Good and Bad News Bears
The good news: the Ursine Warriors beat the San Diego Chargers 31-20 yesterday, their fifth straight victory.
The bad news: quarterback Jay Cutler broke his thumb, and may miss the remainder of the regular season.
Caleb Hanie will take over for Cutler. Fortunately, the Bears' offense will likely continue to feature the running of Matt Forte and Marion Barber, with the passing game playing a supporting role. Still, now we get to find out whether Hanie has what it takes to be a starter in the NFL. And there's always the chance that Cutler will be back for the post-season.
Also fortunately, the Bears' next four games will be against members of the NFL's weakest division, the AFC West. They may not need Cutler to win.
The problem, of course, is that beating Green Bay on Christmas Day is an absolute must. Maybe Cutler will be back by then. If not, the Bears will have to do it with their second-string quarterback.
In which case, they're really going to have to BEAR DOWN.
The bad news: quarterback Jay Cutler broke his thumb, and may miss the remainder of the regular season.
Caleb Hanie will take over for Cutler. Fortunately, the Bears' offense will likely continue to feature the running of Matt Forte and Marion Barber, with the passing game playing a supporting role. Still, now we get to find out whether Hanie has what it takes to be a starter in the NFL. And there's always the chance that Cutler will be back for the post-season.
Also fortunately, the Bears' next four games will be against members of the NFL's weakest division, the AFC West. They may not need Cutler to win.
The problem, of course, is that beating Green Bay on Christmas Day is an absolute must. Maybe Cutler will be back by then. If not, the Bears will have to do it with their second-string quarterback.
In which case, they're really going to have to BEAR DOWN.
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