''I don't know, man, maybe it's a sign from God that I should be doing something different,'' he said. ''I try to figure it out myself. I am racking my brain.''

BEHIND IN THE POLLS

It doesn't look like any of the Bears are going to have to worry about making excuses to get out of the Pro Bowl. Selection of the team is broken into three areas with fans, coaches and players getting equal say. The Bears traditionally have done well in fan balloting because of their nationwide base, but not this year. The team doesn't have a player leading his position in fan balloting according to numbers released by the NFL.

Return man Devin Hester is second behind Washington's Rock Cartwright by 2,681 votes and middle linebacker Brian Urlacher ranks second behind the Redskins' London Fletcher. Urlacher led in fan voting last year, but wasn't in the top five at his position after being snubbed by coaches and fellow players.

Olin Kreutz, a six-time Pro Bowl selection, is third at his position among fans voting; punter Brad Maynard is fourth; and tight end Greg Olsen and special teamer Corey Graham are fifth.

Linebacker Lance Briggs and defensive tackle Tommie Harris were not among the top five players at their respective positions. Fan voting on NFL.com began Oct. 13 and runs through Dec. 9.

NO-PICK MARK IN REACH

Quarterback Kyle Orton has not thrown an interception in 156 pass attempts dating back to Week 4. Orton threw a pick at Green Bay, but it was erased by off-setting penalties. His streak is the fourth-longest in team history. Erik Kramer holds the team record with 174 attempts in 1995.

Matt Forte has 1,009 combined yards this season out of the Bears' 3,245. His 33.9 percent production would be the ninth highest percentage of combined yards in team history if he can keep it up. It's fourth in the NFL behind Adrian Peterson (34.4), Clinton Portis (34.4) and Frank Gore (34.4). All those players are in the NFC, which means it's going to be difficult for Forte to make the Pro Bowl.