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Bears’ search for offensive answers revealing red flags, hard truths originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The search for a competent and reliable offense is on at Halas Hall after the 1-2 Bears put up another disappointing showing in their 21-16 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
The Bears can’t run the ball. They’ve asked rookie quarterback Caleb Williams to drop back behind a mediocre line more than 100 times in the past two weeks.
An offseason of hype has led to another dud start under head coach Matt Eberflus. Offensive coordinator Shane Waldron has been harping on technique, fundamentals, and cohesion as the Bears’ offense tries to get out of neutral.
“In terms of our offense, I know we haven’t lived up to what we want to be in our building,” Waldron said Thursday at Halas Hall.
The Bears have maintained that they are close to breaking through. Football is a game of inches, and their execution is just fractions off. If you believe the drum beat at Halas Hall, everything is about to click.
Even if that were the case — which is debatable — the Bears are headed for some uneasy questions and truths before they get there.
If they get there.
On Thursday, Waldron opened his press conference — which felt like a defendant taking the stand at a witch hunt trial — by praising the Bears’ leadership council — specifically Williams, wide receiver DJ Moore, and tight ends Cole Kmet and Marcedes Lewis — for their work and communication as they try to fix the offense.
Waldron lauded those four players for “being of the same mindset” and being “solution-oriented” in their quest to get things right.
But that talk, one that happened with three foundational pillars of the Bears’ rebuild and a respected veteran in Lewis, shows the Bears’ offensive issues might go deeper than just being fractions off in execution.
The meeting with Waldron had a simple message: While the Bears have a lot of talent, that doesn’t mean they are infallible. They want to be pushed….
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Author : NBC Sports Chicago
Publish date : 2024-09-26 21:51:20
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