The Tribune's David Haugh says that Lovie's win over the Steelers was one of his five best games. Haugh mentions the Arizona Cardinals Monday Night Miracle #1, the Bears/Panthers defensive battle in 2005 which catapulted the Bears into the playoffs, the comeback victory in Minnesota in 2006, the Packers/Bears game on Christmas in 2005 where the Bears clinched a playoff spot, and Sunday's game. I have to disagree with Haugh on this. I don't think Lovie did that great of a job on Sunday unless he paid off Jeff Reed to miss those two field goals. The Bears played a pretty sloppy game on Sunday and I thought they left a lot on the table.Vaughn McClure has an article on how the Bears still remain confident in their run game despite the fact that Matt Forte only has gained 84 yards in 2 games. While Forte hasn't been that great, I wouldn't put all the blame on him. The Packers and Steelers are both good teams at stopping the run and I don't think the Bears run blocking was that great in the first two games. I still think Forte will have a breakout game on Sunday against a banged-up Seattle Seahawks team that just got blasted by Frank Gore this Sunday.
In Seahawks news, T.J. Houshmandzadeh said that he hopes to have a break-out game on Sunday against the Bears because Jerry Angelo didn't make an attempt to sign him. Houshmandzadeh said: "Man, the Bears ain't holler at me. Jerry Angelo probably didn't even think I can play. So I'm going to show him Sunday." Angelo said a few months ago that he though Houshmandzadeh was too expensive and he's probably right. I thought the Seahawks overpaid the minute I saw the news cross the wire.
The Seahawks still haven't announced if Matt Hasselbeck is going to play on Sunday with his broken ribs suffered on Sunday. The Bears are preparing this week as if they are going to face back-up quarterback Seneca Wallace.
Keep checking back for more news and notes and a game preview on Saturday as well as a game recap sometime on Sunday. BEAR DOWN!
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