Should Bears kick themselves for passing on Klint Kubiak as their OC?

Should Bears kick themselves for passing on Klint Kubiak as their OC? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

Scoring 18.5 points per game through two weeks, Bears fans aren’t overly excited about the team’s offense.

They have just one touchdown on the season, while setting up Cairo Santos for five field goals. Because they brought in the elite likes of Keenan Allen, D’Andre Swift, Rome Odunze and Caleb Williams, fans are expecting much more out of the offense.

You can point fingers in every which way. The offensive line has been horrid, evidenced by the 36 total pressures they allowed from Williams’ 48 dropbacks on Sunday. Not to mention he was sacked seven times for 40 yards.

The wide-receiver separation isn’t there. And it doesn’t help when Allen is already sidelined by Week 2. Plus, DeAndre Carter and Gerald Everett are seeing the field a heckuva lot more than they probably should.

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Which brings us to the next shortcoming on the offense: Shane Waldron.

The Bears’ newly hired offensive coordinator hasn’t shown he can cultivate an offense fit for the team at hand. It’s an offense filled with empty sets, slow-developing dropbacks and an oddly called RPO where Will Anderson Jr. was able to get free instantaneously. Not to mention, it has all the talent in the world.

Naturally, Bears fans remember the team interviewed the mind behind the league’s hottest offense in New Orleans: Klint Kubiak. Should the Bears have hired Kubiak instead of Waldron?

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— Sam Sherman (@Sherman_FFB) September 16, 2024

The Saints are unrecognizable from their woes last season, as they own the hottest offense in the NFL through two weeks. That may be an unfair statement, considering they faced the lowly Panthers in Week 1. But their dominant, 44-19 win over the Cowboys last Sunday turned heads.

The Saints now rank first in points per game (45.5), first in scoring margin (+31), third in rushing yards per game…

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Publish date : 2024-09-18 00:07:41

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