Critical Stretch at Home

The Chicago Bears are 4-3. They have been frustratingly inconsistent. We have seen flashes of why Jerry Angelo went and got Jay Cutler; we have also seen why Josh McDaniels didn't consider him invaluable. The defense has had some brilliant stints despite major injuries; we have seen Lovie Smith field a defense that had no business being on an NFL field. What we haven't seen is the Chicago Bears play a solid game.


We haven't seen them play well on both sides of the ball for four quarters. The closest we've gotten was the upset of Pittsburgh in week 2 when they didn't get on the board until the end of the half was breathing down their neck and it took two missed field goals to secure the win.

Starting in week 9 Chicago has a very tough four-game stretch against Arizona, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Minnesota. If the Bears are going to have any chance at a playoff berth, they need come out of this stretch above .500 In order to do that, they need to start playing consistent, mistake-free football; they need to get four quarters of good football out of both the offense and defense. The one bright spot is that the next three games are at Soldier Field and the Bears are a perfect 3-0 at home.