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If the Bears happen to lose to the winless Bills Sunday, is there any hope of any changes of any kind, from front office to coaching to players? Some heads gotta role if the Bears lose to the Bills!

They (da'Bears) keep saying they are going to use Chester for the short yards at the goal...so why haven't it happend yet?...Chicago needs a hard nose running back that will knock you back a few yards and I think Chester is the man for the job. If not then why not try a few fullback plays up the middle with Dez Clark? Also what happened to Greg Olsen, is he still with the team?

Before this years draft I told anyone who would listen that the Bears should take an offensive lineman with every pick in the draft. Most people agreed with my assessment. As we watch this group struggle week to week somebody has to take responsibility for this obvious failure. It has been a weak area of the team for years. I believe it was also responsible for Cedric Bensons poor season. If the average fan can see it, why can’t the Bears? I think the buck stops at Angelo and he should be fired! What is your assessment and who do you feel is responsible?

Good afternoon Neil:

What is Lovie's record in regards to challenges this year and the last few years and how does he rank in regards to the other head coaches in this category?

How does Cutler rank in the NFL in regards to his conversions of third down passing situations and how does he rank overall in the NFL in regards Interception to passes thrown ratio and what are his variables in the red zone productivity ranked against other NFL QB's?

Neil, one of the regulars on here made a promise last year to all of us. See for yourself-

By Creighton on March 25, 2009 11:48 PM

"In fact I am so sure that Angelo will not get him [Cutler] that if he does, I will be outside Soilder Field in a hot pink panties that say spank me, singing the Crackers Happy birthday to me while holding up a sign that reads Brando rules and I suck...First home game and I will also paint myself Orange and Blue and get a tattoo thats says Angelo is the man on my forehead."

http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2009/03/rocky_mountain_high_bears_repo.html

This Creighton thinks it has magical powers why it even knows the weather forecast and this week's winning lottery numbers. But this time he was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! And the problem is he still hasn't manned up. So my quesiton is when will crybaby Creighton finally MAN UP???

By having a "running game" do you think Martz means the run after the catch?

After not doing much in the past two games is Peppers back again to not only taking plays off, but entire games? I mean Seattle and Washington aren't known as having strong o-lines.

If Major Wright ever plays again and is called for a minor infraction (say "offsides), do you think the Ref should announce over the loudspeaker that they are "changing keys" on him?

(Weeeeee, these are fun!!!)

After only half of a season, Martz has deduced that Taylor has some valuable offensive skills and should be on the field more frequently. Maybe even -- dare we say it -- paired in the same backfield with Forte!?!?!? If it took Martz that long to see Taylor's potential, should Martz really be considered a "guru"?

Finally, of the remaining nine games, how many wins are you predicting? (I'm saying 2 -- Bills and Vikes).

Who are the top candidates to replace Lovie and Jerry at seasons end?

That's not fare. I did try after all, I even tried to get on camera and into the game. But apperantly a guy in hot pink panties is not considered appropriate attire.

Also you know how bad my spelling is, instead of "Brando rules" on the sign it came out "Brando can suck it, and Creighton is the Bears insider god he always has been."

Brad tried to get me in and even has a picture of me. Maybe you should email him and ask him if he has any pictures of me in panties that you could fantasize to. I am sure he would love that.

I do find it funny that you refer to me as "It". I do know the weather though, it's called the local news, you should try it sometime. It's even funnier that you had to go back over a year to find something I was wrong about. Hahahahaha way to make your point. "This Creighton is never right, look what he wrote over a 1 1/2 ago." "Got you now Creighton." Hahahaha, loser.

Someone seems to have a problem with me being right. Living in past are we? Hehehehehe. "Not in this case, and look at all the CAPS, hahahahaha. I almost forgot about that. Good times. I gotta post something like that again.

Now if you will excuse me, I have to go use my magical powers to once again save the universe from the evil Lord Voldemort. Oh wait bathroom break, I need to take a Brando, so the universe will have to wait.

Expecto bibidi babidi boo.

Although Angelo has neglected the "O" line for years, how much of this mess the Bears are in do you think is his fault or is it the coaches fault? I bet if some of the Bears were on different teams they would be Probowl players. They way they are using these guys is a joke! Look at Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, and even Garrett Wolfe to name a few. You can't fault Jerry for going out and getting Chester Taylor, who could start for many teams, and this coaching staff won't use him. This is frustrating and there has to be change soon!

Dahli I think I will give you and Neil a hand with your question. But only because I would like to see your second question about Cutler split. From his pre Bears days to his days with the Bears.

Here is a link to an article Kirwan wrote about Cutler pre trade, it has everything your asking for in terms of stats. Dahli I suggest you give it a read. Since you clearly don;t believe me when I post the stats maybe you will believe the nfl network.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d80f4df92/article/all-things-considered-it-will-take-a-considerable-offer-to-land-cutler

I think this will point clearly to Cutler going backwards since he arrived in Chicago.

Neil please tell us why Cutler was better with the Broncos than he is with the Bears? According to the Bears they are loaded with offensive talent and Mike Martz is the greatest offensive mind ever. So it's all Jay Cutler's fault right? Why the huge difference in his third down conversion numbers in and pass to pick ratio there as opposed to here? What happened? All I know is it must be all Cutler's fault as the Bears are the greatest developers of talent in the NFL. Have you not seen Hester at reciever or Chris Williams at LT? And just look at the year Olsen is having they are all total Beasts.

Could we trade Cutler to Washington or Seattle for a 2020 7th round pick? Or better yet a case of Miller Lite? Don't you think that would be a brilliant move?

Neil I think Larry Mayer is the bestest writer in the world when it comes to the Chicago Bears. He has been hitting us with deep, unbiased coverage from Chicagoears.com for years now. Look at this latest quote from him and tell me it doean't move you from the very bottom of your soul.

"I think the Bears offensive line has improved the last few games and will continue to do so over the second half of the season as the unit begins to build some continuity. Young tackles Frank Omiyale and J’Marcus Webb have definitely gotten better the past few weeks, and if veteran Roberto Garza is reinserted at right guard this week as many expect, that should benefit Webb, who has had some trouble with communication in part because he’s so inexperienced. The line clearly has not played as well as the Bears had hoped, but I thought it got a bad rep following the Seahawks game—most of the pressure in that contest came on blitzes off the edge—and showed marked improvement versus the Redskins."

Of course only us true fans can appreciate Mr. Mayer and his keen and honest eye for the game unlike Cr-HATE-on who only says bad things about the Bears. I mean how can he do that Neil when the last three years have been so super duper awsome and Lovie has the best record sense Ditka.

I want you too ban Creighton Neil. He is not a real fan like me.

Oh yeah so my question is wil Larry Mayer be considered for the Nobel Prize for literature this year? I truly believe in the most special Bumstead of ways, do you?

Go Ted Philips!! Go Angelo! Go Lovie!! Go McCaskeys!! Go Bears!!

I know this may be a dumb question, but is there anybody on the wavier wire that the Bears can pick up to help the O-line? I know we get Garza back this week but they still need more help.

I know this may be a dumb question, but is there anybody on the wavier wire that the Bears can pick up to help the O-line? I know we get Garza back this week but they still need more help.

Amidst the offensive woes, Forte's fumbling has gone relatively untalked about. He had one in the Skins game stopping a pretty good drive in the second half when the game still seemed salvageable. I heard somebody say he’s second to only Adrian Peterson in fumbles for non-quarterbacks, which would be semi-admissible if he were as beast as AP in the run game. It’s been going on for a year and a half now. Has anybody addressed this, and is it as bad as I think it is?

Creighton:

You are still giving Cutler a pass on poor decision making as an NFL QB, lets face it some of the turnover were his and his alone.

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