Dancing Bear Matt Forte Only One Of Team’s Numerous Problems

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Published: November 19, 2009

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... this week in practice following last week's debacle at San Francisco.
"We have five losses. Five losses don't keep you out of anything. Our players realize that. It's a big game coming up," Smith said.
All this past week the Bears have trumpeted this because they have nothing else on which to base the rest of their season.
"The Vikings are playing well; they’re 8-1," defensive end Adewale Ogunleye said. "But besides that, with the playoffs and everything it's still in our grasp."
In truth, they're right. It always takes more than five losses to be eliminated.
The Cardinals were 9-7 last year and in the Super Bowl, as numerous Bears have pointed out this week.
Taking it a step further, the Cardinals not only made the Super Bowl at 9-7, but owned the same record after nine games that the Bears have at this point. They were 4-5.
In fact, the other NFC championship game participant, Philadelphia, wasn't much be...

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