Bears lost to the Lions! I find this funnier than embarassing! Well obvious if you don't have Briggs, Brown, Archuleta, Vasher, Tillman, Dvoracek, and Harris only playing half the game a loss isn't that surprising. Griese struggled, and the receivers dropped too many passes. Benson only started to run the ball decently in the 2nd half.
So this is the list for what the Bears need to do:
1) Stay healthy- Obviously they can't do anything about this, but injuries have been killing them.
2) Get the other running back. I don't have a problem with Benson starting, but we need another back that will do the job Benson did last year. Give the opposition a player that must be gameplanned for so that the focus isn't just on Benson. My top option is Derrick Ward. When Jacobs is back, who knows what becomes of Ward, so a 2nd rounder for Ward maybe? Or a first for Ward. My 2nd option is LaDell Betts, but it doesn't seem like if the Skins would want to give him up with Portis always out with some injury.
3) Use the tight end. When Rex was doing well in Chicago, it was because he constantly looked for the tight end. We haven't seen that in a while. Olsen has yet to be seen this season, and yes he is back from injury.
4) GET A NEW QUARTERBACK!!! WE WANT MCNABB! WE WANT MCNABB! If the Bears could get Ward for a 2nd rounder and maybe 3rd or lower, they should try to see if the Eagles would trade McNabb for a 1st and Muhammed(to match salaries).
5) Use Mark Bradley! He had a solid rookie season until he got injured, and did nicely in his limited time last season.
If the Bears lose next week, I say tank out the season, get a top 10 pick, and draft that QB from Hawaii.