Cox Just Can’t Bear It

The volcano known as Bryan Cox finally erupted, mercilessly ripping his teammates for lacking heart and challenging the Chicago Bears organization to find better players.

“We need to look ourselves in the mirror because some of us need to go see the wizard,” Cox said Sunday after the Bears lost 37-6 to the Green Bay Packers. “We don’t have a lot of heart.”

Asked what he meant, the linebacker began screaming: “Get some damn heart, like the lion in the Wizard of Oz! Heart! Heart! Heart! Heart! See the wizard, get some heart!”

He might not have known that it actually was the tin woodsman who wanted a heart, but he had an idea how the Bears could get some without seeing the wizard.

“Search the waiver wire,” Cox said. “This ain’t college. If people are not doing their job, let’s get out and get some people in who want to play.”

The loss, called “atrocious” and “embarrassing” by Cox, dropped the Bears to 2-4, three games behind the Packers in the NFC Central.

Cox was infamous for his emotional reaction to bad plays and bad games during his five-year career with the Miami Dolphins - including a spitting incident in Buffalo last season. Signed as a free agent in February to give the Bears some fire, he instead spent about six minutes firing on his teammates Sunday.

He was especially upset about the last play of the first half - Brett Favre’s 50-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman that made it 20-3. Favre scrambled away from pressure to throw the pass, and Freeman emerged from a six-player scrum with the ball.

“We’ve got a sack, we’ve got the quarterback wrapped up, and every week they find a way to get away and throw the ball,” Cox said. “We probably lead the league in giving up big plays. That ain’t coaching, it’s the players.”