Waddle's World

Well, my worst nightmare came true. A Bears loss to a pitiful Lions team, coupled with a Packers win over the Vikings leaves the defending champs 3 games back in the division. So many disturbing things from today's game.

1. Brian Griese made the same catastrophic mistakes that got Rex benched. Three picks, two in the red zone and one returned for a touchdown was more than this team could overcome. 2. The offensive line was very bad again, failing to create running lanes and getting Griese sacked 6 times. 3. Cedric Benson still hasn't established himself as a difference maker. 4. The receivers continue to drop passes. This Bears offense need to step up and finally carry the load with their defense decimated by injuries. They fell flat on their face! Speaking of that defense, they played with the heart of a champion, shutting down the Lions for 3 quarters despite missing all of their starting secondary, Lance Briggs, and having a less than full speed Tommie Harris. The final 15 minutes proved to much for a unit that is less than 50%. Even an electric kickoff return for a touchdown by Devin Hester is buried by the offensive ineptitude. And unfortunately, it doesn't get any easier next Sunday night in Green Bay. Brett Favre is having a stellar year leading the Packers to a 4 and 0 start. Hard to feel confident that the Bears can turn it around, on the road, against an undefeated team. For now, I'm trying to find something to grasp at......and I'm coming up empty.