Shouldn't this be in the drunken thread? It's one game. Let's whoa that thing.

Actually, its 3 games. Packers, Texans, Niners. Bears can beat lousy teams though.

Actually, its 3 games. Packers, Texans, Niners. Bears can beat lousy teams though.

Actually, its 3 games. Packers, Texans, Niners. Bears can beat lousy teams though.

Agree -- I was holding off judgment on the Bears for the past two months waiting for this Texans-Niners series. The Texans game was close enough where I felt I could maybe give them the benefit of the doubt. The weather was bad, they lost Cutler and Campbell had to come in cold, and they were able to keep it pretty close where you could envision having a Cutler-Marshall hookup saving the day. Then came this game. There's nothing good to take from it; the way that OL protected Campbell wouldn't have improved with Cutler there all that much (though I do think Cutler would do a quicker job of recognizing the trouble and getting out of it.) You even got Jeffery back and that made no impact. I would expect the Bears to win both Vikings games, win against the Seahawks, win against the Cardinals, probably win against the Lions, and lose against the Packers. That would put them at 12-4 winning a wildcard (GB plays at the Giants which might be a toss-up but the rest of the way should be fairly easy.) Even if they split against the Vikings, they are still 11-5 and that's wildcard worthy. But they very well could end up back at SF for the first round.... I give the Bears about a 20% shot to get past the first round, and if they do, probably a 10% shot to get to the NFC Championship game. There's not a lot to be thrilled about on the offense, and it appears that with the right coaches, you can gameplan against this defense fairly effectively.

On the other hand, you might have something there in Kaepaeaernik... More than just a gimmick pistol player.

redskingreg, you are doing a good job of listing why other teams have done badly, but what did you see in this game (or the Houston game) that makes you feel the Bears are going to go far in the playoffs?

the bears looked awful against green bay, houston, and SF. in two of those games, cutler was the starting QB.

they are not a different team with cutler. they struggled against the lions and panthers, too. offensively they are extremely inconsistent.

Cowher, Gruden or Payton would all be huge upgrades....

Best young head football coach in the NFL.

Actually, its 3 games. Packers, Texans, Niners. Bears can beat lousy teams though.

Reporter: Is Colin Kaepernick your starting QB going forward?

Harbaugh: We'll see.

Couldn't disagree more. The Bears didn't lose against the Texans because of Lovie. He's the defensive guy. He has been all of his life. Expecting him to make offensive calls is silly. The Bears lost because their offense sucked. Cutler and Campbell looked bad. The 49ers game was a team loss. Obviously having Campbell look like he's never played QB in his life doesn't help. Tice is having the same play calling issue he had in Minnesota too.

Shock was how much better he looked than Alex Smith. That was a thing of beauty. I would seriously consider pulling the plug on Alex Smith too. Kaepernick makes them look like a complete team.