I guess if by "almost" you mean getting swept by the Lions and missing the mark with all of two playoff teams on the schedule, sure. If the Bears had played McCown for the rest of the season and waited a year or two to draft a new QB while kicking Cutler to the curb, I am willing to bet that they win at least one of those two last games. Plus they could have saved tons of cap space while they rebuild. Cutler plays just good enough to get coaches fired. As it is, he is Flacco part two without the ring or defense. I don't care how they structured that deal, paying him elite money was a huge mistake. You can get elite Free Agents to play below their market value with a true marquee QB giving them a shot at a ring, like Manning, Brady, Brees, or Rodgers. No one is taking a pay cut to play with Jay.
The Peppers situation definitely sucks for you guys, though. No argument there. At least as a Packers fan, the worst disappointment we have to face is watching refuse Teddy trades down to grab shit the bed in the defensive backfield. Like fucking Bush, who managed to blow another easy play that could have iced a playoff game. I would have to guess that watching rookies not pan out is probably less aggravating than seeing a pro get his contract and then lie down.