Steelers Shmeelers

So after watching basically all the highlight available on the internet and reading every possible article, I think I finally understand what happened Sunday. The whole team started slow. The defense allowed a quick Steelers touchdown but then seemed to get into a rhythm. Cutler on the the other hand was having a little trouble shaking off last week's game. We all know the result of Sunday's game but I still have a few comments.

There is no doubt that this defense looks completely redone. With Lovie calling the plays and the addition of Rod Marinelli I'm starting to remember what good pressure looks like. Alex Brown has had back to back solid games and the front four have been stopping the run, for the most part. Lovie finally realized that Nathan Vasher has lost all his confidence and looks lost on the field, and wisely put Zachary Bowman in to start. Bottom line, defense looks decent. I'd like for them to force more turnovers and not let up so many big plays, but.... Oh yeah and Hunter Hillenmeyer looked excellent filling in for #54 to make us think, "Well maybe we don't need to rush and sign somebody".

I'm nervous with our offense. I am all for letting Jay Cutler throw, but when Matt Forte only has 13 carries, I scratch my head a little bit; oh yeah and 29 yards rushing doesn't sit well with me either. If it wasn't for two Jeff Reed misses this team is 0-2.

Here's what I like: Cutler was unreal. That pass he threw to Kellen Davis for our first score, lets just say no Bears quaterback since Sid Luckman could have made that throw. He was making a lot of throws on the run or off his back foot, but they were right on target. Oh and by the way, if you don't like that, too bad. Thats Cutler's style and it works for him. The other thing I really like is that the Bears may have found success in the draft at the wide receiver position. Johnny Knox still has a lot of learning to do, but he keeps making Jay look in his direction. He has killer speed and displayed incredibly soft hands in poor weather conditions, this kid might have what it takes. But lets not get ahead of ourselves. It was only week 2 but this was a completely different team than the one we saw in Green Bay. The absence of Troy Polamalu was obvious but at least we took advantage of it.

Here's what to expect next week. Matt Hasselbeck is all but ruled out for this week so expect Seneca Wallace to get the start. He's an extremely mobile quaterback who can make some throws if he has time. We can't let these receivers get open. If there is one thing to look out for in Seattle, its their receivers. Seattle doesn't have a main running back and they have-at best- an average offensive line, our defense could be a nightmare for the Seahawks offense, especially with an inexperienced Brandon Frye expected to start at left tackle. Offensively, look for Matt Forte to finally break through. This defense just gave up over 200 yards to Frank Gore and I think its about time, #22 breaks the pylon. Their front four can create pressure, (they had four sacks last week) let Forte open up the passing game and Cutler should be able to throw against a banged up secondary. Seattle is a tough place to play, if the Bears play the way they should we should be looking at 2-1.