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2014 Chicago Bears Are Beyond Saving After Week 8 Loss

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The Chicago Bears are in a death spin of epic proportions, having lost four of their last five games, and are looking worse each week in the process.

At this point, what isn’t wrong with the Bears? To no real surprise, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots dissected the hopeless Chicago defense like no other quarterback has this season — and that’s saying something. Just a few weeks ago, the Bears’ defense failed to force the Green Bay Packers to punt in a game that got out of control in the second half, but even that beatdown paled in comparison to what happened in Week 8.

Despite a week of practice that promised to have linebackers Lance Briggs and Jon Bostic return to the field, neither dressed for the game. Their absence just provided an even bigger void in the middle of the field for Brady to find his receivers. Watching Brady, you definitely got the impression he couldn’t get the ball to everyone often enough to make all his receivers happy. Brady found Rob Gronkowski early and often, and the Bears simply had no answer. It didn’t matter if it was Ryan Mundy or Al Louis-Jean, Brady was picking on the lack of talent in the Bears’ secondary.

As bad as the defense was and as hot as Brady was, this game got out of control due to the lack of offensive production by the Bears. It’s very apparent something is horribly wrong with the Chicago offense, and that’s a terrible sign for a team that was built around what was anticipated as one of the league’s best offenses. The Bears are truly missing a deep threat with speed such as the injured Marquess Wilson (who will return after the bye week). Without a speedy receiver to get separation, it is obvious that the Bears’ oversized, lumbering physical receivers are on lockdown by opposing defenses.

The Bears came up empty on their first three possessions, while the defense yielded 17 points to the Patriots on their first three possessions. If you can’t keep pace on offense, your defense is going to be in a tough spot, which is what the Bears experienced almost immediately in this game.

There is simply no fixing this team for the 2014 season. After a disappointing season and a half under head coach Marc Trestman, the rest of the season is his chance to prove he belongs next season and beyond. If this team completely gives up down the stretch and he can’t hold them together, he will be showing ownership that he doesn’t have what it takes to pull this team back among the living in the NFL.

Paul Kakert is Chicago Bears and NFL writers for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @edpvideo, “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.

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