Bears can't end this swiftly enough

— -- CHICAGO -- As the second half began Monday night, the Soldier Field video boards implored the crowd to "Get Loud," as a voice bellowed, "Are you ready?"

There was no response from the fans, of which there weren't many.

Everyone is ready for this season to be over.

Two more games.

The Chicago Bears finished their three-week run of stinging, national embarrassments with a 31-15 loss to New Orleans.

The Bears (5-9) don't just lose games like typical losing teams. They get blown out and destroyed. Although they have five wins on paper, on grass this looks more like a 2-14 team, the Raiders of the Midway.

"I'm at a loss for words, to be completely honest with you," defensive tackle Jeremiah Ratliff said. "I'm not going to sit up here and B.S. you and give you some crazy speech. I don't got it for you."

This loss stands out as incontrovertible evidence of a collective, organizational failure.

Embattled head coach Marc Trestman summed it up by saying, "We are all working together and not getting it done."

Combined with the odd Aaron Kromer apology story and ensuing sad-sack press conference, it's been a dreadful week for the franchise. If team chairman George McCaskey wasn't convinced before Thanksgiving that his organization needed a complete overhaul, he should be now.

Two more weeks. Two more weeks.

Although the Bears are likely stuck with quarterback Jay Cutler for another two seasons -- who would trade for this guy? -- I can't see any way Trestman could come back for a third season. Not after the past three games.

To recap: After famously losing back-to-back games to New England and Green Bay by a combined score of 106-37, the Bears beat two last-place teams in Minnesota and Tampa Bay by identical 21-13 scores.