The Packers Bears game ended with some familiarity, almost deja vu. I just pictured the game ending with Jay Cutler walking off the field after starting slow then making a near come back until he ended the game with an interception. I still saw a Bears quarterback leaving the game with his helmet unbuckled and half off his head, but this Bears quarterback shouldn't hang his head.
Caleb "handy man" Hanie did everything he could as a third string quarterback. A little background info on my man Hanie. Thanks to sports nation we know this: Hanie is 25. He's a three-year NFL veteran out of Colorado State, and went to high school in Texas. He had completed eight of his 14 passes as an NFL quarterback entering today for no touchdowns. He had thrown one interception.
He has a little over 6,000 Twitter followers. He was 19th nationally in pass efficiency in his senior season at Colorado State. He was the Bears only hope as Cutler played like absolute sh*t.
Hanie played well for the Bears as he got a rhythm, and most impressively led a quick touchdown drive when everyone though it was over at 21-7 and the big man, BJ, got a little "Raji" with it in the end zone.
Despite the valiant effort by a third string quarterback, the Bears are going to want Cutler's head. Unless his leg needed to be amputated, he had to stay in the football game. Announcers openly criticized Cutler's injury. They didn't even know when he got hurt! The Bear's offense was frustrating to watch with Cutler, disgusting with Collins, and at least relevant with Hanie. I though that Hanie played like a man. He came into the game after the Bears had done nothing on offense (2 first downs before he came into the game) and actually gave them a chance to go into OT. Job well done kid. He never expected to get into this game. Back to Cutler. He has ruined his reputation and played scared. Whenever there was pressure he lost his mechanics and did the notorious Cutler "throw off the back foot thing." Cutler did everything right for the Bears to lose, and I thought the Packers would win by 14. That said, you have to tip your hat to the rest of the Bears.
Rodgers came into this game red hot. He worked the Bears defense on their first possession like it was a practice squad. But, as the second half continued the Bears played better coverage and almost funneled Packers receivers into the middle of the field where Bears linebackers waited. Quick note, for anyone who said Urlacher couldn't play football anymore can eat their words. Urlacher was every bit of the player and leader he was 5 years ago. An impressive performance for the veteran, 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception, and 2 tackles for a loss. Urlacher wanted this game and he showed it. The Bears D held Rodgers to only 244 yards (73 on the first drive), 2 INT, and 39 yards on the ground with a rushing touchdown. The Bears contained Rodgers enough to win the game. Yet, as a 6th seed and a road team the Packers had so much momentum they still were favored by 3 and half points coming into the game. The momentum showed in the first half and it was to much to overcome. The Packers are looking for the championship belt.
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