See if this rings a bell. The Bears come out of the gates and punch the opposing team in the face. In addition to a defensive beating, there is either a special teams play that is huge or a quick offensive strike. Most likely it is a combination of those items. The Bears will be up two scores, which isn't a lot, but when you consider the drubbing the other team is getting at then hands of the defense, it's huge. All is going well. If the Bears are not up on the scoreboard it seems just a matter of time before they are. See also: Superbowl XLI. The Bears were at a point of putting the game away and being up three scores before the half, until you had the turnovers. Indy capitalized on those and the rest is history. Hardly a great game by the Colts as much as it was a pathetic game by the Bears.

Fast forward to this season. Whether it's a Grossman INT(or fumble), Benson fumble, a special teams muffing, or a dropped pass by the receiving corp. the Bears cannot put three plays together. What follows is a game of attrition that the defense loses. You cannot ask the defense to play 40 minutes every week and expect to win.

So with that, I am officially ringing the gong on Grossman. Put his ass on the bench, period. I know, I just said that it's the entire offense that sucks and here I am pointing the finger at Rex. Well, you cannot have a leader that is as bad as anybody on the team. "He Cedric, you might want to hang on to the ball." Coming from Rex, that statement is hilarious. The quarterback needs to set an example. Rex is along for the ride. Add to that the fact that it doesn't take a genius to see that Rex drops back to exactly the same spot with every snap. If his receiver is open he has a good chance of hitting him. If the coverage is tight, he either throws it anyway, or makes a mistake elsewhere. As a pass rush, all you have to do is drive everybody you can to the same general spot in the backfield. If you don't get a sack, you surely get enough pressure to rattle Rex's cage. Sure, Rex can get the ball downfield in a hurry. His best drive last night was a rush and two passes to his tight ends. Great. The three INTs are too high a price to pay. I'd rather see Griese or Orton plug-and-chug at five yards at a time. Yeah, I know, we've had the platooned QB system devised by Jauron. Admittedly, not knowing who your starting QB is a problem. If the decision is made it has to be long-term. At the same time, the blank-check that Rex has had needs to be revoked.

In all probabilities, Rex will play against the Lions next weekend and be adequate. Then the Packers and Vikings are in the queue. If the Bears run the table on the next three games the fan's memory will be short term. The problems of Rex and co. may just be dormant until the schedule gets dicey again in November.