Bears Battled Two Foes in Atlanta loss- the Falcons and Themselves.

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Published: October 18, 2009

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... Falcons some credit, but give the Bears mistakes in the red zone a big assist too.

Where do I begin?

First of all, Matt Forte who fumbles about as often as Tom Arnold stays sober, committed the sin twice in the same set of downs; the second of which was recovered by the Falcons.

As if that wasn't bizarre enough, the defense looked unprepared and disheveled at times. They certainly weren't ready for the no-huddle late in the first half. Lovie's Bears seemed dazed and confused and out of position much of the night.

They say a team takes on the characteristics of its coach. Well, maybe that's true - the defense looked about as lost as Lovie Smith does when they show him on the sidelines after a bad play. It's like he doesn't even know what's going on at times.

That's a bit too harsh, I know. And, in fairness, the Bears are on their third string signal caller on defense following the loss of Urlacher and Hillenmeyer. Still, mistakes like these were ...

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