press conference he held illustrates an out of control player....let someone else deal with him and let's focus on making the guys we have work.

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I loved Singletary as the MLB, but am not sure of him at the HC position. Some of his behaviour has been a bit bizarre, and I am not sure he has the ability to lead a team as the coach. That being said, I would take him over Lovie effective today!

Only time will tell, and I did not mind Orton except for the neckbeard and JD pics, overall he was a solid QB. However, he will never be special and Cutler could be. I wouldn't mind those O Linesman though....

Agreed on both, and would note that many here were Manning haters all along.... IMO if Manning gets a chance to stay at one position he will likely flourish.

I am far from giving up on Cutler, and as far as Orton goes, his upside is nowhere near as high as Cutler's can be. Let's give the kid some time to throw and then see how he does, and let's not forget this is his first year with a new O coordinator...

I agree with this and previous comments about Martz being thought of so favorably recently etc... We all know the O Line sucks, yes we are not likely a playoff contender without getting some help there, but the worst 4-2 team in history? We have had some good performances this year, Martz has shown an ability to do a good job at times, and all is not lost IMO. Yes, O Line has to get better, but otherwise there is alot to be positive about.

If we ever put together a complete game, and the O Line finally is just average, we could be damned good. Could this week be the first glimpse?

I always thought Brandon Lloyd must have irritated someone badly to be taken off the team, the year he was with the Bears he showed flashes of being very good and seemed to be our most solid WR that year if I remember correctly...

I cannot think of a better player to put forward as "the man" of football than Walter Payton. Pure class.

For those who were able to see the game, how did the O Line look? Forte had a big day, does that mean the O Line were an improved unit?

How about the fact that we won??? Collins poor performance underlines the importance of the QB position, and the quality of the guy who is the usual starter. I am glad that Cutler sat this week and rested and we still came up with a win....