Bears ruin their season

The Chicago Bears went into today's game with the possibility of making the playoffs by winning the division or wild card. The possibility of the division was put out when the Vikings won on a last second field goal vs. New York. However, everything fell into place for the wild card. Both the Bucs and Cowboys lost, meaning that a Bear win would mean the Bears would live to fight another day.

However, the Bears were embarrassed in Houston by the Texans. They played as if nothing were on the line. It looked similar to the Green Bay game. All game they didn't try and then only when they must score do they turn it on. It is unexcuseable. These guys are getting payed millions to go out there and play their hardest and they don't even do it until the end.

But why didn't it work like the Green Bay game? Because even though they began to play better at the end, they made mistakes.

The biggest thing is the offensive play-calling. Ron Turner needs to go. I am sick of his bullshit calls in tight situation. Why would you put Adrian Peterson in when you need a score? Matt Forte has been great this year and now your going to take him out? Adrian Peterson got a screen and ran down to the inch but chose not to reach over the plane, but instead tuck the ball in to avoid the touchdown. All year Turner has dissapointed me. He didn't do anything right when he was the Illini head coach, so why would he now? Let's get a new Offensive Coordinator.

Also, Robbie Gould's onside kick at the end was a disgrace. It was directly to Houston. They practice that situation all year and then when they perform it they stumble and fall.

Another thing is Kyle Orton. Every year we find ourselves calling on the Bears to draft a new QB, but they never do it. Kyle Orton continues to struggle with Devin Hester. It seems as though every time Kyle passes to Hester he either overthrows him or throws way too hard of a bullet. Today he overthrew Devin again.

Also, the Bears use of Hester has been a problem. They should've started using Manning much earlier than they did.

Something else that has been talked about all season is Peanut Tillman's bad play. I love Peanut, but he has made some bad plays this year. It started off with the game that I went to, TB @ Chicago. The Bears went to overtime and forced the Bucs three and out. However, Tillman jumped on top of a pile after the play and was called for unessacary roughness. Also @ Minnesota he left his man and Berrian took it all the way. Tillman again played his man too loosely today. Peanut's daughter currently has a heart problem and needed a transplant earlier in the year and thankfully it went well, so I understand that he had some stuff on his mind. We must remember that the players family is the priority.

Overall, this season can be learned from, and the Bears need to make changes. This year I want a new Offensive Coordinator, a new QB, and new Offensive Line, and some new WRs. It would also be nice if I could get some defensive improvements.

It's time to focus on basketball. Over the course of the next few months I will have intense coverage of the Bulls. I will also have analysis of college basketball, especially Illinois, Notre Dame, and Northwestern.