Mariotti: With no `o' in Angelo, Bears can't score

SportsWorld · Post #1 » by **SportsWorld** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 6:47 am

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/mariotti ... 08.article

No offense, but the Bears have no offense. Five days into free agency, I still don't see a quarterback, a wide receiver, a running back or a protective front, though I do see a kicker angling for a contract extension because touchdowns will be pipedreams. I am not joking when I say tickets should be half-price, nor am I yanking your chain in suggesting they'll never move the chains.

You are looking at, quite possibly, the NFL's worst offense since the leather- helmet era. In Madden '09, any sucker who picks the Bears will be required to play defense the entire game. Instead of signing Michael Turner, they stiffed you with Ron Turner. Rather than throw money at Randy Moss when he was briefly available, they left you with just two wide receivers who have caught balls in the league. Can we petition the commissioner and ask if every down can be a kickoff, knowing Devin Hester has a much better chance of busting a return than the offense has of moving past midfield?

Until further notice, we live in Chicag, Illinis. There is no ``o'' here.

And I haven't even mentioned Turnoversaurus Rex yet.

Howling Mad · Post #2 » by **Howling Mad** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 2:10 pm

Well... he might be an a-hole, but he gives it to ya real blunt, and in this article hes spot on.

Post #3 » by **CBS7** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 3:09 pm

Its true. All our problems can't be fixed through FA. WR seems to be the easiest position to fill now, we should do it. Sign a Javon Walker, or a Bryant Johnson, or a DJ Hackett... We need a #1 WR bad, and a #2 WR as well.

We need someone to split the carries with Benson, and we badly need a new offensive line.

A better OL can make the running game look better, but if there are no wide receivers for the QB to pass the ball to, it won't make the passing game look much better.

The biggest needs on offense right now are on the OL and at WR.
Then another RB, then QB.

I'm just hoping our defense/special teams stays healthy.

Ruben Douglas · Post #4 » by **Ruben Douglas** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 3:11 pm

I hate Mariotti, I really do. But to be honest, I couldn't have written it any better.