Injury Report

The Bears continue to be plagued by injuries, and this week is no different than the rest. Tommie Harris's hamstring is likely made out of the same old rubber bands as Mike Brown's tendons are. He did have full participation on Thursday though, so we should see him Sunday. Defensive backs Vasher and McGowan did not participate in Thursday's practice, which could mean bad news for the Bears against Kitna. Offensive linemen Fred Miller and Ruben Brown are both injured, but Brown was good to go as of Thursday, and Miller had some participation. The Bears are going to have to get healthy if they want to be competitive.

Injury Report

The Bears have been plagued by injuries this season, and these injuries have contributed to the poor performance seen this season. Thank God Lance Briggs is healthy again. Chicago Bears Daily Blog explains just how important he has become to the defense. Dallas and Detroit ran up the score with out Briggs. Bernard Berrian is out with a toe injury. He did not practice on Wednesday. I would be embarrassed if i was him. He has dropped a lot of passes, and to be out with a toe injury is weak sauce. Tommie Harris did not practice Wednesday because of a knee injury, but he hasn't been practicing much lately because of injuries. It's fine though because he has been playing in games. Neither Tillman or Vasher practiced Wednesday. Tillman has an ankle injury, and Vasher has a groin injury. It will be nice to get both of these guys back. They make a hell of a defensive back pair. It's a lot harder for teams to run or pass when they're in. The line and the linebackers can run more stunts and run defenses designed to stop the run when they have competent guys to stop the pass behind them.

Ouch

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.

Well Damn

Sexy Rexy Report: Rex looked bad. San Diego's running back, LT, had more touchdown passes than did Rex, and LT only had one. On the plus side, Rex only threw one interception and he didn’t fumble a snap and lose the ball. People complain that he is inconsistent, but I don't agree with that. I would say he is consistent, consistently bad. He will have some good games, but that’s not enough. Rex is the opposite of Super Bowl quarterbacks; they have a few bad games, Rex has a few good games. The Bears can't win a Super Bowl with Rex, unless the defense performs at an unheard of level.



The Good: The defense made LT look like a high school level running back. Last year's MVP ran for 25 yards on 17 carries. Tommie Harris was quicker than he has ever been. He even made it across the line before the center could snap the ball and caused a fumble. The defense looked the best that they had in several games. The problem was that the offense couldn't keep the ball long enough to give the defense a break, or even move the ball enough to give San Diego poor field position.



The Bad: Where to start? Grossman was bad, and the running game was abysmal. Letting Thomas Jones go was the dumbest fucking thing I've ever seen the Bear's management do. In 2005 he rushed for 1335 yards, and in 2006 he rushed for 1210. The only reason he had less yards in 2006 was because they were trying to get Cedric Benson carries, and the reason Thomas Jones is gone now is because Benson was drafted 4th overall in the 2005 draft. Instead of swallowing their pride, the management decides to get rid of the better running back and show case their prized pick. Anyways, the only bright spot for the offense was the offensive line. I would rank them right behind the Patriots line as second best in the NFL. We can only hope Olsen helps as much as he is promised to. It was just nice to see the Bear's draft an offensive player in the first round of the draft. Devin Hester not getting the ball much also didn't help.



The Ugly: Mike Brown's tendons are apparently made of old rubber bands. He is now out for the season for the fourth straight year. He had an interception and a fumble recovery before he got hurt. He's one of the best defensive backs in the league when he's on the field, but now his vacant spot will be filled by the average Danieal Manning. Also, defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek is out for the season with the same injury. He sustained that injury with out being touched. At least when the opposing team hurts a player you can be angry with them.