[CBFF] " This organization deserves condemnation today"

[Tom Shannon]

I'm going to largely disagree with 10.  I don't think the defense did that
badly today.  The Lions executed pretty well and holding them for the most
part to field goals was an accomplishment.  The play wasn't flawless but
overall I thought it was satisfactory.

Tom S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
> bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Madsen
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:39 PM
> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> Subject: [CBFF] " This organization deserves condemnation today"
> 
> *Read this today at cbfans.com.  It's kind of an angry version of Tom's
> game comments.  Gotta tell, there's not much here with which I
> disagree.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> 
> This organization deserves condmenation today*
> 
> 1. Starting with Brian Griese. 4 interceptions. 3 in the end zone. It
> was an "effort" that was every bit as bad as anything Rex Grossman
> produced this season. He should crucified in the press today.
> 
> 2. Ron Turner comes next. The offense was out of sync all day. They had
> almost no rhythm, no plan - nothing. They looked like they were playing
> their first pre-season game today. The Bears are a running team coming
> off the bus? What did they have - 15 carries all day between Benson and
> Peterson?
> 
> 3. Bob Babich. Timid defensive game plan today. I can understand it to
> a
> point - Jerry Angelo's failure to secure a remote iota of depth at CB
> forced them to have 5'9" rookie Trumaine McBride covering Roy Williams
> -
> but they needed a very aggressive game plan today. Instead, the Bears
> rush 4 - it worked in the first half, then the d-line decided to stop
> playing football. These guys are LISTLESS these days.
> 
> 4. Dez Clark. He was awful today.
> 
> 5. Brian Griese - got to mention him again. His "day" today was a
> startling reminder that the Bears HAVE to take a QB next April,
> probably
> in the first round. Griese should be back...b/c they have nothing else
> on their roster. If they believed in Orton, they'd have him as the #2
> QB.
> 
> 6. Tait and Fred Miller were HORRIBLE today. Griese was horrible,but
> the
> inept play of the OT's didn't help.
> 
> 7. Hey look!! Another awful drop by Bernard Berrian.
> 
> 8. Jerry Angelo. Wow - the mistakes he's made are coming home to roost
> in a BIG way. Neglecting the offensive line in past drafts, missing
> HORRIBLY on key first round picks Rex Grossman and Cedric Benson,
> replacing Harris with Archuletta, jettisoning Ian Scott and Fonzie
> Boone, failing to secure a quality group of wide receivers, failing to
> provide depth for the Bears in the secondary, missing BADLY on Danneal
> Manning - the list goes on.
> 
> 9. Lovie Smith. The garbage we're seeing on the field - the lack of
> execution on both sides of the ball, the failure to be ready to play
> two
> huge games in the last 3 weeks AT HOME AGAINST DIVISIONAL OPPONENTS -
> comes back to him. There's little that can or will be done - the size
> of
> his contract dictates that. But, after watching what we've seen thus
> far
> in huge games, I think it's becoming safer and safer to say that he
> won't get another contract from the Bears. His defensive scheme isn't
> working, he's doing a terrible job of selecting coaches, and most of
> his
> player rotations are backfiring. If his track record continues, the
> same
> can be said of Jerry Angelo as well. When Virginia joins her husband
> and
> father in the great beyond, I think we'll see more changes than one
> might have initially imagined.
> 
> 10. With all of the talk about the offensive line, running back and QB,
> let's not forget that the defense has collapsed. Sure, they only gave
> up
> 16 points, but the Lions' offense hadn't played very well the last
> couple of weeks. Essentially, they got well against the Bears and did
> everything they needed to to win. The sad, sad thing here is that the
> Bears have SO many needs going into next year. They're literally
> DESPERATE for:
> 
> a. Offensive line
> b. Quarterback
> c. Running Back
> d. Wide Receiver
> e. Nose tackle AND, perhaps, defensive end.
> f. Safeties
> g. Depth at CB
> 
> This roster isn't nearly as talented as many of us would have liked to
> think. What we saw today was more than a product of injuries, it was a
> product of an organization making poor decisions, coaches falling down
> on the job and players mailing it in.
> 
> 
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