Bears defense kicks QB controversy aside
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm officially done talking or debating the Josh McCown/ Jay Cutler quarterback situation for the Chicago Bears.
Cutler did enough for the Bears to win Sunday, and star running back Matt Forte was sensational.
But with 6 minutes-plus left on the clock and Aaron Rodgers getting the ball again I tweeted, “Am I the only one who is thinking uh-oh?”
The Green Bay Packers won the game because the Bears can't play defense. Yeah — the Bears are bad!
Bad like the old San Diego Chargers with Dan Fouts — you remember those teams would win or lose most of the time to the scores of 48-37 or 62-58. They would make the playoffs, but Fouts never played in the Super Bowl.
Whoever is quarterbacking this team will have to put up a ton of points and pray the Bears score last.
I would imagine most Bears fans will agree the team's draft choices should not feature one offensive player. I plan on getting familiar with the defense stalwarts that may become available. I'm thinking we need a couple of safeties, a couple of defensive lineman and a linebacker to start.
Safety Chris Conte tried but couldn't get it done. He let one go through his hands, and then the last throw from Rogers burned him for a touchdown. So I'm thinking all defense during the off-season.
What the Bears do at quarterback, that's their business. Oh, I have an opinion, but right now is not the time because Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr and Joe Montana couldn't have won titles without defenses.
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