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Who's to blame the most for the Bears' three-game losing streak? Flip through the gallery for the 8 biggest culprits.
8. Football gods: Knox’s slip. Cutler’s injury. A Hail Mary by Tyler Palko. Matt Forte’s injury. The whole Tim Tebow thing. The Bears paid for a year of good fortune in one month.
7. Roy Williams: When the Bears needed their veterans to step up, he let Hanie down with a drop of a sure touchdown that would have made the difference against the Chiefs.
6. Soldier Field turf: Let’s not forget that Johnny Knox’s slip led to the interception that led to Jay Cutler’s injury in the first place.
5. Marion Barber: Everybody makes mistakes, but not too many make them as costly as Barber has — three in the last two games that cost the Bears two wins.
4. Lovie Smith: Maybe his biggest mistake was hooking his wagon to an offensive coordinator who needs quarterbacks who fit his system to succeed.
3. Caleb Hanie: In his fourth year and second in Martz’s system, his inaccuracy on simple throws and penchant for mistakes in an offense that was on a roll is disappointing.
2. Mike Martz: Regardless of how Caleb Hanie fits or doesn’t fit his system, he should have at least found a way to keep him from burning down the house.
1. Jerry Angelo: After the way last season ended, he should have been even more sensitive to the need for a backup quarterback that everybody could live with.
Bears general manager Jerry Angelo.
Scott Pioli, Mike Martz
The Bears have lost three straight games since Caleb Hanie took over at quarterback after Jay Cutler departed with a broken thumb. | Nam Y. Huh~AP
Kansas City Chiefs v Chicago Bears
Quinton Carter, Marion Barber
Chicago Bears punt returner Devin Hester kicks up some Soldier Field turf as he returns a punt in the second quarter of the Bears 35-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times
Kansas City Chiefs v Chicago Bears
Tim Tebow
Who’s to blame? General manager Jerry Angelo heads the list of culprits for the Bears’ sudden demise this season. Considering the Bears have fared much better in Angelo’s 11 seasons than the previous 11, he’s at least earned an objective evaluation of his culpability: It …