Here are some comments from the media on the Packer-bear game that verify what I said and have been saying all along:
Hub Arkush, publisher of Pro Football Weekly, a former bear announcer, and a football analyst on Chicago sports-talk radio: “The only reason the bears won the game was because of Mike McCarthy.” What he did in the second half “was the worst coaching I have ever seen. Who takes the ball out of Brett Favre’s hands?” He later called the Packers’ second-half gameplan “the worst gameplan I have ever seen.” When asked if Favre’s interception contributed to the loss, he said, “I don’t blame Brett for that. He was frustrated based on those 3 straight runs before that.” He was referring to the plays in the red zone, but it was actually 5 straight running plays before that. Someone asked him if the bears going to a Cover 2 defense in the second half helped stop the Packers, and his response was, “The Cover 2 and the bear defense did not stop the Packers. Mike McCarthy stopped the Packers.” Further proof of this is that on the first play of the second half, before the 5 straight runs, the Packers threw for 13 yards down to the bear 20. So, the Cover 2 didn’t seem to make a difference.
Paul Zimmerman (Dr. Z) of Sports Illustrated said: The Packers lost because of their “coach’s cowardice.” He went on to say, “This was another one that flew out the window after they had it nailed. During the intermission, you’re supposed to make adjustments. OK, they’re gonna stop the run now, so here’s what we’ll do. What the Packers did in the second half was run the ball into the heart of the defense, like mindless idiots, and then throw a short checkdown on third down. They got one first down on their first possession (the first play of the half, which was a 13-yard pass), on a screen pass. And between that time and their last possession, with 1:58 left in the game, after the bears had fought back and taken the lead, they didn’t have any. Five straight series of three and out. Five series of garbage plays.”