Jay Cutler Is The Best Quarterback In Bears History

That's right.  You heard me.  Jay Cutler is the best quarterback in Bears history.  This really more on an indictment on Bears quarterbacks than an unworldly achievement by Cutler, but the point is, for reactionary Bears fans, Cutler is the best thing to happen to the Bears passing game since the 1940s.  After just two seasons he is already eighth on the franchise's passing yards list and seventh in passing touchdowns.  He has thrown as many touchdowns in two season as Jim Harbaugh threw in seven seasons.  Sid Luckman is the Bears most legendary quarterback, holding the franchise records for passing yards and touchdowns.  In Luckman's first season, 1939, there were ten teams in the NFL, in his last, 1950, there were thirteen.  In Luckman's best season, 1943, there were zero black players in the NFL and in 1947 he threw 31 interceptions in 12 games.  Cutler is 26 years old and has four years of NFL experience, but because he was knocked out of the NFC championship with an MCL sprain game people conveniently forget the abuse he took playing behind one of the NFL's worst offensive lines.  Not to mention quarterbacking the Bears to the NFC championship game despite said line.  People forgot him running over Seattle defenders just one week earlier.  Quit, yeah right.

I'm not going to spend much more time sticking up for Jay, I believe Steve Rosenbloom said it best, Cutler doesn’t care about his image, so why should you?  I also think Lovie Smith hit the nail on the head by telling the media they don't put players on the field that can't defend themselves.  I'd like to see some of these dopes blasting Cutler try to fend off Clay Matthews with out being able to firmly plant one of their legs.  Then we'll see who's tough.

There was plenty of legitimate disappointment regarding the Bears performance against Green Bay, much of it stemming from Cutler's pre-injury performance.  It was pretty disheartening to see third string quarterback Caleb Hanie put together more touchdown drives against Green Bay in about a one and a half quarters than Cutler did in two and a half games.  Here's a quick recap of the Bears post season exploits.

NFC Divisional Round:  Bears 35, Seahawks 24 @ Chicago

Play of the game:  On the Bears first offensive drive of the game they used play action on third and short, fooling Seattle safety Lawyer Milloy.  Tight end Greg Olsen went streaking by, Cutler hit him for a 58 yard touchdown and the rout was on.

Player of the game:  Cutler
The Bears quarterback completed 15 of 28 passes for 274 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.  He also rushed eight times for 43 yards and two scores, becoming the only player other than Otto Graham two throw and run for two scores in a playoff game.

NFC Championship Round:  Packers 21, Bears 14 @ Chicago

Play of the game:  After finally getting on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter and pulling to within 14-7 the Bears faced third and four from deep inside their own territory.  Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers brilliantly dialed up a zone blitz and when the inexperienced Hanie tried to get the ball to Matt Forte short over the middle he never saw B.J. Raji.  The Packers defensive tackle snared the pass and rumbled in to the end zone for an 18 yard score.  The Bears would get in to the end zone less than two minutes later and had the ball in Packers territory inside of the game's final two minutes with a chance to tie, but they would turn the ball over and Raji's score turned out to be the deciding points.

Player of the game:  Greg Jennings
The Packers wide out caught eight passes for 130 yards, including several key grabs that helped the Packers build their early lead.

Going forward it will be hard for the Bears to repeat their 2010-11 success.  The Bears were a very good, well rounded football team and at times very explosive, but they suffered few key injuries and caught their share of breaks along the way.  A bizarre rule saved their bacon in week one, in week eleven they faced Miami's third string quarterback, Detroit's in week thirteen and when they clinched the division in Minneapolis in week thirteen not only did they not face Adrian Peterson, but due to the Metrodome's collapsed roof they didn't have to play in the Vikings true home stadium.

With a possible owner lock out on the horizon, free agency is a relative unknown.  The Bears have 14 unrestricted free agents heading into the 2011 off season, most notably starters C Olin Kruetz, DT Anthony Adams, S Danieal Manning, LB Pisa Tinoisomoa, P Brad Maynard and special teams ace Corey Graham.  I'd like to see Kruetz, Adams and Manning return, but I could take or leave the rest.  I'd also like to see the Bears strengthen the guard position in free agency.  As far a the draft is concerned I'd like for the Bears to look for future starters at wide receiver, cornerback and offensive tackle in the early rounds and reserve linebackers and offensive and defensive tackles in the later rounds.

If you asked me at the beginning of season how I would feel if the Bears won the division and advanced to the NFC title game, I would say I would love it.  Safe to say, despite the disappointing ending, the Chicago Bears 2010-11 season was a great one.

The Holiest Of Holy Wars

You have to believe.  There is no choice.  If you are a Packer fan you have to believe Green Bay is going to win the NFC Championship on Sunday.  If you are a Bears fan you have to believe the Bears are going to win the NFC Championship on Sunday.  There is no choice.  It's too big of a risk to think otherwise

I interact with many Bears and Packers fans and the second the Soldier Field crowd felt the Seahawks were comfortably handled and started the "Green Bay Sucks" chant the excitement and anticipation for the Packers vs. Bears NFC Championship showdown in Chicago was sky high.  And with each passing moment the excitement, anticipation and tension is building.  By Tuesday fans were telling me they were already having trouble sleeping because of the excitement.

There is much to be excited about on both sides.  Most importantly the two greatest rivals in professional sports are playing for a spot in the Super Bowl.  Sunday evening one team's fans will be signing from the mountain tops and the other's will be looking at a decade worth of humiliation.  I one fell swoop one fan base will be given the keys to the Super Bowl, a pair of dancing shoes and a map to the other fan's grave site.

Oh, there also is the matter of what will happen on the field.  If you are a Packer fan reading this you already know how the Packers can win and if you are a Bears fan you don't believe for a second that that is a possibility, so I'm going to focus on how the Bears will win this game.

Even though the Bears beat the Packers in Soldier Field this year and finished ahead of Green Bay for the NFC North division title, public perception once again favors the Packers.  There is reasoning to support this, the Packers have beaten in succession the Giants, Bears, Eagles and thoroughly embarrassed the Falcons.  Combined with the high level of play of star quarterback Aaron Rodgers there is much reason for excitement in cheese land.  Earlier in the season, the slight of Bears bothered me, but the Bears have made a season of doing things they weren't supposed to do and beating teams they weren't supposed to beat, so I'm fine with the Bears being the underdog and I'm sure Lovie Smith is too.  The Bears are also on an impressive run winning eight of their last ten games with wins over the Eagles, Jets and Seahawks.  Being at home should help the Bears, I see this match up as more toe to toe, than a clear advantage for either side.

The key for the Bears when they have the ball will be to run it well and run it often.  The Bears season turned from mediocre to excellent when the coaches started calling more hand offs.  With the Bears athletic guards and mauling tackles, the line is built to run and Bear receivers block down field as well as any group in the league.  Successful runs will help keep the Bears out of predictable passing situations, wear on Green Bay's elite pass rushers and set up play action.  Should the Bears have success running against Green Bay's 3-4, it will be interesting to see if the Packers would go to a 4-4-3 or maybe just play Charles Woodson as a fifth linebacker.

Now the Bears will have to put the ball in the air to win too, so giving Jay Cutler time to find receivers and make good decisions will be crucial.  In this season's match up in Lambeau, the speedy receivers Devin Hester and Johnny Knox were pushed around and a non-factor.  These two are too dynamic for the Bears to let that happen again, they have to find ways to get open. Earl Bennett didn't play in that game, hopefully his presence will help create space for the Bears speedsters.  Having a good play action game going will be big for Greg Olsen, especially if Green Bay has to adjust to stop the run.

Green Bay's offense is coming off an absolute destruction of the Falcon's defense in the Georgia Dome, but the good news for Bears fans is this week the game is outside and the Bears actually have a defense.  In week 16 the Packers put up 45 points, 404 passing yards, 4 touchdowns and no interceptions on the Giants.  The very next week the Bears held them to 10 points, 229 passing yards, 1 touchdown and picked off Rodgers once.  Getting pressure on Rodgers without blitzing will be the big key for the Bears defense.  Other than bringing nickel back DJ Moore off the edge, the Bears blitz game sucks and the secondary isn't good enough to check the Packers stable of receivers with out help from the front.  Green Bay has struggled to run the ball most of the season, but they feel behind James Starks they now have a new dimension.  This will certainly be put to the test as almost nobody ran well against the Bears second ranked run defense.  Most teams need to use seven or eight defenders to handle a running attack, the Bear can control even good running teams with Julius Peppers, Israel Idodije, Anthony Adams, Matt Toeaina, Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher.  Now the Bears run defense is a full team effort, but those six take a ton of pressure off the secondary.  It will be interesting to see how the Bears handle passes out of the Packers three back wishbone formation that will tempt the safeties to move up.  Turnovers are always a key for any Smith coached defense.  The Bears were third in the league in take aways and while the Packers aren't the most interception prone team, the do fumble, so the Bears will need to make sure the ball is coming out.

The Bears have hands down the best special team unit in the NFL and have for years.  Green Bay better be 110% on any special teams play or the Bears will tip the scales.  Every special teams play, extra points, everything.  A big challenge will be making Green Bay punt from deep inside their own territory forcing the Packers to kick to Hester, or give up field position kicking away from him.

Official prediction:  Several hundred Packer fans being serenaded by tens of thousands of Bears fans.  Run the ball, stop the run.  Bears 22, Packers 20

Seahawk, It's Not A Word.

When I was a kid I was under the assumption that the Buccaneers, Saints and Seahawks would never win the Super Bowl.  Thanks to the bungling of a couple less than choice AFC squads two thirds of this dream has been crushed, but the Milwaukee Brewers of the NFL are keeping hope alive.  Despite winning only seven games in the regular season, the Seahens have not only claimed a playoff spot, but have also knocked of the defending champion New Orleans Saints, shaking the very foundation of the world.  The well rested, second seeded, eleven win Chicago Bears should no problem knocking off a team that shouldn't even be in the playoffs, right?  Uh, well, muh.....suh...

Ok, Ok, calm down, of course the Bears are going to win.  It just will be more annoyingly challenging than necessary.  Not because Seattle is some under valued squad or set to take a magical playoff dream come true, but because there is one big match up issue.  The Bears defensive mind set is keep everything short and make teams execute the length of the field, assuming their will be a mistake (sack, holding or turnover), but veteran Seattle quarterback and his slew of capable receivers are built for methodical, precise execution.  When Seattle beat Chicago in week six Mike Williams torched the Bears for 123 yards on ten catches.

There are some differences in the Bears this time around and, of course, some ways to make sure this doesn't end the Bears season.  The first adjustments will come on offense.  In the first meeting Matt Forte and Chester Taylor combined to run the ball 12 times for 42 yards.  In the Bears final eight games the duo averaged almost 23 carries a game for 91.5 yards a game.  Not only has the commitment to run been improved, but the biggest improvement for the Bears offensive line has been their run blocking on the edges.  Also by earning the bye the team has had an extra week of rest and preparation.  Since the Bears didn't know who their opponent would be until Sunday, they had to start game planning for three different teams, the real value is the Bears had an extra week to scout themselves.  An extra week of prep for offensive coordinator Mike Martz means, the Bears will use their past formation tendencies to set up unpredictable plays, maybe a big end around.

Defensively having linebacker Lance Briggs available will be a boon for the Bears, as he missed first meeting with an ankle injury.  Briggs speed, instincts and tackling are a big reason the Bears can control a team's running game and short passing attack.  Keeping Seattle's backs Marshawn Lynch and Justin Forsett from gaining traction on the ground will also be key.  The two ground out 111 yards and two touchdowns in the first meeting.  Keeping Seattle to 3 and 7's or longer would be huge, as will getting to the quarterback.  Every team wants to pressure the quarterback, but with an aging, beat up Hasselback at the helm and early battering would keep him physically and mentally uncomfortable in a hostile environment.

Prediction:  Bears 23, Hens 13

2010 Chicago Bears Season Review

What a season is was for your Chicago Bears.  A team that generally was expected to finish behind preseason media darlings Green Bay and Minnesota wound up controlling divisional play and ended up NFC North division champions.  Despite winning eleven games, this team was as unpredictable week to week as any in the NFL.  Yes they usually won, but there was no real calling card.  Some weeks it was a big return from Devin Hester that made the difference, others it was a dominating defensive performance leading the way to victory and some weeks the offense simply lit up the skies.  Bear loses were generally highlighted by poor offensive line play and thrown interceptions.

Week One:  Bears 19, Lions 14 @ Chicago

Play of the game:  Detroit appeared to take the lead inside the game's final minute as quarterback Shaun Hill, subbing for Mathew Stafford whom the Bears knocked out in the first half, appeared to connect with Calvin Johnson on a spectacular leaping touchdown catch, but the ball squirted out of Johnson's hand as he was getting up and the officials ruled he had not completed the process of the catch.  Detroit's final two passes fell incomplete and the Bears walked off the field winners.

Player of the game:  Matt Forte
The Bears starting half back posted 201 total yards (50 rush, 151 receiving) and two receiving touchdowns.

Week Two:  Bears 27, Cowboys 20 @ Dallas

Play of the game:  In the final minute of the first quarter Bears quarterback Jay Cutler hit tight end Greg Olsen for a 39 yard touchdown pass.  The pass traveled less than ten yards, but most of the Cowboy defenders has rushed up field and Olsen out raced the rest to the end zone.  This sparked a quick pass strategy and brilliant Cutler performance that neutralized the Cowboys aggressive blitz that had paralyzed the Bears offense for most of the first quarter.

Player of the game: Cutler
Jay completed 21 of 29 passes for 277 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

Week Three:  Bears 20, Packers 17 @ Chicago

Play of the game:  With just over two minutes to go in a tie ball game Bears linebacker Lance Briggs caught Packers receiver James Jones near the sideline and fellow linebacker Brian Urlacher arrived shortly after and knocked the ball out of Jones's hands.  Bears cornerback Tim Jennings recovered ball near midfield as both the ball and Jennings narrowly managed to stay in bounds.  The Bears would use the possession to kick the go ahead field goal with four seconds remaining in the game.

Player of the game:  Hester
The Bears punt returner returned three punts for 93 yards including a 62 yard touchdown.  He also caught one pass for 16 yards.

Week Four:  Giants 17, Bears 3 @ New York

Play of the game:  When the Bears offense returned the second half it was revealed that Cutler had suffered a concussion during the Giants first half nine sack barrage and would not finish the game.

Player of the game: Osi Umenyiora
The Giants defensive end recorded four tackles, three of the Giants ten sacks and forced two fumbles.

Week Five:  Bears 23, Panthers 6 @ Charlotte

Play of the game: Bears defensive end Julius Peppers spectacular pass deflection and interception in the first quarter
set up a Bears field goal and was a microcosm of the Bears defensive dominance.

Player of the game:  Forte
Matt put up 188 total yards (166 rush, 22 receiving) and two rushing touchdowns.

Week Six:  Seahawks 23, Bears 20 @ Chicago

Play of the game:  At the start of the second quarter Seattle converted a third and goal from the nine yard line as running back Justin Forsett bowled over the Bears defense for a score.

Player of the game:  Mike Williams
The Seattle receiver shredded the Bears defense time and time again catching ten passes for 123 yards.

Week Seven:  Redskins 17, Bears 14 @ Chicago

Play of the game:  With the Bears leading 14-10 in the third quarter Cutler tried a quarterback sneak from the one yard line, fumbled and the Bear lost possession.  Replays showed that the ball had broken the plane of the goal line, but Lovie Smith never challenged the call and the Bears never recovered.

Player of the game:  DeAngelo Hall
The Washington cornerback made seven tackles and picked off Cutler four times, returning one for the go ahead score.

Week Eight:  Bye

Week Nine:  Bears 22, Bills 19 @ Toronto

Play of the game:  Jennings fourth quarter interception of Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and 39 yard return set up the Bears go ahead touchdown and two point conversion.  At the time of the pick the Bear trailed the winless Bills 19-14.

Player of the game:  Jennings
The Bears cornerback made nine tackles, assisted two others and changed the game with his interception.

Week Ten:  Bears 27, Vikings 13 @ Chicago

Play of the game:  Half way through the fourth quarter the Bears play action fooled the Vikings on third and one from the the Vikings 19 yard line and Cutler hit a wide open Kellen Davis for a touchdown extending the lead to two possessions.  The pass was the only reception of the season for Davis.

Player of the game:  Briggs
The Bears star linebacker made five tackles and an interception, leading a stalwart defensive effort that held the Vikings to 13 points, forced four turnovers and held Adrian Peterson to 51 rushing yards.

Week Eleven:  Bears 16, Dolphins 0 @ Miami

Play of the game:  Near the end of the third quarter Forte crashed into the end zone from two yards out for the games only touchdown and final points.

Player of the game:  Peppers
The Bears big ticket defensive end recorded five tackles, one assist, three sacks and broke up a pass in the shutout victory.

Week Twelve:  Bears 31, Eagles 26 @ Chicago

Play of the game:  The Eagles held the ball mid way through the second quarter at the Bears four yard line trailing by one when safety Chris Harris recorded the first interception of Eagles quarterback Michael Vick off a pass deflected by defensive tackle Tommie Harris.  The Bears offense marched the ensuing possession into the Eagles end zone shortly before the half expired and never looked back.

Player of the game:  Earl Bennett
The Bears wide out caught four passes for 56 yards and two touchdowns in a game dominated by the Bears speed and aggressiveness.

Week Thirteen:  Bears 24, Lions 20 @ Detroit

Play of the game:  Cutler connected with tight end Brandon Manumaleuna from seven yards out mid way through the fourth quarter to give the Bears the four point difference.

Player of the game:  Urlacher
The face of the franchise registered nine tackles, eight assists and his fourth quarter combination sack with D.J. Moore helped ice the game.

Week Fourteen:  Patriots 36, Bears 7 @ Chicago

Play of the game:  The Bears were already trailing by 27 points when rookie safety Major Wright forgot to stay deeper than the deepest and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hit Deion Branch for a 59 yard touchdown as the first half expired.  Even if this play is defensed properly the Bears still get blown out, but it really showed how much more prepared the Pats were than the Bears.

Player of the game:  Brady
The New England quarterback completed 27 of 40 passes for 369 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in a driving blizzard.

Week Fifteen:  Bears 40, Vikings 14 @ Minneapolis

Play of the game:  Bears defensive end Corey Wootton's second quarter third down sack of Vikings quarterback Brett Favre near midfield knocked the legendary quarterback out of the game and possibly ended his career.

Player of the game:  Hester
Devin caught two passes for 23 yards and a touchdown, but more importantly contributed 146 kick/punt return yards on three returns including one score.  Hester broke Brian Mitchell's record for kick/punt return touchdowns with his 14th career score.  This number does not include his missed field goal return against the Giants in 2006 or his opening kick off return of Super Bowl XLI.

Week Sixteen:  Bears 38, Jets 34 @ Chicago

Play of the game:  On the Jets opening possession of the second half they tried to convert a fourth and two near midfield with a fake punt using quarterback Matt Sanchez as the punter's personal protector, but the Bears were not fooled.  Wide out and special teamer Rashied Davis sniffed out the play and harassed intended receiver Brad Smith enough to force an incompletion.  The very next play Cutler hit Johnny Knox for a 40 yard touchdown to tie the game and start the victory momentum.

Player of the game:  Cutler
The Bears quarterback completed 13 of 25 passes for 215 yards, three touchdowns and one interception against a defense that ranked sixth in the league in pass defense.  He also ran for a touchdown.

Week Seventeen:  Packers 10, Bears 3 @ Green Bay

Play of the game:  Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers hit receiver Greg Jennings for 46 yards to the Bears one yard line on a play that expertly victimized the principles of the Bears very effected cover two defense.  The Packers would convert for the game's only touchdown and deciding score.

Player of the game:  Charles Woodson
The Packers star defender made five tackles, one assist, one sack and broke up three passes leading a terrorizing defensive charge.

Top Three Bears Games Of 2010

3. Week Twelve:  Bears 31, Eagles 26 @ Chicago

This game marked the Bears first test against an elite team after the half way point of the season and the Bears showed up aces.  A late touchdown pass from Vick to Brent Celek made the final score closer than the play on the field.  The Bears out ran and out willed the Eagles in all phases of the game and announced to the league they were a serious playoff threat.

2.  Week Three:  Bears 20, Packers 17 @ Chicago 

The Bears validated their surprising week two victory in Dallas by knocking off the Packers in week three.  The Bears took advantage of the Packers sloppy play and shocked the league on Monday night.  It sent a message to Green Bay that the Bears were indeed a good team and anything that sends a Packers fan home unhappy is good by me.

1.  Week Fifteen:  Bears 40, Vikings 14 @ Minneapolis

It is almost impossible to have a season where the Bears beat Green Bay and not have it be my top game of the season, but there was so much good in this one game.  Plus the Vikings are like the Packers ugly girlfriend.  In the same game the Bears won the division title,  Hester broke the returns record, the Vikings learned that playing outdoors is the right thing to do and Favre's career was ended.  Not even beating the Packers can top that.

Bear Of 2010:  MLB Brian Urlacher
There were more serious candidates than usual for this, but after spending 2009 going 7-9 with out Urlacher, 2010's 11-5 record showed how much he means to this team.  The addition of Peppers was huge as were resurgent years from Hester and Forte, a more responsible Cutler and the contributions of coaching additions Mike Martz and Mike Tice, but Urlacher is the engine that drives the Bears.  His ability to control the middle of the field is the main reason the Bears defense is so tough and opportunistic.

Country Roads, Take Me Home

Well cheese doodles, due to the respective play of the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, today's NFL regular season showdown between the two greatest sports rivals has been reduced to an extra exhibition game for the Bears (Of course assuming either the Falcons beat the Panthers or Saints beat the Buccaneers, but then again we all knew Joe Webb would lead the Vikings to victory of the Eagles, right?).

I follow a lot of Packer media and know a lot of Packers fans.  Common (but not exclusive) perception among people of this ilk is that the Packers are the better team.  Because they lose more or something like that.  A lot of the perception stems from the fact that when Green Bay wins, the do it with more flourish.  The Packers have a point differential of +141 to the Bears +55.  Really this should serve as a reminder that under Mike McCarthy the Packers are 5-16 in games decided by four points or fewer.  The Bears have won four games decided by four or fewer this season alone.  More importantly in this odd battle of perception the Bears always seem to lose (I guess I'd rather win battle of reality) let us not forget the Bears beat the Packers head to head and while Chicago benefited from a bizarre rule to hold on and beat the Lions in week one, at no point did the Bears actually lose to the Lions.  The Bears may not blow many teams away on the score board, but they are one of the few teams in the NFL that can beat you with offense, defense and special teams.

The Bears have been talking the talk, saying they will go all out to beat the Packers, despited more than likely being locked in to the two seed with a first round bye.  The prospect of sweeping the division and possibly keeping Green Bay out of the playoffs are on the table for the Bears, but that seems like small consolation vs the prospect of having to start Todd Collins in a playoff game.  I think the Bears will pull key starters early in this one.

Let's say the Bears phone this one in, escorting the Packers to the playoffs like a boozed up prom date.  In the playoffs teams aren't very likely to get blown out (remember cheese doodles if you are in, the Giants are out).  Maybe here and there, but a deep playoff run from a wild card (which the Packers would be) would probably take 2-3 wins where the game's final score is with in one possession.  Against teams that have made the playoffs the Packers are 2-3 beating the Eagles by 7 and the Jets by 9 and losing to the Bears by 3, the Falcons by 3 and the Patriots by 4.  By contrast the Bears are 2-1 vs teams that have made the playoffs beating the Eagles by 4, the Jets by 4 and losing to Patriots by 29.  The Bears 1-2 against teams that could still make the playoffs beating the Packers by 3 and losing to the Seahawks by 3 and the Giants by 14.  I didn't list the Packers win over the Giants, because should the Giants make the playoffs the Packers wouldn't rendering their record against anyone moot.

So I guess the Bears would be more likely than the Packers to get beat by multiple scores in the playoffs, but both teams are equally beatable.  In an elimination tournament it doesn't matter if Matt Flynn keeps you within four of the Patriots, fewer points and you are out.  By beating Green Bay in week three and not losing to Detroit, the Bears are in a position to have to win at least one home game and at most one road game to get to the Super Bowl.  If Green Bay gets in, they would have to go to Philadelphia, a place they won this season, but Mike Vick only played the second half, rallying for 17 of the Eagles 20 points to get the Eagles within seven.  If the Pack could duplicate their success in Philadelphia, they would most likely go to Atlanta, where they have already lost and should they advance they would most likely go to Chicago (where they have already lost) or to New Orleans to face the defending champs.  I don't think either of these teams will be playing on super Sunday, but I'd much rather be in Lovie Smith's shoes.

Wait by the phone cheese doodles, but don't be surprised if the Bears don't come calling, they have a date with a prettier team, the New Orleans Saints.

Packers 34, Bears 10  Bears pull starters in the first half, Green Bay pulls them in the second and Abraham clicks over to the Badgers basketball game at five.