2 weeks ago, the world was privy to one of the all time fantasy stinkers, as Rex Grossman went 14-37 for 144 yards with no TDs, 4 interceptions and 2 fumbles, single-handedly destroying many a week 6 fantasy matchup. The Bears won thanks to the self destruction of the Arizona Cardinals offense, pure and simple. I'm of the belief that the Bears offense clearly isn't as bad as it was 2 weeks ago, and yet I also don't believe they are quite as good as they were the first 5 weeks. Of course my beloved 49ers made Damon Huard look like the coming of...well anybody but Damon Huard.
Coming off the bye, I'm not going to address individual matchups. You may be asking yourself why I would that when this is titled Matchups Preview. Well, changes appear to be brewing in the kitchen. Mike Nolan has said that the team will be evaluating everybody on the defensive side of the ball and we may see new personnel and new packages and schemes to try and bring down that 32 point per game average. People have been calling for the team to switch to a 4-3 defensive set for some time now. Will we finally see that?
After Grossman's struggles in Week 6, expect to see a healthy dose of Thomas Jones this week. If things get out of hand we may get an un-welcome dose of Cedric Benson. If they do decide to go vertical, let's just hope the 49ers secondary gets physical and pops the Bears in the mouth.
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