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What You See Is What You Get
Written by Brett Solesky   
Monday, 02 November 2009 11:37
The biggest win for the Chicago Bears during the 2009 season will likely be the win over the defending Super Bowl champion Steelers.  Nothing felt as good as defeating the defending champs at home on a last minute drive led by the franchise QB against one of the best defenses in the NFL. 

However much like each team needs to find it's groove early in the season, the Steelers had yet to find theirs.  The Bears were the beneficiaries of a Steeler team that hadn't quite come together during the second week of the season.  But now those Steelers are rolling and the Bears are fading. 

What the Bears needed to show was some life to their season after a lifeless performance against the Bengals a mere seven days ago.  What we got was another lackluster effort in which the Bears were the able to eek out a win against a very poor opponent.  Do not let the final score fool you, it's not indicative of how the Bears played. 

All year long the Browns struggled to stop the run but they were able to hold the Bears to the second lowest total of any team they have faced this year.  143 yards between Forte and Wolfe, three yards above the lowest total the Browns have given up all season.  On the season the Browns have given up a total of 170 yards rushing on the season, and while the Bears did achieve that the rest of that chunk came from Cutler scrambling away from pressure. 

Cutler scrambled away from a ton of pressure all day long against what has been an otherwise lethargic Browns pass rush.  It was almost as if Cutler had made a pre-snap blitz read of an opposing defense in his career.  He never once checked down to a hot route or called an audible to put the offense at the advantage.  Cutler was under pressure under duress and his main weakness cropped up yet again. 

Red zone efficiency has been Cutler's weakest point of his entire career and today was no different.  The red-zone efficiency today was an embarrassing 2-7 for 29-percent efficiency.  While  Cutler did take care of the football it's becoming apparent that the problems with this offense also include Cutler and his inability to make big plays. 

The question now becomes what can the Bears do to try and salvage the season on offense and get more out of their pass rush?
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