Come To Think Of It: Bears Growing Weary Of Excuses From Tommie Harris

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Published: October 26, 2009

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... benched against Cincinnati—"coach's decision"—not because he was playing well but because Lovie Smith & Co. rarely make this kind of admission about one of their "name" players.

We all remember, ad nauseam, the constant "Rex is our quarterback" refrain from Lovie. Frank Omiyale was signed to a relatively big contract this offseason and even though he's brutal, the Bears have no plans to sit him down.

To be fair, Omiyale is learning a new position, but for crying out loud, he's been starting there from mini-camp, through training camp, all through the preseason and now six games into the regular season. People have learned to speak fluent French faster than this.

Look, there wasn't a single player or unit on that Bears team that played well in Sunday's debacle against the Bengals. But to admit that Harris is no longer good enough to start speaks volumes about just how far his star has fallen.

Tommie believes he is injured. The Bears think he ought ...

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