Chicago Bears show stubbornness to modernize in loss to Giants
Leave it to the Chicago Bears and their 1920s based gameplan to rake every Windy City fan’s last nerve like only they can.
Seriously, how hard is it to modernize? The New York Giants gave every chance to make that happen. And STILL, the Bears refused to do that.
Sunday’s 20-12 loss in the Big Apple leaves the club at 2-2, once again, mediocre and average. But this is not about one individual player; it’s about the club as a whole.
Don’t blame Velus Jones Jr’s muffed punt as the play that lost the game. That wasn’t the case. It was merely a microcosm of the entire game.
If anyone should escape criticism, Michael Badgely certainly gets it. Signed 24 hours before the game due to the absence of Cairo Santos, Badgley provided all the points for the Bears. Everyone else? Yuck.
Justin Fields still didn’t show much improvement. Four games in, and this performance against the Giants, 163 yards passing, is his best on the season. Let that sink in. Sure, he had a gorgeous pass to Darnell Mooney, but after that, it was more of the same old #BEARSFOOTBALL mentality, a mentality that is outdated and not effective in the 21st century.
Also, this supposed star running game? Absolutely nothing to show for it. Khalil Herbert followed up his breakout performance with an underwhelming performance. The main running was done by Fields, as in running for his life. Still, he was sacked six times.
The Giants didn’t have much luck either from their quarterback position, with Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor combining for less than 100 combined passing yards. As for Saquon Barkley? Hey, if it works, don’t fix it. 146 yards and the ground, and Jones had two rushing scores himself.
The Chicago Bears’ stubbornness to modernize will only hinder the development of the team and Justin Fields.
What other words are left to describe the Chicago Bears at this point? Maybe those pundits were right in saying this team would be the worst in the league. Ok, that might be a bit too far, but given what they did so far, it’s not totally out of the realm. Just look at this bunch.
There’s no real threat on that side of the ball, and the lack of resources is apparent. Defensively, yes, there is talent, but most of it is too young, and there is no game-changer on that side of the ball either. If the Bears are going to be anywhere near a championship contender, they have to get game-changing players.
The problem is Chicago tends to win just enough games to pick in the middle of the draft as opposed to the top, where they have a better chance of finding those kinds of players. Even if they do pick in the top part, historically, most of their picks have been rather disappointing. In other words, they simply can’t win.
Losing to the Giants is terrible, and it gets worse when Barkley takes snaps at quarterback as opposed to Jones and Taylor. Chicago’s next game is against Minnesota and star wide receiver Justin Jefferson. You can be assured that Jefferson is looking forward to this game, and the Bears aren’t.
Chicago will just roll out their game plan as they have done all year and hope it works, but you can be assured that Kevin O’Connell and friends will look to send the message of “It’s not working” yet again.
The Bears won’t receive or hear it; they will just continue to not modernize and anger more people in the process—a shame.