Networks Buying into Da Bears
Zach Zaidman is reporting that none of the Bears final three home games will be moved into the Flex Sunday night time slot on NBC.  Mike Florio seemed to miss the point of this story when he first reported it on PFT but that didn’t last. 

It’s possible that CBS squatted on Pats-Bears and Jets-Bears and FOX
blocked the flexing of Eagles-Bears.  CBS and FOX each may prevent one
game per week, and up to a total of five, from being shipped to Sunday
night.

If the NFL and NBC already know one of their biggest national draws won’t be moving, the reason is exactly that.  CBS and Fox are getting tired of losing their best games down the stretch each season.

Trading Desmond Clark Has to Net Something, Doesn’t It?
I have always been a fan of Desmond Clark, one of the best tight ends the Bears have started in many-a-moon.  But as Neil Hayes documents in the Sun-Times, Clark simply doesn’t have a role in the current system.  Unlike Greg Olsen, whose future in Chicago can far exceed that of the current administration, Clark’s time left in the NFL is between 2-3 years at most.  Jerry Angelo should be on the phone with all thirty NFL teams (if he calls the Packers, I’ll kill him) and see who wants a solid tight end at a draft-pick discount.

Briggs Questionable?
Lovie Smith is a bit worried about Lance Briggs’ ankle.

• Seattle’s most basic attribute is their home/away splits.  They’re 2-0 at home and 0-2 on the road, having been blown out by both Denver and St. Louis.
• Their Week 3 victory over the San Diego Chargers revealed their most dynamic weapon: kick returner Leon Washington.  Washington had two kick return touchdowns in a game where the ‘Hawks were outgained by about 300 yards.  Dave Toub and Robbie Gould should not put a kickoff anywhere near his hands until the ‘Hawks offense shows an ability to move the ball down the field.
• This has been a bad run game, led by UFL-bound Justin Forsett.  But the Seahawks acquired Marshawn Lynch, one of the most underrated backs in the game, and had the bye week to completely insert him into their offense.  I’d be shocked if he had less than 25 carries Sunday.
• I don’t care what anyone says about Matt Hasselbeck being done because I’ve seen him dissect this defense with too many quick slants for third-down conversions (albeit several years ago).  The difference here is I can’t remember him working with a group of receivers quite like this.  Brandon Stokley, Golden Tate, Mike Williams, Deon Butler, Michael Robinson…etc?  (This is a far cry from the Jackson, Branch and Engram combo of 2006.)
• Defensively they rank 31st against the pass (those numbers are inflated by Phil Rivers’ 455 against them) but they have gotten to the quarterback 11 times (the number that really means something to the Bears).  Chris Clemons has a pair of sacks in his last two games and you better believe he’ll be looking at Soldier Field as the venue to pad his statistics.
• I also had no idea how good this rush defense has been this season and it hasn’t been for a lack of opponent’s trying to run.  Each of their opponents has committed to the run and none of them have had the slightest bit of success.  (Mostly between 17 and 25 carries.)  I think the Bears will certainly try and continue last week’s success on the ground but they might be smarter to put the ball in the air quickly to soften the linebackers.