CHICAGO — Justin Fields sat at his locker still in full uniform, head down and didn’t say a word to anyone on Sunday afternoon. The reason for a defeated Fields despite throwing for 335 yards and four touchdowns on 28 of 35 attempts? Another devastating defeat. The Bears lost to the Broncos, 31-28, at Soldier Field on Sunday — the…
Add Chase Claypool to the list of players who are unhappy with how they are being utilized by the Bears. Claypool was asked by ESPN’s Courtney Cronin on Friday if he feels like he has been put in the best position as a receiver to showcase what he can do. After a seven-second pause, Claypool shook his head and said,…
LAKE FOREST — Just seven starts into his NFL career, Justin Fields showed, at the time, that he had all the makings of being a franchise quarterback. On Monday Night Football against the Steelers at Heinz Field, Fields threw for 291 yards and a touchdown in the 29-27 loss. That passing mark is still Fields’ highest total to date. The…
LAKE FOREST — The Chicago Bears’ defense has only one sack this season, a number that ranks them dead last in the NFL. In Sunday’s 41-10 blowout loss to the Chiefs, Matt Eberflus decided the best game plan against Patrick Mahomes was to only send the blitz on 8.3 percent of his dropbacks. The Chiefs’ quarterback threw for 272 yards…
LAKE FOREST — In the Chicago Bears’ 41-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Arrowhead, the offense looked as dysfunctional and ineffective as it has all season. Justin Fields threw for only 99 passing yards, an interception and a garbage time touchdown to DJ Moore. Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy’s offense managed just 203 total yards and finished 4 of…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With everything that happened with the Chicago Bears this week, Sunday’s matchup with the Chiefs felt like an afterthought. Well, America’s Game of the Week was basically an afterthought for the Bears as well as they were embarrassed, 41-10, for their third-straight loss of the season. Some viewers didn’t even get a chance to finish watching the…
Matt Eberflus is calling the shots on defense now. The Bears’ coach took over as the defensive play caller in Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when Alan Williams didn’t travel with the team due to personal reasons. Eberflus will continue that role now that Williams is no longer a part of the Bears organization. “Yeah. It is where…
LAKE FOREST — Against the Packers in Week 1, Justin Fields saw zero coverage on second-and-9 from Green Bay’s 20-yard line. He checked the protection and got the offense in a better position to handle the Packers’ five-man rush. With time to throw in the pocket, Fields delivered a ball to Darnell Mooney toward the right corner of the end…
LAKE FOREST — Chaotic is a perfect word to summarize what the situation has been like at Halas Hall. Justin Fields voiced how the coaching isn’t necessarily aligning with his style of play and that is causing him to play robotic at times. Defensive coordinator Alan Williams submitted his letter of resignation. Starting left tackle Braxton Jones was placed on…
LAKE FOREST — Alan Williams submitted his letter of resignation as the Bears’ defensive coordinator on Wednesday. Here is what the former defensive play caller had to say in his statement. https://twitter.com/NicholasMoreano/status/1704590800040914956?s=20 Williams was the Bears’ defensive coordinator for 18 games. After his first season in 2022, the Bears allowed 27.2 points per game (last in the NFL), sacked the…