[CBFF] Bears' rise and fall

[Jerry Madsen]

On Nov 23, 2007 8:11 PM, mactbone <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> For the uninformed, this is a franchise in significant turmoil. Not only for the remainder of 2007, but potentially far beyond. Despite keeping the vast majority of last season's Super Bowl roster intact, Chicago's championship window hasn't closed as much as it has simply collapsed.

Agreed.  The Bears are about to embark on a series of lean seasons.

> "If they were healthy, I think you could say it would be a different story, but that's how it all goes," the general manager said. "You have to deal with injuries in this game. What I think is interesting is how confident they were. I guess you could say they were cocky. That was right from the top (of the coaching staff). You can talk about being a great team, but injuries tend to show what you are as an entire organization. If you're going to be so confident like they have been, the people upstairs (in management) better make all the right decisions."

Scathing indictment of the team's leadership.  I guess that's why it's
easier to get to the top than it is to stay.