The 2 Minute Drill

I have to say I'd pretty much given up on the game, and was ready to write about a team lost for this season. Then in the final 1:57 with no time outs the offense turns up and the Bears march 97 yards to with the game.

Outside of the final two minutes Griese played adequately, it was good to see both Olsen and Hester on the field more, but it was clear that Hester is not familiar with the entire offensive package, Moose showing him where to line up on a lot of downs.

The running game was again none existent and I'm not sure how you fix it at this point in the season. I've seen people pointing to Adrian Petersons yards per carry number and suggesting he start, but he's primarilly playing on passing downs, so his runs aren't indicative of where they would be in the starting role. I'm still not seeing the O-Line creating a lot of holes for anyone to run through.

The defense turned up but didn't really stop the Eagles outside of the redzone, and that's fine if your offense is scoring touchdowns, but the Bears currently aren't.

Offensive play calling still seems excessively cautious, with the defense not where they have been the Bears need to score points to win, and it still seems that caution is the word of the day on offense.

Having said that if they can get a W against Detriot, and use the bye week to get healthy, they are still very much in contention.