OK, Bears fans, time to talk you off the ledge.

Yes, what looked to be a season of great hope and optimism a few weeks ago has turned into a rapid descent of nightmarish proportions in the first two weeks.

Eventually, some emergency procedures may need to be installed (more on that later), but first, a quick recap of what has happened so far, and why some folks need to be talked off the ledge:

A quick warning in advance: It might be best to get the kids out of the room before reading this.

In short? (Cue the music.) The offensive line has been more jumpy than the kids at the Chuck E. Cheese bouncing ball machine; our generational quarterback might have skipped a generation; the tight ends are seen less than the tooth fairy come morning time; the running backs are putting a capital

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