Not That It Matters

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the Bears could still be good despite their AWFUL display on Saturday night. I'm not saying that at all. In many ways, I think the game against Arizona is a preview of what we're going to see quite often this year i.e. no defense, no stopping of screen passes, receivers not being where they're supposed to be, O-line not stopping anyone or blowing people off the ball, Cutler running for his life, etc. To be fair though, here's what the third game of the preseason has correlated to the regular season in the Lovie Smith era:

2004 : Lost 13-17 to the Saints at home. Finished 5-11 in the regular season

2005 : Won 24-17 against the Colts at Indy. Finished 11-5 in the regular season. One and done in playoffs.

2006 : Lost 16-23 against the Cardinals at home. Finished 13-3. Went to the Super Bowl.

2007 : Won 31-28 against the Niners at home. Finished 7-9. No Playoffs.

2008 : Lost 30-37 against the Niners at home. Finished 9-7. No Playoffs.

2009 : Won 27-17 against the Broncos at Denver. Finished 7-9. Once again, No Playoffs.

So it can be argued that by the numbers there is no direct correlation. However, one thing that should be noted....Lovie's never gone 0-4 in the preseason. Not once....