The Chicago Bears traveled to Green Bay to play the Packers in what is historically one the NFL's greatest rivalries. The Bears had a chance to end the Packers' season tonight and unfortunately came out numb from the scalp down.
Whether it was an Offensive Line that couldn't block or a defense that suddenly couldn't cover after weeks of what seemed like growth, the bottom line is that the Bears, as currently constructed, are a long way from contending.
Again. Still.
If you strictly go by the box score, it would be easy to say that QB Justin Fields was the Bears biggest problem as his numbers were paltry for modern day passers. However, if you watched the game, it was clear that he had no support from the coaching staff or his teammates.
If you're the Bears, how can you honestly feel there is progress being made when you get absolutely pantsed by your hated rival yet again. They could have played to spoiler of spoilers. Fields could have cemented his presence as a Chicago icon. Instead we got runs into a wall of defenders, no time for the quarterback to find anyone, and when he did run for his life and stay alive, the Packers had managed to successfully cover everyone.
An absolute waste.
Injuries? Sure, there were some. Good teams overcome them through players stepping up and coaches adjusting their gameplans. The Bears are just not a good team.
And it's an ugly feeling going into an offseason where there is a quarterback prospect everyone is drooling over and your 4th year signal caller has yet to have a definitive signature game that the Bears win.
If head coach Matt Eberflus is allowed to return, it's an acceptance of mediocrity. If Offensive Coordinator Luke Getsy is allowed to return, it's a sign of organizational malpractice the likes of which have not been seen since Enron.
This year the Bears sometimes flashed an ability to beat the teams they should, but this one showed just how far they have to go. Not just as a roster, but as an organization. The good news is they have the capital to turn it around with wise and saavy decisions.
I just don't think they have the stones.
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