Time to Bear Down

After a relatively smooth first 5 weeks, the Bears have struggled in 2 of their last 3 games. While an inoordinate number of turnovers played a major role in the near-loss to Arizona and actual loss to Miami, the Bears' struggles to overcome that adversity was a definite eye-opener. When they are healthy and playing up to their abilities, the Bears can beat any team in the NFL. When they turn the ball over and get taken out of their game, however, they lose to bottom-feeders.

The next three weeks are going to tell us a lot about the Bears' chances come January. Without Mike Brown and Bernard Berrian, and with Brian Urlacher less than 100%, they will head on the road for three tough games in hostile stadiums. If they can play well and win 2 of those games, I think they'll be alright. If they struggle, however, it might be time to start canceling those South Florida hotel reservations for early February.

Of course, all the Bears can do right now is focus on the task at hand, the New York Giants. It should be a hard-fought game featuring two teams that could meet again in January. The Bears should be focused and come ready to play, and they'd better—lose this game and New York gains a leg up on home field advantage. Let's just say I'm slightly relieved that we won't see Michael Strahan on the field—although I'm not sure what the status of his fellow starting defensive end, whose name I dare not attempt to spell, will be.

With all that said, GO BEARS!

My name is Mark, and I approved this blog post.