Bears vs. Dolphins - The Bears lose their first game of 2006
The Bears defense couldn’t save them today when they lost to the Miami Dolphins. The Bears turned the ball over 6 times. Those turnovers lead to all but 3 of ther 31 points. Rex Grossman was awful. He completed under 50% of his passes and threw 3 interceptions.
Is this good for the Bears? To reiterate what the moronic broadcasters said, a lose is never better than a win. I’m not so sure. I think that this puts the heat on Ron Turner (the Bears offensive coordinator) and Rex Grossman. It seems like the team was always so ready to put the emphasis on the defense carrying the team. This lose demonstrates that the Bears need the kind of offensive production that they were getting earlier in the year. The Bears’ deep threat Bernard Berrian has been almost non-existent. He needs to continue to be a major part of the game plan. That deep threat not only opens up the running game, but it also opens up the underneath passes that Muhsin Muhammad and Desmond Clark have been making up until this point. If the Bears become one dimensional on offense they are going to get murdered but the Giants, and the Patriots in the coming weeks. They must get good balance and extend the field on offense.
I’m definitely disappointed that the Bears lost this week. I don’t think that it’s the end of the world. And I don’t think it’s reminiscent of the 1985 Bears Super Bowl season when the Dolphins beat the Bears on Monday Night Football. It’s a loss to an inferior team because of stupid turnovers by the Bears.
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November 5th, 2006 at 4:00 pm
I’m not really disappointed at all. It was a good game on both sides, and Rex deserves this - I don’t know where he was throwing some of those passes. The defense couldn’t bail him out this time.
It’s true it’s not the end of the world - we’re still 7-1.
Although I’m kinda glad the whole chase for an undefeated season is over - maybe now we can finally focus on each game individually - and start making the plays that need to be made.
The next four games will be tough, and fun. Looking forward to it.
November 5th, 2006 at 8:39 pm
Yeah it was disappointing but it happens. I hope the Bears offense doesn’t go into every game thinking the defense will always bail them out. 7-1 isn’t exactly horrible.
Although I really like Grossman, he makes some dumb passes sometimes. He needs some polishing.
November 6th, 2006 at 10:09 pm
Bears seem to play down or up to their opponent’s record. Can’t help but notice Grossman gets shaken way too easily, seems more like a rookie than an experienced player when the chips are down.
I agree with the thread-starter and definitely HOPE the Bears’ offensive staff take a good, hard look at Grossman and his decision-making. He throws wild when he should be looking for short and quick passes and a lot of small yardage gains. The defensive shouldn’t have to win all the games.