Chicago Quits in Loss To Minnesota, Throws in Season’s Towel As Well
Published by Max Kienzler on November 29, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
I am writing this article in the fourth quarter with eight minutes left. I do not need to see the rest of the game. Everything I need to know the Bears showed me in the first three quarters. And that is quite obvious.
The Chicago Bears have quit.
They have quit on this game.
They have quit on this season.
They have quit on Lovie Smith.
And they have quit on their fans.
Not every player and not on every play. But the Bears have stopped caring if they win or not.
There is no fire. No passion. At this moment, the Bears defense has allowed 518 yards in three and a half quarters. Favre is 10 yards short of his career high.
On both the offensive and defensive side of the ball, the Chicago Bears have cashed out on the 2009 season.
Lovie Smith should be gone at the end of this season and quite frankly, I do not care who replaces him. Bill Cowher, Mike Shanahan, Leslie Frazier, or my girlfriend’s roommate. Anyone else (other than Ron Turner).
If I were to have written this article at halftime, it would have been a tirade of profanity and anger.
But now, that anger has melted into depression.
Next week, I will still put on my bears Jersey. I will still find a place in Hawaii that has the Bears vs Rams game on. I will still cheer and believe the Bears can win every game. But it is fruitless.
Even as I type this the Bears, down by 26, run the ball for 1 yard on first and ten with six minutes left…How is anyone to succeed with such a blatant lack of leadership on the sideline?
The Bears cannot succeed with this coaching staff, or lack there of.
It hurts.
You know what hurts even more? Having to watch the Bears get destroyed while listening to Joe Buck and Troy Aikman verbally falaish Brett Favre for the entire game.
I have spoken with several bear fans and perused blogs online during the second half and all I seem to hear is loyal, dedicated fans turning the game off early because they are disgusted beyond belief at the lack of effort this team has put forth.
While I continue to watch, I cannot tell you why. My brother has officially joined the bandwagon that hopes the Bears lose out in hopes it will force G.M. Jerry Angelo or Team President Ted Phillips to make changes to this coaching staff and brain trust.
And when you do not record a first down for the ENTIRE SECOND HALF, you shouldn’t have a job as a head coach or offensive coordinator in the National Football League.
Two minute warning has arrived…but the game, and season, ended much much earlier.
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