One has to wonder if the Bears would have won the Super Bowl last season if Brian Griese was the starting QB. We’ll never know the answer to that question, but unless Rex Grossman starts playing better soon he will lose his job at some point this year. Grossman has completed 32 of 57 passes (56.1%) for 305 yards with 1 TD pass and 3 interceptions (55.1 QB Rating) so far this season. The Bears have only scored 23 points this season and the Bears are only averaging 220.5 yards offense per game and that will not get the job done. Look for the Bears to call the bullpen soon if Rex Grossman doesn’t straighten out soon because the Bears can’t afford to waste the great defense they are playing this season.

The Bears won this football game because of their defense and special teams. For some reason the Chiefs felt the need to punt the ball to Devin Hester and challenge him and that was a poor choice! Hester returned 5 punts for 143 yards (28.6 avg) including one punt that he returned 73 yards for a TD in the 2nd quarter. The defense was outstanding again yesterday as they bottled up the Chiefs’ offense. Linebacker Lance Briggs played like a man possessed as he led the Bears defense with 12 tackles and he also had a sack. Brian Urlacher was also all over the football field as he had 9 tackles and a sack. DT Tommie Harris was the impact player on the front line of the defense with 5 tackles and 2 sacks. The Bears held the Chiefs to 70 yards rushing on 24 carries (2.9 ypc) and the Chiefs completed 23 of 32 passes for 211 yards.

The Bears offense still looked shaky yesterday as Rex Grossman had another rough game. Grossman completed 20 of 34 passes for 160 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 interceptions. RB Cedric Benson looked much better than in week #1 as he carried the football 24 times for 101 yards (4.2 ypc). Bernard Berrian (5 rec, 65 yards) and Desmond Clark (4 rec, 29 yards) led the way for the Bears in the passing game. But, it was OT John St. Clair who caught Grossman’s only TD of the day.,,,,a 2-yarder on a tackle elgible play. The Bears finished up this game with 107 yards rushing on 29 carries (3.7 ypc) and they completed 20 of 34 passes for 132 yards.

Both of these teams got beat up last week. The Chiefs got thumped 20-3 by the TEXANS in Houston while the Bears got smacked around 14-3 by the Chargers in San Diego. I can already hear the excuses about how the offense of the Chiefs didn

The Bears have lost starting defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek for the season with a torn ACL. This is a shame as Dvoracek was starting his first game after missing all of last season due to injury and he finished with 2 tackles. Darwin Walker will replace Dvoracek in the starting lineup and he might improve the defense if that’s even possible. He played in all 16 games last season for the Eagles and he made 36 tackles, had 6 sacks, defensed 3 passes and had an interception. He provides a good pass rush up the middle and he has the reputation of being a solid run defender so the Bears are in good shape with him starting.

The Bears have lost Mike Brown for possibly the rest of the season with a serious knee injury and that is pretty sad. He has been a playmaker his whole career for the Bears but he has had bad luck with injuries which is how each of his last 4 seasons have ended. Brown was all over the place against the Chargers in the season opener as he made 4 tackles, had a fumble recovery and intercepted a pass. Lucky for the Bears that they have outstanding depth in the secondary. Danieal Manning will likely replace Brown in the starting lineup and he made 2 tackles against the Chargers. Last season, Manning played in all 16 games for the Bears and he made 67 tackles, defensed 5 passes and picked off 2 passes.