For the umpteenth time in my lifetime, I've been suckered into believing the Bears had what it takes to mount a serious Super Bowl charge. Then came the snow, and Tom Brady, and the Bears were exposed for what they are -- a nice time, but certainly not an elite team. Lessons to take away from yesterday's game:
1) The Defense can be had -- Tom Brady has a 113+ passer rating in those conditions? Really? Many of his throws were wounded ducks in that wind -- but the Bears didn't make it hard for them.
2) The Bears' "stars" were exposed -- way to step up and earn your $$ Urlacher, Cutler, Peppers and Briggs. In the biggest game of the season for the Bears, their stars played small.
3) The Winter is not "Bear Weather". Can we finally stop this talk about the Bears dominating in the frozen tundra? They got pantsed in 1988 by the 49ers in this type of weather, and haven't been a special cold weather team by any means since then.
4) Mike Martz is only a "genius" (if he is one) on turf.
5) When you don't run the ball effectively, you don't control the clock, and leaving an offense like NE's on the field will get your ass kicked.
Good thing many Bears fans are also Cub fans, so they know the rallying cry -- "Wait 'til next year"
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