David Haugh, Fred Mitchell analyze Bears' loss

Let's face it. The nature of the the NFL has changed. The Bears seem to be a team that still wants to dominate on defense, control the clock offensively by running the ball, and win the game at the end.

This defense does not hit people like many Bear defenses of the past Does the Bear D strike fear in anyone? I didn't think so. This is the worst tackling Bear team I have seen, and I've been watching since 1956. Even with the injuries, these backups are not hungry enough. This current D barely gives you 1/4 to 1/2 game of good productivity. Many of the current players are signed to deals and are just not producing game in and game out.

If you look at the last two Super Bowls, you had teams advancing through the playoffs that had outstanding defenses that could get you some stops and get a few turnovers. But at the end of those games, the offenses were moving the ball up and down the field, so that the team who had the ball last would probably win.

Today you must have an offense that is capable of scoring nearly 30 points a game by itself and not rely on the defense getting you some scores, or always getting you good field position. If you rely on that because your offense needs a short field to win, then you are not a legitimate Super Bowl contender.

The Bear receivers don't scare anybody. Chi needs some big 6'3" 210-220 guys who can use their body to get themselves between the ball and the DB. Hester should be moved back to KR full time and used in nickel packages only on offense.

I agree with everyone who has pointed out that the O line is aging and undersized. If they philosophy is that they are supposed to be undersized, but quick, they've lost more than a step.

There are going to need to be some wholesale changes next season and they will need to make the most out of the later round draft choices they have left and clear some cap space to sign some free agents.