What I learned from the Bears' 31-7 loss to the Ravens

By the end of the first quarter Bears QB Jay Cutler had already tossed two interceptions. The Baltimore Ravens had already exchanged those gifts for fourteen points. After six total turnovers and nary an offensive score to be found, the lesson was obvious. I already knew my Bears sucked. Now I know they suck, have given up on their coach and may not win another game this season.

Baltimore Ravens 31
Chicago Bears 7 

Two fumbles and four interceptions completely destroyed any possibility of a decent outing. Joe Flacco took advantage of the non-stop turnovers and cashed in on four touchdown throws, the first two of which went to tight end Todd Heap. The lone Bears score came on special teams thanks to an Earl Bennett 49-yard punt return to the endzone in the second quarter. Even at 14-7, I never for once thought my Bears could pull out a victory. I know better by now.

 
Weirdos.

Jay made bad throws and bad decisions. The offensive line was mediocre at best. Only Johnny Knox caught more than two passes for Chicago (with a whopping four) in the absence of Devin Hester. Greg Olsen wasn't even a factor. For the defense, not much was different. The secondary got abused, the line was pushed around and missed assignments were everywhere. Both coordinators had horrific days play-calling. It was a fugly loss, which is nothing unusual for the 2009 Bears season.

I found it difficult to find positives from this slaughter, especially since most of the Bears didn't decide to give anything close to full effort. Earl Bennett and Matt Forte did what they could, but they couldn't overcome the giveaways. 

Before the the blowout, Bears GM Jerry Angelo came out and denied a Comcast report that said Lovie Smith's job was safe. He even went as far as to say money would not be an issue when it came to deciding what was best for the team. That was possibly the best Bears news I've heard in a while. Still, I'm not convinced Lovie is going anywhere. The Bears will lose to Minnesota on Monday night, but a lackluster outing against Detroit could seal Smith's fate if it isn't already.

Jay Cutler is still the most significant piece of this Bears puzzle, but he's in jeopardy of regressing under the current coaching regime. Smith has no idea how to coach up a quarterback like Cutler. I don't want to waste any more time watching his dumb-founded face on the sidelines when Cutler does something wrong. 

Yep, that look.

I'll be back to preview the Bears and Vikings when I feel like coming down off my Christmas buzz. Happy Holidays everyone and Happy Jay Cutler day!