Bears head coach Lovie Smith said he believes the Bears can still make the playoffs despite having a 4-5 record. "Sure, we can make the playoffs. We have five losses right now. Five losses won't keep you out of the playoffs, but for us it's about getting a win. Philadelphia is coming up next. Again, there are some bright things that we can build on. There's a lot of football left to go. Two 9-7 teams, I think, made it in [last year]. But that's a long ways away. As much as anything for us, we just need to be able to finish a game and get a win," Smith said.
i agree with him (if they obviously play better). other than a few teams at the top, the nfc isn't real impressive and 9-7 may make it again. i don't think 8-8 will cut it though as is usually the case in the nfc.
Well, as a life long Bears fan, I have to say that I really don't see playoffs in their immediate future. Their O-line is a mess, their secondary is a joke and the linebacking corp. of Briggs, Hillenmeyer and Roach isn't cutting the mustard. There's no consistency AT ALL on their side of the ball. So, playoffs are just a fantasy this season. I really hope Lovie Smith DOES NOT get fired because with the team they currently have at full strength with the addition of a true #1 receiver I think they would have lost only 2 games by now. Urlacher and Tinoisamoa going down for the season was a huge blow to the defense and Briggs just doesn't really get the job done. I love my Bears but the reality of it is, this year is just a wash. They won't beat Minnesota and with the remaining schedule I only see 3 games they could/should win with the Rams, Packers and Lions. Seven wins in a season isn't good enough.
i agree with him (if they obviously play better). other than a few teams at the top, the nfc isn't real impressive and 9-7 may make it again. i don't think 8-8 will cut it though as is usually the case in the nfc.
They can make the playoffs at 8-8. Just everything has to go their way for that to happen.
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Originally Posted by SweetShot03
not with cutler lol......
Cutler isn't the only reason, lol.
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For the morons pointing the finger at Cutler, they really need to wake up. Their O-line stinks, the receiving core stinks, the running game gets completely ignored by Ron Turner and their ancient D is hurting. Now I know Cutler isn't innocent, but it's just his style of play, he's a gunslinger, and once the Bears FO puts a half decent team around him, he'll be lethal.