There are plenty of reasons to explain the Chicago Bears’ brutal loss in Washington to the Commanders. Their offense couldn’t score until the fourth quarter, and even then, they cost themselves points at the 1-yard line with a baffling handoff to a backup lineman. However, most of the attention centers on how the game ended. The defense allowed Washington to drive into Hail Mary range with some questionable play calls, and then the true madness arrived with cornerback Tyrique Stevenson. He was so busy jawing with fans in the back of the end zone that he didn’t even know the play was in progress until five seconds into it.
By the time he realized his mistake, the guy he was supposed to cover had slipped into the end zone and ended up catching the winning score off a tip on the Hail Mary. It was a cataclysmic blunder by the second-year player. Many have called for him to get benched or suspended. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune spoke to a coach from another team. He urged the Bears to dump the cornerback outright. Why? Mainly because if players like that cost you a game once, they’ll do it again.
“That will leave a bruise and a hangover,” one defensive coordinator texted Sunday night. “Guys like that stay and he’ll get coaches fired.”
In asking former players who spent a long time in the NFL, they could not recall a teammate or opponent doing something so foolish on the field during a play that would equal Stevenson getting caught up in the moment and interacting with the crowd at Northwest Stadium while the final play was going on.
Tyrique Stevenson is a good player.
He has been a big part of the defense’s success over the past two years, showcasing his versatility and nose for the football. However, he is also undisciplined at times. Last Sunday was probably the most glaring example. Yet abandoning him after one bad game feels like a horrible knee-jerk reaction. Cutting or trading him doesn’t feel like the right approach. A more sensible one would be to bench him for a game or two, sending a clear message that such irresponsibility won’t be tolerated.
It sounds like that is the plan this Sunday. Tyrique Stevenson will be on the sideline while somebody else starts in his place. Most likely fellow 2023 draft classmate Terrell Smith, who recently returned from injury. Once the message gets across, Stevenson will return to the lineup. The Bears will need him once the schedule gets tougher in a few weeks. Hopefully, he will be more disciplined and focused by that point.
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Any update on his trade yet?
Erik, did you use this coach to deflect criticism of the Bears simpleton fanatics so they rationalize and rally to the team? I think you did.
Do you really think Stevo has learned his lesson to control his emotions, thus once and done? Even a severe penalty might not do it. Hey Male Hyenas, when you or your wives cheated on each other and then got caught and said never again, did it really work? Of course not! This stuff is often habitual.
Ya that would be a brilliant move considering that te Bears are missing Gordon and Brisker. Im thinking the bad national press and public humiliation will curtail this type of activity in the future.
Who cares who the damn coach is? And Ty’s already been criticized by teammates.
Stevenson should be benched for inexcusable play. There has to be a consequence. Otherwise, you signal it’s okay to smack talk a fan when you’re in the middle of a play.
I agree with the coach that players like Stevenson are the same guys who get called for a stupid taunting penalty or unnecessary roughness that gives the other team a critical 1st down that leads to their go-ahead score and your loss when you should have won.
This just in: Several anonymous Coaches urge Chicago to trade Caleb, DJ Moore, Jaylon Johnson, Montez Sweat, and Gervon Dexter by the trade deadline on November 5th.
Rumors have it that the coaches are in fact from the NFCN with good records, therfore Chicago should really take their lead, because they are the examples of the NFL through the first half of the season. 🥴