10-6 missed the playoffs, couldn't beat a team that was worth a damn, lots of blame for that also, and it's going to cost most of the coaching staff their jobs when it all shakes out. Most blame, OL and the coaches that said it was good enough, rest goes to the QB/RB combo who under performed for expectations, and the other WR/TE's not named Marshal...
Stats/leaders:
O:
Passing: 485 attempts, comp % 59%, yards/per game 3298/185, td/int 21/16.
Rushing: 470 attempts(40 by Cutler scrambles), yards/per game 1970/123, td/fmbl 11/4
receiving: 287 rec's, yards/per game 3298/198, td/fumble 21/4
Top performers:
Cutler: yards 3033, td/int 19/14, comp % 58.8
Forte: att/rec 292 comb yards: 1434, td/fuml, 6/1
Marshal: rec 118, yards 1508, TD/fuml 11/0
Cutler: Cutler had slighly below average year for him. Just a little low on yards/comp %/TD's a bout the usual TO's. OL/WR/OC were issues here, but he also targetted Marshal far to often, and his mechanics are still a hot mess at times.
Forte: for a guy that was expected to take a step back in the O, was only really down 200 total yards(almost all rec yards which was expected), and had an average td year for him. Not a top 5 rb, but again somewhere in the top 10, Rice/Lynch clearly took a step ahead of him, whether b/c of a constant ankle inj/bad OL or just unwillingness to run hard every time he could have been more explosive.
Marshal: was a beast, double/triple covered he still came down w/passes, only real complaint was w/too many dropped td passes, and not only was he not a distraction w/his antics he became a clear locker room leader.
D: Tackles/4loss: 959/57, sacks 41, int's/fubmles rec 24/20 pass defl 90, tot td's 10.
leaders: Peppers 11.5 sacks(only player w/10+), Briggs 106 tackles(only player w/100+), Tillman 10 FF's and 3 TD's, Jennings 9 int's, Urlacher led w/8 tackles for loss.
Too many to write up individually, but the vet's kept doing what they do, lead the team to victory, nice suprise was Jennings, and we can only hope that Davis/Webb/Carimi who is will have the kind of turn around Jennings did. Other young suprises were Melton/Conte/Wright and Wooton, all had better years then were expected from them.
anyone I missed; probably please add on....

