Bears Eat Lions

I didn't expect this but the Bears went beyond my expectations on Sunday and ate the Lions for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They beat a team they should beat and that's a beautiful thing. They did a terrific job of taking advantage of the Lions poor defense and running the ball on them in order to get the rest of the offense going. Devin Hester was able to get open and catch those long balls we have been expecting out of him, as he continues to make the conversion to wide receiver. And the defense was able to contain the Lions to one touchdown in the entire game.

Most important of all of this is one thing: the Bears finished the game. When the Lions had that one ray of hope with a TD and as they looked to create some momentum, the Bears right away said to themselves basically with their body language: "we had enough we are not going to let a game like this slip a away from us"--and that's how a winner's mindset should be. It seems in those Bears losses, the Bears after obtaining the lead seem to leave their guard down and play to their opponents level of play. This is something the Bears must be working on because they certainly played to their potential in this game.

The ultimate question is, however, can they play more like this every game? OR a more reasonable question would be: Can they play like this against quality opponents?

-I think they can. The Bears are getting stronger and their offense is beginning to smooth out their creases.--Just think about all that the Bears offense has to overcome.-They have a quarterback who has not played this many games since the beginning of his career. They have a new running back, a new go-to wide receiver in Rashied Davis and Brandon Lloyd, and not to mention much of the offense is a total experiment with Devin Hester, Kyle Orton, and pretty much any player that can create some fluidity in what currently is a rigid, mechanical offense. -Sure it's a work-in-progress but I believe it's getting better and I believe you will witness it as the season goes on.

GO BEARS!!!