Sneaking In A Win

Even though I'm now a Carolinian, I was born and raised a Chicago boy and Da Bears will always be my first team. By beating the Vikings today, they locked up the NFC North Division title, but unless they make a change their season will come to a crashing halt in the playoffs.

For reasons that are unfathomable to everyone outside the Bears organization, they insist on playing Rex Grossman at quarterback. Since joining the Bears, Grossman has been injured either in the preseason or the first game of the regular season, so this is his first full season since he left college. And he's playing like it - in the last 5 weeks or so he's thrown about as many interceptions as completions and has fumbled the ball away several times as well.

Take today's game - the Special Teams returned a punt for a touchdown; the defense returned an interception for a touchdown and also scored a Safety. That's 16 points in a 23 - 13 win.

The Bears may have one of the best Defenses in the NFL and their Special Teams return men can match up with anyone, but unless they start playing a Pro quarterback they'll have no chance of making it through the playoffs.

Bear fans - I wouldn't be booking those Miami hotel rooms just yet.