You're Done Here, Buddy

Anyone who watched this Sunday’s Chicago Bears blowout defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals knew this post was coming. The Chicago Bears secondary ONCE AGAIN looked awful. What the hell, Chicago? Carson Palmer carved you guys up quicker than John Madden gobbles down Thanksgiving turkey. 31-3 at the half. Just terrible. The Bears secondary once again looked strategically outmatched and physically inferior to a Bengals offense that dominated the Bears in every facet of the game. The reasons why this years secondary sucks will no doubt be debated from Howard & Western to 95th / Dan Ryan, but, its consistent aptitude to blow assignments and regularly leave Chad Ochocinco wide open represent problems that speak more to the Bears defensive strategy than it does the team’s personnel. It’s no secret that the bears are most vulnerable in the cushion between linebacker and safety units, but, why a change has yet to be made to this horrible defensive strategy is a cause for absolute concern. It’s as if everyone else in the league knows something that Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith doesn’t: that the Cover 2 Defense is Done Here, Buddy. So Done Here.