Week Five: What We Learned About The Chicago Bears

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: October 21, 2009

commentComment        

... On both sides of the ball the Bears seemed to do the same thing; just give it away. 

All three phases of the Bears, however, decided to chip in on this loss.

 

Red Means Stop?

In four redzone trips, the Bears came away with zero points three times thanks to an interception by Jay Cutler, a fumble by Matt Forte, and a turnover on downs to end the game. 

Turnovers shouldn't happen at all, but certainly not in the redzone.  If Cutler and Forte don't turn the ball over then you're looking at six points, in which case the Bears would have only needed a field goal to win in their final drive. 

 

Aside From the Name, You Need Hands to Hold a Football

I'm not sure what pointy things were sticking out of the ball on Sunday night, but something must have been stabbing the Bears defenders in the hands.  Twice the Bears failed to scoop up a fumble and the next play after one occurrence, Danieal M...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


Comments