The Chicago Bears offense has long been the second-class citizen of the city it represents. While the franchise has produced an elite defense in almost every decade of its existence, the same can’t be said for the offensive side of the ball. There are many reasons that go into this. Of course, it starts with the quarterback position. The Bears have spent countless years trying to find one who can play at a top level, only to get saddled with mediocrity. Next is the lack of firepower. When your all-time leading receiver never eclipsed 6,000 yards in a career, that is a bad sign.
Last but not least is the coaching. No head coach or coordinator who came to Chicago ever had a stellar reputation for crafting offense. This is probably why the Bears have been top-10 in scoring only four times in the Super Bowl era. For an idea of what bad it’s been, the offense had failed to score five touchdowns or more in back-to-back games for 68 years, dating back to 1956. That drought finally came to an end on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, where they put up 35 points after dropping 36 the week before.
The Chicago Bears offense has entered the modern age.
It feels like GM Ryan Poles finally got everything right. He hired a head who, while not an offensive expert, understood the vital importance of developing a passing game. The lineup has been stacked with playmakers like D.J. Moore, Keenan Allen, Rome Odunze, Cole Kmet, and D’Andre Swift. Most importantly, they finally found a quarterback. Caleb Williams threw four touchdowns in the win over the Jaguars. He has now thrown seven touchdowns and only one interception over the past three games.
Despite a rough start to the season, things have coalesced into something exciting. People will argue the Bears have benefitted from a favorable schedule against bad defenses. That is true. However, this is hardly the first time in the past 68 years that has happened. Yet they never managed this feat once. The fact they did it this time is a clear indication things are pointed in the right direction. It was always felt if the offense could ever catch up to the defense, this team would be a Super Bowl contender.
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Just one takeaway I have from the game. Which don’t get me wrong it was a great game! But I feel CW18 does not have confidence in his deep ball yet. He has a lot of over thrown deep passes but he short armed that ball to an open DJ. I feel he thought about it watching that pass and didn’t want to over throw him. Just my thoughts on where he is with those deep passes. We really haven’t seen them since the overthrows in the first few games. Something I feel he will dial in but I feel… Read more »
@Dr.Melhus – it was too Keenan
Yes, Virginia, the Bears have an offense, and a defense, at the same time.
Personally, although there were many, my favorite Williams pass play of the day was a 3rd down (I think) completion to Odunze where Williams threaded a needle between two defenders to get it to Rome. The two defenders trying (and failing) to make a play on the ball collided, and they had to stop the game for them to get medical attention, although I think they were both all right. That kind of passing accuracy is special.
The Bears offense is starting to find its identity. Caleb is spreading the rock around and the running game is improving.
We still need to be able to pound the ball on the ground not rely on cutback runs for yards. And, the passing game could use Scott and Odunze getting loose on deep routes to open up lanes everywhere. But,…
The progress made is encouraging. Let’s continue to get better. GO Bears!