A lot is going to be made out of the Bears victory tonight against the Minnesota Vikings, and I think this game did show a lot in all aspects of the Bears.
#1: Lovie Smith needs to go. I know the Bears just beat a very good Vikings team, but the defense that Lovie Smith has taken complete control of allowed 30 points in the second half and that is completely unacceptable. I've read some thoughts that Lovie should have used his timeouts once the Vikings got into the Red Zone on their last drive in regulation but I don't think that is a big deal. If you're hanging your hat on defense as a head coach and even calling the plays for the defense then there is no reason why your unit should be giving up 30 points in 30 minutes of football.
#2: Critics need to lay off of Jay Cutler. 30 points should have been plenty to earn a victory in regulation and yet Cutler had to be called upon to win the game. People are going to bitch about Cutler laughing on the sidelines after throwing the interception, but you know what, he obviously got over that throw and was ready to go back out there. A team full of 53 guys is bound to have some sort of camaraderie where jokes will be told and people will be laughing, it happens so there's no reason to get on Cutler for laughing. He's shown flashes of brilliance all season long and if he gets the protection he got tonight, he's going to be the quarterback most Bear fans thought they were getting when he was acquired.
#3: Chris Williams is the left tackle of the future. Williams was making his second career start at left tackle and his reward? Having to keep Jared Allen off of Jay Cutler. He did a tremendous job and really left a positive impact on the mind of many Bear fans heading into this offseason. If he keeps playing like this, the remodel that has to be done on the offensive line got a lot easier.
#4: Devin Aromashodu is something special. I'm not going to say that Aromashodu is a future #1 receiver but he can definitely be a reliable #2 in the future for this team. Cutler clearly loves throwing to him and trusts him more than the other receivers on this team. Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox behind DA gives the offense a lot of weapons and will hopefully allow a new coaching staff to move Hester back to Punt and Kickoff returns where he is truly the most dangerous.
This Bears win definitely had a lot of positives, but let's not get ahead of ourselves, we all saw where that led us this season. A lot of changes are still needed but there are definitely a few pieces in place.
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