Written by Brett Solesky | 01 September 2010

Yes the fourth game of the pre-season is worthless, but when you QB has completed just over 50-percent of his passes, more appropriately 19 out of 37 for one touchdown and two INTs.  So it would make logical sense that after Cutler threw only two passes in the first pre-season and then struggled to find any sort of rhythm or accuracy over the next two games to keep him from playing in the final pre-season game. 

Here's the problem and here's my assumption, Mike Martz's offense it's been said takes two years to learn.  Guess who has two years remaining on his contract?  You guessed it, Lovie Smith and Mike Martz meaning there is an ext1mely strong likelihood that everyone will be retained after the 2010 regardless of the  outcome. 

I say this because neither the coaching staff or front office are treating this season as if there is some level of urgency to win.  They have nonchalantly floated through the first three games of the pre-season and don't even care about the results on the field. 

After Caleb Hanie was injured they didn't even care to make a real attempt at finding a veteran backup quarterback.  They went in search of a QB, essentially desperate to find one, with no leverage and tried to attack the free agent market as if they had leverage.  Foolish to say the least until the second game of the pre-season they realized their error and went out and made a guarantee to Todd Collins, essentially dooming Dan LeFevour to being cut.  The Bears will not keep four QBs on their roster and Collins seems like a roster lock once Hanie comes back from his injury. 

Meaning when Ramone Harewood was still on the board and was thought of as potential OT/OG prospect and the Bears selected LeFevour they once again didn't act with any sort of urgency.  I spoke of LeFevour being a wasted draft pick back in my post draft news and notes blog in April and still stand by that comment today. 

All it took was three pre-season games for the coaching staff to suck the life out of any pre-season optimism any of us had.  Clearly Lance Louis is a major project and shouldn't be starting in week one against Ndamukong Suh.  Chris Williams, I don't know what to go on record with in regard to the 2008 first round pick.  I can simply state that it looks really scary of late. 

Run blocking?  Looked good against one of the worst run defenses of the 2009 season, and like crap the rest of the way.

Cutler won't be playing and developing any further chemistry with his receivers in game like situations.  The Bears will simply throw what they have out on the field against the improving Lions and hope their season isn't over after one Sunday. 

Problem there is a strong likelihood that a home opening loss to the Detroit Lions, a divisional opponent will mark the beginning and the end of the 2010 Chicago Bears' playoff hopes. 

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