The Chicago Bears offense has been a lot of things over the years. Most of the time the word is “bad” but people could at least say it knew how to run the football. Yet even that has become a problem in recent years under the guidance of head coach Matt Nagy. His efforts to finally build a system that could elevate the quarterback position haven’t achieved the desired results.
On top of that, it seems to have robbed the Bears of the one identity they did have. For all its faults, the one thing people could never say about a Chicago offense was it played physical. They buckled the chin straps, came off the ball and tried to knock defenders out of the way for their running backs.
Those days appear to be long gone. Sunday revealed a disturbing trend about this team nobody wants to contemplate. Yet former GM Michael Lombardi had no problem coming right out and saying it on Mully & Haugh for 670 The Score.
“Look I think the Colts are good up front. Anytime the Bears play a team that’s good in the defensive front, I don’t think the Bears offensive line is anywhere in the top half of the National Football League. I think it’s soft. It doesn’t play with power. I’ve said this numerous times. I think that’s the Achilles heel to the Bears offense.”
This isn’t the first time for the Chicago Bears offense
The truth is Lombardi is echoing a comment on the Bears offense that actually dates back a few years. Ever since Nagy arrived in Chicago. Two-time Super Bowl champion Chris Long, brother to former Bears guard Kyle Long, was the first to openly make this statement.
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“THE BIGGEST THING THAT I WATCH WHEN I SEE CHICAGO IS…AND I SAID THIS TO KYLE WHEN I PLAYED THEM IN THE PLAYOFFS. I DIDN’T FEEL LIKE IT WAS A PHYSICAL OUTFIT. THEY HAVE PHYSICAL PLAYERS, BUT THE SCHEME HAS TO BE PHYSICAL.”
Considering that people are still saying this in Nagy’s third season? That is not a vote of confidence in the Bears head coach. His offense seems to rely more on misdirection and finesse than actually going toe-to-toe with the opponent. It’s not a scheme that seems adept at setting the tone for games. Too often it comes across passive. Not to mention complex and hard to execute.
This is why the Bears head coach is in hot water with the fans even as his team is 3-1.
