So because Orton missed a couple of long throws he a large part of the loss ?
Because Orton was completely incompetent at his job, yes. He was a huge part of the loss. He failed to perform his job at the basic level required to be successful in this league.
The bears lost on the three key components of the way the team is built and these things have been established since day one of Lovie tenure.
limit turnovers - those two by Olsen were huge and turnovers in general is primary reason Rex is the backup in the first place
special teams /field position - key penalties on special teams and several on offense as well put us on the losing side of the starting field position battle .
We dont have an offense that was built for quick strike capabilities but for grinding it out eating up the clock
stopping the run - the defense gave up almost 100 yards rushing in the second half and that was with a lead
You are speaking largely in irrelevancies.
Who cares how yards rushing the defense allowed? The defense put the offense in a position where it needed to score 11 points, and it couldn't do it.
That's a failure by your offense. That's a pathetic horrible failure by your offense. You should win the game 9 times out of 10 if that's all it takes.
The running game was effective. Forte averaged 4 yards per carry.
Greg Olsen was the largest point of failure on the team. His fumbles killed us. After that Orton was the largest single point of failure on the team because he was completely ineffective and incapable of doing his job.
