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The Bears offense has serious issues
The environment Caleb Williams was walking into this season with the Chicago Bears was frequently lauded this offseason. Some even said it was the best situation we’ve ever seen for a quarterback taken No. 1 overall. I certainly felt that way about the top three wide receivers, but there are questions elsewhere. Through two games, the answers to those questions look anything but pretty.
Chicago looked like one of the most dysfunctional offenses in the league on Sunday night.
Let’s start with Williams himself. He looks like an overwhelmed rookie quarterback. No matter how much you liked him as a prospect that should be the expectation for any first-year passer. On a night where he shared the field with C.J. Stroud, it should have served as a perfect reminder that what we got from Stroud is not normal. The play we’ve seen from Williams through two games is more similar to what rookies typically give us. When you get a strong performance from a rookie quarterback, it’s usually because the ecosystem is doing some heavy lifting to elevate him. Bobby Slowik and co. helped do that early on for Stroud in Houston.
That’s not what’s happening in Chicago.
For the second straight week, the Bears had absolutely no answers to pressure. Because of all the excitement about the top three receivers, the issues on the interior offensive line were severely under-discussed. That unit has been a deadweight on this attack through two games. Watching that group go against a DeMeco Ryans-coached defensive front was nothing short of shocking. Per Next Gen Stats, the Texans blitzed the Bears on 42% of Williams’ dropbacks, which was their highest blitz rate over the last two seasons. Williams amassed 15 yards on those plays and took five sacks. Overall through two games, Williams has a 3.7 yards per attempt, three picks and nine sacks when under pressure.
That also comes back to the coordinator. I’ll discuss the Seahawks’…
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Publish date : 2024-09-16 04:35:28
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