Weep not for the Chicago Bears.  Even after their tough loss last night to Philadelphia, the Bears are pretty much the team everyone had pegged prior to the season.  In most cases (sans vs. Cincinnati and Arizona) they are an above average defensive team with little offense.

The lack of offense has less to do with quarterback Jay Cutler then it does the Bears receivers.  Whether running the wrong pattern or just dropping either the ball or their pants, the Bears receivers are the worst group in the league.  Earl Bennett is okay, but a third or fourth guy anywhere else.  Greg Olsen is a decent tight end who would probably open more if the Bears had another receiving threat.  Devin Hester is a square peg in a round hole.  Johnny Knox has potential, but there has to be a reason he was chosen in the fifth round. 

With that crew and with an offensive line that can't block, the Bears offense, despite the talented Cutler is woeful.  Inside the 20 should be renamed "the dead zone" for these guys.  The only weapon the Bears have on offense is Robbie Gould, who, unfortunately, is the field goal kicker. 

It's obvious to just about anyone who has seen this team play.  So, when pointing your finger, it should align itself squarely in the direction of GM Jerry Angelo.

It was Angelo that traded a boatload of valuable draft picks for Cutler.  The problem with that was that Cutler was the first piece of the puzzle, not the final one.  In Minnesota, Brett Favre was added as the whipped cream on a sundae that included an outstanding offensive line, the league's best running back and some talented receivers.  Cutler was added to a team that had a decent running back but not much more.

What both Bears fans and perhaps the duo of Angelo and head coach Lovie Smith are finding out right about now is that they may have a horse, but no cart.  Their receivers are like the gang that couldn't shoot straight, often running the wrong routes and totally misreading hot reads.  While time may correct that, the talent gap at wide receiver that the Bears face against rivals Green Bay and Minnesota won't.  The Packers and Vikings have a roster full of talented receivers who accent the ability of their quarterbacks.  The Bears, not so much. 

Add to that the ineptitude of offensive coordinator Ron Turner and you have a full scale mess on your hands.  A mess that won't be solved this season in the six remaining games the Bears have left, especially in the two against the Vikings and the one against the Packers.

If the marketing wonks would have had time to think about it, the Bears 2009 marketing slogan should have been "Thank God for the Lions."