DJ Moore got himself into some hot water this past week. During the Chicago Bears’ loss to the Arizona Cardinals, there was a play where it appeared the wide receiver simply walked to the bench while a play was still in progress. To many watching, it looked like Moore outright quit on the play. Given the questions about player’s effort in that game and their relationship with the coaching staff, it wasn’t a good look. One person who seemed to take serious offense to it was Chris Long.
The former defensive end and two-time Super Bowl champion watched the clip for his Green Light podcast. If Moore isn’t happy with what is going on, the Bears’ decision is an easy one.
“If D.J. Moore doesn’t want to be there and he doesn’t like the quarterback, who’s going first? I felt like maybe D.J. Moore was pro-Fields, reading between the lines last year,” Long said. “Then here’s the f—king door, dude. They’re having trouble getting him the ball anyway.“
“The one thing that’s inexcusable is if one of the veterans you brought here, D.J. Moore, doesn’t want to be there, then you as a head coach, as a GM, need to make a decision,” Long added.
The DJ Moore situation was likely blown out of proportion.
Head coach Matt Eberflus revealed the wide receiver rolled his ankle on the play. He also stepped out of bounds. When that happens, players aren’t allowed to touch the football or it’s a penalty. The best thing to do in that situation is to get out of the way. You can also see him limping towards the end of the clip. DJ Moore has never been the type of player to outright quit on his team. He’s too professional for that. Teammates didn’t vote him a captain by accident. It doesn’t seem like anybody in the locker room was put off by what happened. This is more of a media creation, which always happens without context. Moore will remain a core part of their offense moving forward. It is about staying healthy and finding that chemistry with Williams.
It seems like no one is allowed to admit that Caleb isn’t playing well. OK, but we have eyes and stats.
I think Eberflus should pull Caleb and play Bagent when Caleb doesn’t take the easy checkdowns.
No reason for us to keep repeating the Fields era.
Get QB1 to recognize what is expected. The receivers are seriously frustrated.
I think everyone else is too.
It would be more beliveable if he was actually playing with effort this year. Played good soldier till he got paid.