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1. Keenan Allen can leave after this year. His hands are terrible. 2. Whoever is calling defensive plays maybe should have thrown in a blitz or two in the first half when Sam Darnokd looked like Joe Montana. 3. Whoever is calling offensive plays should be fired. The schemes are unimaginative, extremely risk averse, and do not combine routes in such a way as to confuse the defense. If I didn’t know better I’d say it was Shoop. 4. Caleb is holding the ball too long when people are open, but I wonder how often they’re open. 5. Did Kmet get cut? Haven’t seen him play all game. 6. Why did they not go for the early FG? It was long but it set the tone the entire game. 7. Interim HC definitely is in over his head. 8. why didn’t they challenge the Darnold lefty pass? I don’t think it went past the line of scrimmage. 9. Why did they give up so early? The entire 4th quarter has been like molasses. Maybe they forgot about the Redskins game and what can happen late. 10. OL still isn’t very good, but weren’t horrible. The entire offseason should be focused on FA and Draft OL until Caleb Williams can take a nap behind the OL before throwing.

Love this one. Although, I still contend that while Caleb obviously has the “It Factor” as a passer, Justin Fields had a similar presence as an overall threat. He was just good enough as a passer, and absolutely electric as a running QB. What he never received was consistent support via competent coaching or blocking from this trash organization.

Agree. Poles should probably go, but the Bears won’t do it. He will get one more year to ruin Caleb Williams’ future by putting a franchise 1.1 QB behind an OL of dudes who should be working at Hardee’s.

BTW-I’ve always contended that it’s just for the Bears. Maybe a few other perennial losers. But not applicable to the Niners, Ravens, Steelers, etc.

That’s why I’ve been saying for nearly two decades that fans, particularly hardcore fans, would do better in a draft than the Bears front office and coaches. Then year after year several retort, “No you wouldn’t! You don’t know what they know!” And then 3,4.5 years later, the team still sucks, the draft picks haven’t panned out, and people continue to hold the line on the side of the team. its time to face facts: fans could have drafted better teams over the past 20 years or so.

1000% disagree. Absolutely all resources need to be focused on OL. If there isn’t OL worthy of where they pick, then trade back for OL. Period. Full effing stop. The game today was disgraceful. Nearly every drop back the pocket went from capital C to lower case c in a second or less. No Qb consistently succeeds like that, let alone a rookie QB. What’s worse, it potentially ruins a rookie QB and makes him gun-shy. We know this from experience multiple times. All eggs are in the Caleb Williams basket. Supporting him is the first, second, and third priority.

I haven’t watched much this year. But watching just one game should be enough of a reason to fire this dude. 3rd and short, Bears jump offside. OL can’t pick up stunts. OL caving in every play and there are no outlets or quick passes. Horrible replay challenge. Franchise rookie QB doesn’t slide when in danger on the sideline. Catastrophic end of game clock management. That is ALL COACHING. He deserves to be fired tonight.

I don’t know why it’s so difficult to understand. We’ve only been saying this for years. The roll outs and designed runs is what kills me the most. Fields was lightning in a bottle, and they barely ever rolled out. Williams isn’t exactly slow, and yet it’s 99% drop back.

Concur. PFF is trash in OL grades if they think Jones is in the middle of all starters. That’s nonsense. I know what my eyes are telling me.

But this is precisely why I, and those who agreed with me, didn’t want CW drafted at #1. The OL problem would still likely exist, and that proved to be true. And we couldn’t truly tell how high Fields could have ascended with proper protection. Will always be true because he’s not in Chicago. And the huge draft yield from the trade will never be known, but the rumored picks were franchise-changing. It’s really early, and it’s just like we said with Trubisky and Fields, but I hope the Bears protect CW don’t ruin his future.

100%. I don’t understand how they look so bad. Tell the OL to form a wall, stay in their lane, accept incoming stunts, have the TE stay in to create double teams, and use the RB as a “blitz spy” to chip any stragglers who sneak through.

100% Fire the OL Coach. Immediately. His replacement should be a guy with a thick neck, cauliflower ears, anger management issues, and fierce loyalty. Someone who headbutts linemen after pancake blocks, then coaches a series before getting stitched up. And behind closed doors? He not only pays for fines, but pays bonuses to his crew for nastiness.

Please tell me we aren’t back to the days of moving Chris Williams to OG, a natural OG to Center, and a Center to OT.

Bingo. But, yeah, let’s keep drafting and signing WRs to run around while the QB is scrambling. We will never know what could have been with Trubisky and Fields, and Cutler for that matter, since they had shell shock and PTSD from constantly trying to look downfield while running for their lives. Same will be true of Williams unless the OL protects him.

Reminded me of the Cardinals game and Denny Green. All D/ST, with virtually no O.

I thought that was my lane. I’ve only been complaining about it for 20+ years. But for some reason, and multiple 1st round QBs, the Bears never make OL a priority.

If he doesn’t hit 250 a game, it’s a huge problem.

Probably doesn’t need to. He may beat out Braxton Jones.

Please Van Pran.

We are talking different things. How throwing MOTION is great. Very compact. His issue is that he holds the ball when he doesn’t have to. Just like Fields. Now, it can be argued that the reason they hold the ball is different, but it’s the same result unless the OL provides extended protection.

100% agree. Fields had bipolar coaching, consistent change, horrible game planning, a single NFL-worthy WR, and a bad pass-pro OL. The Bears failed Fields, and we will never know what he could have been.

If That’s true, then why does everyone, literally every analyst, say he holds the ball too long? Sounds similar to me.

1000%. Besides, I'd rather do ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING to make Caleb Williams happy and comfortable. I think he'd much rather see OL at #9, and his security blanket Brenden Rice in the 3rd.

Perhaps, but if we all expected Fields to take another step and lead the team to ~10 wins, then replacing him means we should expect more. Otherwise, replacing him doesn't make sense. The word generational is thrown around a lot, and the rookie expectation is now incredibly high because of Stroud. As a result, Williams needs to be an improvement.

We disagree. Great WRs don't always allow a QB to release quicker. Where are you getting this? By nearly all accounts, the problem with Williams is the same as Fields: he holds the ball too long. His release is quick, but his decisions are not.