It was as ugly as it could get for the Chicago Bears offense on Sunday night. If they thought the Tennessee game was frustrating, the Houston Texans showed them how far from good they truly are. The Bears managed barely over 200 total yards and allowed seven sacks on Caleb Williams. This was made all the worse by nine team penalties, most of them on the offensive side. It was a pitiful operation to watch from start to finish. One person who has already seen enough is DJ Moore.
The start Bears wide receiver had a decent game with 53 yards, but he was one of the lone bright spots. His frustration boiled over at the end of the game, knowing the Bears had squandered so many opportunities to win. Moore didn’t mind saying something after the game. He’s tired of the penalties and the inability to sustain drives.
DJ Moore has every right to be upset.
He can’t help the team win if his quarterback is constantly running for his life. The offensive line is performing far below expectations. If this team wants to learn to win, it needs to start by playing more disciplined football. They also need to live up to the intensity demands Eberflus talks about. This was the second week in a row where the Bears’ offensive line was constantly blown off the ball in the run game. Until they start fighting back and doing their jobs, Williams can’t help them.
If speaking out in public is a way to get their attention, so be it. DJ Moore isn’t usually known for saying such things to the media. The fact he did should not be ignored. He is frustrated. The wide receiver knows this team is good enough to make the playoffs. They have the defense. They have the firepower. All they need is adequate blocking to make it function. Right now, it’s not there.
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Here’s a caveat. To all those who think the Bears will/should address DE or DT with the first pick next year. I say you’re incorrect. I am confident they will draft an offensive tackle and move one of ours to guard. And I won’t be surprised if the second pick is another O lineman. The D line has shown noticeable improvement and the O line is a train wreck. Couple that with the fact that great D linemen are pretty commonly traded but it just doesn’t happen with Great O linemen, ESPECIALLY left tackles.
Byron, You’ll love this. The Saints destroyed the Boys yesterday and word has it that Lucas Patrick the their BEST rated lineman. Can’t make this stuff up
Steelers also making fools of the Bears. Just having some real NFL coaching has produced Justin Field’s first back-to-back games without a turnover, and a QB rating of 92 and 98.
One of the caveats I read about suggested that Gerald Everett was a catch/poor blocking TE to begin with. Marcedes Lewis and Kmet maybe, but the key is getting the ball moving downfield not side line to side line. That seems to be our problem for the last two years.
Was it a horrible performance? Absolutely! It was horrible, and we still lost by less than a touchdown. Can the issues be corrected? I would say yes, but not entirely this year. The offensive line is atrocious; 36 pressures is pure insanity! This can be helped, but it will not be fixed this year. Every team will use this blitz game plan until the line and CW can figure out how to beat it. Slants, screens (that actually are drawn up to work), and max protect may be necessary. Jenkins is cooked, he will not get a long term deal… Read more »