Mathematically it's possible

It's still numerically possible for the Bears to make the playoffs, they need at go at least 6 and 2 and probably 7 and 1 through the rest of the season.

For that to happen the defensive problems really do need to come down to injuries and injuries that will need to cease to be a problem with the bye week. But even if that were the case it doesn't help the offense, they aren't missing any key starters. They are what they are. Incapable of exploiting a week Detroit secondary. There is clearly talent on offense they're just not executing, I'm still not sure in real terms if Griese is any better than Grossman.

The Bears offensive strategy is too dependant of a successful running game, and they simply can't run against 8 man fronts this season. Ron Turner needs to solve this problem either with personnel changes or by changing the focus on offense, and by that I don't mean the 2:1 pass mix we've seen in the last few games. I mean doing something to get the 8th man out of the box, and getting back closer to a 1:1 pass/run split.

Some of the turnovers and missed tackles are players trying too hard, some of it is made worse, as loosing works against trust inside the team but fundamentally those just compound bad play.

What can the coaches do in this situation, they have to raise the energy level and get the players engaged in the games beyond where they have been. I think you can go two ways, yell and scream show them your disappointment tell them what fuckwits they're being and try and generate something from the ensuing guilt. Or go the other way make some changes (possibly radical) and convince the team to believe in the new structure. 2 weeks isn't a lot of time for the latter and I'm not sure the former is in Lovie Smith's personality. If they can string a couple of victories together they might be able to build on it.

But at this point it doesn't look very likely. I'd love to be a fly on the wall though in the meetings over the next couple of weeks.