Here are the week two Bears power rankings from various sites around the web:
ESPN:
#15 ( -4 from last week)
Analysis, “The loss to Green Bay was tough. The loss of Brian Urlacher for the season was devastating.” (Chadiha)
CBS:
#20 ( -5 from last week)
Analysis, “It was a bad start for Jay Cutler, and now he gets the Pittsburgh Steelers coming to town. Losing Brian Urlacher hurts.”
Yahoo Sports:
#16 ( -3 from last week)
Analysis, If Johnny Knox keeps burning defenders, how long until some smartass in an opposing secondary calls him a “Jackass”?
Pro Football Weekly:
#14 (no change from last week)
Analysis, “That’s not going to help Cutler’s clout in Chi-town.”
Fox Sports:
#20 ( -1 from last week)
Analysis, “Did you hear MJ just got inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame? The best NBA player ever won SIX rings with the Bulls, that’s pretty cool. Seriously, Chicago’s D seemed revived in the opener with four sacks and held the high-powered Packers until a late bomb on a tricky play-call.”
Covers.com:
#12 ( +7 from last week)
Analysis,“The Bears took one of the biggest jumps despite falling to the Packers and losing Brian Urlacher for the season. They outgained Green Bay 352-226.”
SI.com:
#17 ( -7 from last week)
Analysis, “What a difference a week makes in Bears-land. Jay Cutler morphs into Rex Grossman, and Brian Urlacher is lost for the year before it really begins. And now the home opener against the defending champ Steelers looms. Let’s see what Lovie Smith‘s guys have in their guts. If they’re going to hang with the Packers and Vikings this season, avoiding an 0-2 start looks mandatory.”
