A Signature Win

Anyone who saw this outcome coming after the first two or three Bears offensive possessions, raise your hand.  Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Didn't think so.  After Jay Cutler was so badly terrorized by DeMarcus Ware and Co. that it seemed like the jaws of life would be necessary to pry him off the field, the outlook was certainly bleak.  But then, a strange thing happened.  The Bears actually shifted gears in the offensive game plan during the actual game, something that rarely, if ever, happened during the reigns of Terry Shea and Ron Turner.  Once Mike Martz realized that 7-step drops were going to result in the murder of his prized QB, 3- and 5-step drops were the order of the day, and the end result was a gritty 27-20 Bears road win over a Cowboys team predicted by many to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl come February.  Whereas last week's escape of a win over hapless Detroit didn't do anything to quiet the critics of this team, this is a legitimate road win over a NFC contender that has to be seen as a significant step forward for this group.  Taking care of the ball, forcing turnovers, great play from our QB, big plays down the field...there was a lot to like here.  Much more after the jump

Best catch of your career thus far, #23

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The Catch-All Catch-Up

Once again, my apologies for the complete lack of attention to this blog.  It's been a couple months since the last post, and due to a combination of work, play, and moving, Reason to Believe has been given the short end of the stick.  No longer...now that football season is in full swing, with college having just completed its first weekend and the NFL opener this Thursday, I'll definitely be posting at least once a week, usually early in the week, and I definitely won't go two and a half months between posts again.  Without further ado, here's what's happened in the last couple months for my beloved Chicago teams.




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