The Chicago Bears have allowed the Seattle Seahawks take a commanding 24-14 lead late in 3rd quarter at Soldier Field.
The Bears are about to be buried for this season. No Cutlers, No Forte, No Wright, No Johnny Knox, who left the game in an ambulance and was taken to a local hospital. Unfortunately, Caleb Hanie, who looked so good against the Packers in the NFC game and looked mediocre at best, and simply not-ready-for-prime-time. He lacks the skills that Cutler has.
The Bears didn't count on losing Cutler and Forte, and without adequate replacements, or an ablity to adjust on the fly, the season is spiralling downward. The Bears are about to lose their 4th straight game and move to 7-7. Wtih two away games left. There is nothing pretty about this game. The Bears had a 14-7 lead but Seattle stormed back and took a 21-14 lead. A FG only prolonged the inevitable. The Bears have been out-personneled and out hustled.
This game got uglier and the Bears lost 38-14. Hanie threw 3 picks, two for touchdowns. His backup, Jake McCown, throw a pick as well. Hanie had thrown for nine interceptions in 4 games. Wow. That's a problem.
That isn't going to get it done at the QB position. The Bears went from looking like a good, tough, explosive NFL team with playoff aspirations to a downtrodden team, looking a shell of itself. There is nothing there. There is no offense. And, the defense, altough good, can't win a game like it did 3-4 years ago. Urlacher and Brigss, are aging, and nothing accelerates that than losing.
The Bears have no one else but to look at themselves. This is a a coaching loss and a personnel loss, and the players who were fitted into the the slots, did not get it done. It is pretty safe to say that Hanie won't be back next year. Right now there are a lot of questions. Other teams lost key personnel. The Houston Texans lost two QB's and their third string QB is leading them to the playoffs. It was decent that the Bears gave Hanie a shot. It was hoped he would lead the Bears to a few key wins. That hasn't happened.
