Griese Chicken Report: He threw for over 300 yards and didn't throw an interception. He only threw one touchdown, but it came at a vital time; an end of the game touchdown drive to win. His communication device in his helmet before the last drive, which means he called all the plays himself to go 97 yards and throw a touchdown pass. I have to agree with Jeff at Da' Bears Blog that Brian Griese is the Bears quarterback. I was skeptical at first of him, and thought that they should have given Grossman another chance, but after Sunday I have to say Griese has earned his chance.The Good: The Bears earned their first victory over McNabb. McNabb had never lost to the Bears before this game. Brian Urlacher looked like his self of old, recording 8 tackles and 4 assists. Russ at Bears Gab points out that the Bears are back in the playoff hunt for now. The NFC North isn't looking that great, and the Bears may even have a shot of winning the division.The Bad: The running game still hasn't picked up, even with Griese throwing for over 300 yards. Benson had 46 yards on 17 attempts, which is awful (this week's rushing leader was Watson with Cincinnati, who had 130 yards on 31 attempts). Peterson had 21 yards on 4 rushes, which makes me question why he didn't get the ball more.The Ugly: Redzone percentages for both teams. Chicago went 1/3 and Philly went 1/4. The Bears really need to improve this, although it was nice to see the Bears D hold Philly to 1/4 in the redzone.
Griese Chicken Report: It's a strange day, a Bears quarterback actually looked good. He looked really good, and not just good for a Bears quarterback. He's starting to get new weapons too, like Olsen and Berrian. Berrian has 30 receptions for 408 yards, and Olsen is tough to cover. He only has 11 catches 148 yards but he can block, which is confusing for linebackers. Jeff at Da' Bears Blog gets it right. Theres no need to cover your eyes when Griese drops back.Key Matchup: Bears D vs themselves. The Bears defense has been terrible the last couple of games. Philly doesn't have a great offense, but the Vikings really didn't either until Adrian Peterson had a break out game last week. Urlacher looks terrible this season, and the secondary is falling apart. They're going to have to toughen up and stop McNabb this week.
Sexy Rexy Report: 3 interceptions and no touchdowns. 15 for 32 for 195 yards. Let's compare that with the unquestionably the best quarterback in the game right now, Tom Brady (doesn't have the highest stats in the league, but is going to win another Super Bowl). Brady was 23 for 29 for 311 yards. There is a quite a bit of speculation that Sexy Rexy will lose his job, but I'll venture to say that he will start next week.
The Good: Urlacher had two sacks. Oh, and it looks like we're going to be getting a high draft pick this year.
The Bad: Grossman, but that's a given. The Cowboys put up over 400 yards of offense. The Bear's defense is better than that, but they are on the field way too often. They also didn't force turnovers. Hester looked totally lost out there returning the ball.
The Ugly: Injuries. Tommie Haris, Lance Briggs, and Nate Vasher all left the game injured. It hasn't been reported whether they will be available to play on Sunday. Anyways, most people are hoping Griese gets to start this week. That might fix us for a little while, but he isn't the quarterback we need. I don't believe we have the quarterback we need. None of them are the caliber of quarterback you want to base a franchise around.
Occasionally the Bears management will make flashes of brilliance, but that's only occasionally. They don't generally make the best decision with their first round draft pick, but here is my list of their best first round draft picks.
5. Mike Ditka - TE drafted in 1961. Revolutionized the tight end position from a blocker to a receiver. In his first season with the Bears he had 56 receptions, which was unheard of for a tight end at that time and is still impressive by today's standards. He was inducted into the hall of fame in 1988, the first tight end ever. He was also the coach of the 1985 Bears who won the Super Bowl.
4. Brian Urlacher - LB drafted in 2000. Not only the best line backer in the league, the best defensive player in the league. Won Defensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2000, and the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2005. He is often considered over rated, but these claims are baseless. Just ask TO. Urlacher made TO his bitch after TO caught a pass but then fumbled it because he saw Urlacher coming across the middle to fuck him up. Also, on a Monday night in 2006, Urlacher had 18 total tackles and stripped the ball from Edgerrin James setting the Bears up to score and win the game, inspiring this memorable meltdown.
3. Jim McMahon - QB drafted 1982. Cocky badass from BYU. Quarterback of the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Bears. He threw for over 18,000 yards during his NFL career. He was the NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year. In his first public event with the Bears, he came out with a beer in his hand. He was in constant conflict with the commissioner Pete Rozelle about his headbands.
2. Dick Butkus - LB drafted in 1965. Scarred the shit out of everyone, players, coaches, refs. No one fucked with him. As a rookie he led the team in tackles, interceptions, forced fumbles, and fumble recoveries. Sports Illustrated named him "The Most Feared Man in the Game" in 1970.
1. Rex Grossman - QB drafted in 2003. Just kidding.
1. Walter Payton - RB drafted in 1975. The greatest running ever. Running backs today have wet dreams about running the ball like Sweetness. During his career he amassed 16726 yards rushing and 110 touchdowns. He was a classy fucker too. When President Reagan called him to congratulate him on breaking Jim Brown's rushing record, he thanked him and told him to give his best to Nancy.
Sexy Rexy Report: If Rex Grossman doesn't choke, then the Bears have a decent chance at winning, but that's a big if. Last season, the idea of good Rex or bad Rex came about. He seemed bipolar. 27 touchdown passes which was good for 7th best in the league, but coughing up 30 turnovers is just excessive. Even if Rex plays well he won't have a cake walk. The Chargers led the league last year with 61 sacks. I hope Rex has learned how to hold on to the ball after dropping it 7 times last season, but from the only preseason game I caught it didn't look like it. Maybe Tom Coughlin could come over and fix Rex like he did Tiki Barber, either way we wouldn't have any more problems out of Rex...
Key Matchup: Chicago's Linebackers vs. LaDainian Tomlinson
We've all seen the commercial where LT runs all over the Bear's defense. There's a big difference between the defense in the commercial and the real defense. Is it that the players in the commercial all had bikini waxes so they look good in HD? Hardly. The defense in the commercial isn't recognizable. Where is Brian Urlacher, Hunter Hillenmeyer, or even the Lindsay Lohan like Lance Briggs? I never saw any of them. This should turn out to be one of the best linebacker-running back competitions we will see all year. The linebackers will have their hands full trying to stop last year's MVP, but in the end they will scrape by. Of course if LT acts like TO did when he played for the 49er's and gets scared when he sees Urlacher (anyone else remember that?), the game might not be that close.
Other News: Greg Olsen has a sprained knee, but the team is hopeful because as Lovie Smith said "the smile is coming back on his face." Well that’s just fantastic. Medical attention? Nah, Lovie just goes by the smile on their face. Rex is usually smiling; maybe that’s why he gets to play. I’m interested to see if Chris Leak can compete in the NFL. Oh that's right; he isn't even listed on the Bear's roster. He only destroyed Ohio State last year to win a national championship. Winning that doesn't guarantee success in the NFL, but he should at least get a shot. In a completely unrelated side note, I went to the same high school as Brad Maynard, the Bear's Punter. 
