jason

I don’t want perfection. I want to see obvious progress in simple scenarios. He needs to hit the guaranteed passes that prolong drives and create scoring opportunities.

No. I’m comparing Lovie’s ending with Caleb’s beginning. It’s kind of apples and oranges, but it has the same purgatory feel.

No doubt the first half had more opportunities to criticize Caleb. He was terrible in the first half and it’s almost as if they didn’t trust him to throw the ball. But if the first half was terrible, and the second half has obvious issues that largely cost the team the game, that’s not a good starting point.

Many games of the last 20 years or so have felt like this. A journeyman or worse QB comes in with bad stats and/or receivers, and everyone expects the Bears to dominate. Then that average-to-below average dude starts carving up the Bears’ D. I’ll be honest fellas; this game concerns me way more than it should. It should be a win by 14 or more, but I think it’ll be close.

Kmet COULD have run a slightly different angle, but that INT is 100% on Caleb’s slow read and poor throw. Kmet was open way early and all Williams had to do was lead him.

Yes, it makes us happy, but it doesn’t erase obvious flaws. Wins DESPITE a player can’t be ignored. And that’s how it feels far too often with Caleb missing open receivers. We appreciate the 11 or 12 wins, but yearn for the potential of greatness. It kind of reminds of Lovie’s end. Great, 10 or 11 wins. But then what? Glaring holes and a Divisional round loss? Again, what makes this worse is seeing his potential. His ceiling is extremely high. And if he just cleaned up the singles and doubles, it would be a lot easier to love the home runs. And that goes right back to the accuracy.

All year it’s been kind of the same. Flashes of brilliance mixed with horrific accuracy and suspect mechanics. I keep waiting for a huge, breakout game. A ridiculous game that displays why he was the #1 pick. Something that shows him carrying the team instead of just being part of it. Then one or two fairly dominating games where he puts up big stats. Hell, even Shadeur Sanders had one today. So how long is his leash? He’s clearly not performing like a #1 pick when missing simple throws and obvious reads. The last play of the game was a brutal demonstration of both. He made the read very late when the WR was wide open. Then made a weak throw with poor anticipation. And to make things worse, DJ leaked out on an underneath route wide open. He would have walked in for a TD. So, again, how long is his leash?

100% agree. It’s like he can’t see the easy button. Just take the 4-5 yards and be happy.

I’d love for someone to analyze the all-22 of this one. I saw 3-4 times where Caleb just didn’t see or hit an open receiver. I just don’t understand why every throw has to be difficult. Other than the soft toss to Loveland, nearly all throws are rockets. Meanwhile, Love is just tossing rainbows into spots with deadly accuracy. Caleb reminds me of the saying, “It is only when mosquito land on your balls that you realize there is a way to solve problems without using [force].”

Disagree. The offense was total ass in the first half, and 186 yds passing just won’t cut it in the NFL. Caleb has to improve his accuracy and stop with all the wild angles, off balance throws, and terrified scrambling in the pocket. His inaccuracy is what’s holding the team back from being truly dangerous.

I think it was: “A great OL makes bad players average, average players good, and good players great.”

Don’t know why this was so difficult for the Bears’ front office to see over the past twenty years. It all starts with OL.

I’ve only been asking for it since the last Super Bowl. Finally someone did it, and look what happens. Who would have thought? 🙄

This is complete domination in the first half, yet the scoreboard doesn’t reflect that. I hate these games because it’s perfect locker room fuel for the losing team. ”We played like shit and we are only down one score!”