I'm Too Tired To Think Of A Headline. This One's About The Bears.

So the Bears have named a startng quarterback. And they even picked the right one in Kyle Orton. Now all they have to do is find a running back, a couple of receivers, an entire offensive line and, for some reason, 11 guys who can tackle on defense.

The O-line is probably the most dire need, but the defense is the most disturbing. This is, after all, basically the same crew the carried the team to the Super Bowl two years ago. What happened? I know Brian Urlacher is starting to show his mileage, but not everybody got old in two measly years.

It's true that they mostly tightened up in the red zone on Thursday night (when they weren't drawing flags, that is), but they also gave up some big plays and long drives to let the 49ers get there. Even in the preseason, this is not an encouraging sign.

At first glance it would seem that the Bears also need a kick returner who can hold onto the ball, as Danielle Manning and Holy Cross High School alum Garrett Wolfe both had issues.

But I think the Bears will be set at kick returner. No matter what Joe Buck and Troy Aikman said, I doubt very much that the Bears are looking to give Devin Hester help; I'm guessing they're just trying to show some decoys before the games that count. (Speaking of ... Joe Buck and Troy Aikman calling a Bears-49ers game? Did the other 30 NFL teams fold when I wasn't looking, or did they just want some deep-dish pizza?)

The only downside of putting so much emphasis on the kick return game is that it gave Kyle Orton a lot of short fields, which is bad because we didn't really get a chance to see what he could do. He did have a couple touchdown passes, though, and seemed to run the offense competently, at least from what I saw in the first half before flipping over to the top 20 from E!'s 101 Most Memorable Saturday Night Live Moments (and I don't know how you don't put Jesse Jackson reading Dr. Suess in the the top 10, but I'll leave that one for another day).

Bottom line: If this team wins fewer than eight games, it will be the fault of the defense, not Kyle Orton.