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Brett Favre had plenty of time to find those open receivers.So the Bears can’t run, they fall behind because they don’t play defense well, and then they have to pass because they’re playing from behind. Cutler throws interceptions because he’s under excessive pressure and the end result is six losses in seven weeks.Now explain how that shows they've willingly gone away from being a running team because they no longer have Kyle Orton.“I’m not taking a shot at Jay. I’m not one bit taking a shot at Jay, he throws it better, right And we haven’t tried to run the ball as much That’s true,” Urlacher said “But Kyle has won games His formula works. So I’m not taking a shot at Jay or Kyle.”Orton won games in Chicago when there was offensive line play good enough to run the ball effectively.

They couldn’t run until late in the season and had to pass and then came up with the fewest rushing yards in team history to go with a 7-9 record.But they did begin to run better near the end of the season and Orton came on to quarterback them the last three games when the running attack had actually improved.“I think right now at this stage, everyone is frustrated with where we are and everybody will speak their mind,” Smith said today at Halas Hall. “Brian Urlacher is a team guy, like all of our players are, and they will voice their opinion. I would like all comments to be positive toward what we’re doing but guys have a chance to voice their opinion.“I can’t do a whole lot about that, I just know that Brian is a team player. He’s behind everything that we’re doing.”Translation: Shut up Brian.It’s bad enough playing with no running game. Was that the Buffalo Bills yesterday They undoubtedly look like a different team with Perry Fewell at the helm and Ryan Fitzpatrick under center.

Something tells me if Jauron was still head man in Buffalo, the Bills may have lost this football game.He showed guts by starting Ryan Fitzpatrick. He showed guts by giving Fred Jackson the nod at starting running back. He has no alliance to Trent Edwards or Marshawn Lynch, and both Fitzpatrick and Jackson have outplayed the more high profile draftees, therefore Fewell plugged them in.Seems easy enough, rightHis defense has become a turnover juggernaut. Whether you believe the Bills have feasted on inexperienced quarterbacks or not, 21 picks through 11 games is no fluke. His Tampa 2 scheme may be falling out of favor with fans, but Fewell has the personnel in the secondary to formulate an elite back-line.Add in what the defense has done with the amount of injuries it's suffered this season, and you realize that Perry Fewell is a darn good coach. TO's DaggerThere's a stir surrounding the contrariety between the Terrell Owens touchdown and what we've seen from Buffalo the past three seasons.Yes, Fitzpatrick did audible to the play, but I fully believe Fewell put that hot-route in Fitzpatrick's back pocket for his quarterback to make the call.We've grown so accustomed to the "try-not-to-lose" mentality that I'm sure the other 70,000 fans in the Ralph with me were anticipating a heavy dosage of Fred Jackson running, while we hung on to the hope that our defense wouldn't allow another late touchdown.Even as the ball floated through the air, was I pleasantly surprised.That play is something that normally happens to the Bills. A team feels like they have the chance to finish the game, they make the call, and they execute the play. It was nice to finally have the Bills on the other side of that situation.Lindell's career longFewell's decision to kick the 56-yard field goal could have ultimately back-fired, but if you ask me, when you show a vote of confidence in one of your more consistent, veteran players, the assurance rubs off on that individual's play on the field.He believed Rian Lindell could make that kick, and he did.

Three weeks ago, we'd have definitely seen a punt in that situation.Even if his calls lead to a defeat, Fewell's aggressive demeanor, passion, and willingness to make the gutsy call revitalizes fan spirit. He was a 7th round draft pick out of Harvard and his claim to fame is that he got the highest score on the famed "Wunderlic" test given to entrees to the draft. That's about it.He's got a similar attitude to the game as Perry Fewell, and that's probably why they've clicked well in their first two contests as a player/coach duo. Fitzpatrick wings it, and can obviously run it when need be.With him, it's just frustrating.