Bears recently clinched the NFC North, and now have a chance to secure the two seed if they can win out (Or with Eagles losses) All I've heard all week is how one game the Bears can slip up and get knocked out of the playoffs. One Jay Cutler mistake and the dream is over. I don't understand some of these ESPN so called"analyst." People have seem to forgotten that we win off our defense and special teams, and in the playoffs that is a winning formula. All these analyst can say what they've been saying since last year about Jay Cutler, about his consistency, his football knowledge, and his mechanics. But, they have yet to see how we've even gotten to this point. I would say other than Devin Hester, and all the turnovers we force, Jay Cutler is our biggest asset. We virtually have no running game with our offense line, so that puts all the pressure on Jay’s shoulders. In 3 & 8 situations this year I would say Jay has bailed out this offense delivering accurate, strong throws into tight coverage.
People also have been saying things about our offense line. Yes, our offensive line is one of the worst, if not the worst in the NFL. But, I say they have gelled and are almost playoff ready. The two concerns I have with our offense line are J'marcus Webb, and Olin Kruetz. Webb, being a rookie 7th round draft pick has held his own this season. He is getting better each and every week, but I have concers with him on one on one situations, and setting back are offesne even more than it should be with false starts. Defensive linemen have burned him this year. Olin Kruetz on the other hand is a great leader; Bear for life, but in the past week's all I've heard his name for is "Holding number 57, 5 yard penalty repeat 1st down." He negates the holding penalties, and J'marcus gets a few blocks we could have something special.
Bears do have problems, but people forget that every team has problems. I like the Bears in the playoffs because we have a playoff ready team. We are very solid in every phase of the game. We are 4-3 at home this season, and I blame two of those loes on are offensive line, and somewhat Jay Cutler. On the other hand we're 6-1 on the road this season, and the one loss was that 10 sack catastrophe in the Meadowlands. We can match the speed of the Eagles offense on defense, Falcons have yet to play a defense of our stature, and the Giants played us at home. I don't see why we can't beat these teams in the playoffs; it will be a challenge, but not a challenge to tough for this Chicago Bears team.
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