Suspense surrounded Halas Hall last year over who would take the fall for the Bears squandering a 7-3 start and missing the playoffs. Who besides Mike Martz, that is, because in retrospect we practically blamed Martz for everything from causing too many sacks to pushing America toward the fiscal cliff. Martz offered a convenient scapegoat and, ultimately, so did former general manager Jerry Angelo. Angelo paid with his job for paying Caleb Hanie to be his backup quarterback, a decision exposed when Jay Cutler missed the final six games with a broken thumb. Other reasons for the late collapse contributed - where have you gone, Marion Barber? - but Hanie sat atop the list of errors Bears...
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