Bears Reeling After Loss

There aren’t many positive things to say about the Chicago Bears’ 41-21 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, which is probably why most people are focusing on the abysmal effort of the Bears. According to the Chicago Tribune, the 31 points the Cardinals scored on the Bears in the first half is a history-making feat for the Bears, and not in a good way. Prior to this season, the Bears had only allowed 31 or more points in the first half five times in nearly 90 years. They have done it twice this season.

Defensive end Alex Brown summed up the sentiment and said, “For this to work, we’ve got to believe it’s going to work. We’ve got to have a sense of urgency, and we don’t have that right now. I don’t know what the hell is wrong, but we’ve got to change it. This is the eighth game of the season, and I know a lot of people would like to think that we’re better than 4-4, but, hell, our record is 4-4. So that’s what we are.”

A low point in the fame was the effort of defensive tackle Tommie Harris. Harris didn’t contribute to the defense, not because he failed to try, but because he was ejected in the first quarter. In an incredibly poor display of judgment, Harris punched Arizona guard Deuce Lutui. Harris was already on thin ice, and this may just have put the nail in the coffin of his career as a Chicago Bear. See the Bears try to rebound by getting Chicago Bears tickets from StubHub.

Permalink - Posted in General on November 9, 2009 - Post a comment