It is fitting that the Bear's 2007 season should come to a close during their bye week, since they haven't really played a game all year. Even the networks know they're done. With the rest of the NFC North winning this past weekend, the Bears effectively eliminated from post-season contention. They are four games behind the Packers; Four games behind Detroit - three straight wins and one head-to-head; tied, but a game back due to the head-to-head loss to the Vikings. The only worse teams in the entire NFC are St. Louis and Atlanta.

So, they have eight games to play and are four back of the division leader. They might as well be getting started after the All Star Break, trailing by 40 games. Think the Wildcard is up for considerations? Think again. Even if Detroit fades, the Bears are three games behind the Giants. My guess is that that match up will be pointless by December 2.

The real question is when the front office will ring the gong and begin playing for next year? It's pretty obvious that:
Archeleta cannot handle safety;
Bensen is not your future running back;
the entire receiving corp needs a shake-up;
special-teams Devin Hester is the best scoring threat the Bears have;
Griese blows as much a Grossman, and surpasses Rex due to the fact that he has blown for his entire career, with the exception of a brief stint of Pro-Bowl-ness while he was on a real good team;
Ron Turner needs to disappear;
Clearly, the Bears need cheerleaders.

My guess is 6-10 for the year.