Nov 14th 2008 2:53PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Bears, NFC North, NFL InjuriesFor a brief moment there early in the season, it appeared that Brandon Lloyd was finally going to make good on his promise. He had been a colossal bust at every stop in his early career, but he showed flashes of brilliance for the Bears, including a gem in Week 3 where he caught six balls for 124 yards and a touchdown.

Like everyone else with a brain, I figured his knee injury was still lingering when I saw Lloyd on the inactive list this past weekend when the Bears faced the NFL’s lone unbeaten team.

Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Lloyd explained that it was coach Lovie Smith’s “strategy decision,” to sit him against the NFL’s stingiest scoring defense.

“I’ve been champing at the bit to get out there,” Lloyd said.Um, seriously? Well, then I’d like to have a few words with Lovie Smith. Earl Bennett — who only plays special teams — was on the active roster instead of a fully-healed Brandon Lloyd? Someone, anyone, please make sense of this for me. He has more talent than Rashied Davis and Marty Booker. Unlike the speedy Devin Hester, he’s actually a wide receiver by trade.

You don’t think Rex Grossman could have used another weapon?

If this is true, it’s an absolutely absurd decision by the Bears coaching staff. Let’s hope it doesn’t happen again.