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Well that should just about do it for any talk of the Bears making the playoffs. After leading for the first 53 minutes of the game, the Bears allowed the New York Giants to score two late touchdowns, resulting in 21-16 loss.
The game began with a promising drive in which Rex Grossman drove the Bears down the field with ease, resulting in a touchdown and 7-0 lead just minutes into the game. But that was the only time the team would find the endzone.
In a battle of beleaguered quarterbacks, Grossman clearly put on the better performance in the first half and the Bears headed into the locker room with a 13-7 halftime lead. They extended the lead to nine points, and looked to have another easy TD when Devin Hester burst past all defenders and Grossman threw a nearly perfect bomb... that Hester dropped.
The Giants scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive and again in next possession. With barely two minutes in which to work, the Bears were unable to find the endzone, and defeat was grabbed from the jaws of victory.
Had this game come earlier in the season, we might have some hope. Grossman looked like Good Rex for much of the day - especially in the first half. While Adrian Peterson's 3.0 yards a carry was no improvement over Cedric Benson, he did catch seven passes for 82 yards and proved to be a more versatile weapon on offense than Benson.
The defense also played much better for most of the game. They forced four turnovers -- two interceptions and two fumbles -- that set up most of the Bears' scoring drives. But small improvements are too little, too late for this year's team. Time to see what Kyle Orton and Garrett Wolfe can do...
Photo by AP Photo/Jerry Lai
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Orton? Why would they start him right when it's looking like Grossman is finally figuring things out? I never thought I'd say this, but Grossman belongs under center for the remainder of the year.
Orton -- now with three years to learn the system -- should be a much different QB than the "game manager" we saw in 2005 as a rookie. I'm not sold on Grossman long-term. We've seen Griese for extended periods this year. Let's see what Orton can do before the Bears head into an off-season where they need to make some major changes on offense.
That was pathetic. At least it showed we really didn't have a hope in hell of the playoffs since beating greenbay.
Orton? Were you watching the same game? Grossman was solid, though he had a few gaffes (like bailing on the pocket), but even if you give Orton some trial series, it won't indicate much about his particular abilities. Why? Because as a lot of commentators have said, the Bears' O-line is absolutely atrocious, and lack of protection/run blocking will make even a stellar QB look bad. I'd give Rex the bulk of the snaps for the rest of the season. Except I worry about him getting shellshocked from all the hits he'll have to take.
Im not a Grossman apologist; but he had several very commanding drives during that game- the first drive in particular.
And he had some great drives last week to win that game. If he's protected, he does fine and he wasn't protected yesterday.
Grossman did well,
They certainly didn't lose because of him.
He does drive me nuts with those sacks...you can't go backwards! step up into the pocket! but the o-line wasn't offering up anything resembling protection. on some plays it almost seemed as if the o-line wasn't on the field and the Giants D had complete access to the the QB
It's probably not a great idea to run the no huddle for the entire game with this team because they need the offense to chew up some clock so the defense gets some rest before they have to go out and get their asses kicked again. Having said that, I would have liked to see maybe a couple of other series with the no huddle after it worked so well for the opening drive.
Also, the playoff talk will continue since the Bears are only one game out of a wild card slot.