Post by JABF on Dec 7, 2017 10:20:33 GMT -6
It's a pretty good read:
LINK to the entire article
"Coach John Fox asserted Trubisky had perhaps the best game of his rookie season when he completed 12 of 15 passes for 102 yards in Sunday’s 15-14 loss to the 49ers at Soldier Field.
If that’s Trubisky’s best, he has a long, long way to go to become the franchise quarterback the organization is pining for him to be. The completion percentage is great, but there’s no football world in which 6.8 yards per attempt approaches “best” anything, even though that’s above Trubisky’s 6.4 average for the season."
Opponents can cover recievers tightly without fear of getting beaten over the top because the Bears aren’t even taking shots to keep defensive backs honest. They have six completions of 30 or more yards all season, and one belongs to punter Pat O’Donnell. The last one came Nov. 19 against the Lions, three opponents ago.
All of a sudden, the Bears aren’t running the ball with any success, which they accomplished earlier in the season, so the odds of them putting together 70- or 80-yard scoring drives are diminishing. They totaled only 147 yards the entire game against the woeful 49ers.
Yes, the Bears have a massive depth chart problem at wide receiver that hinders their vertical passing game. No one will dispute that. They still need to take shots to try to pick up some chunk gains, attempts that will, if nothing else, make opposing cornerbacks think twice before squatting on every underneath route.
Challenge Trubisky. Challenge the wide receivers. Challenge the offensive line to block it up. At 3-9, there’s nothing to lose.
"Coach John Fox asserted Trubisky had perhaps the best game of his rookie season when he completed 12 of 15 passes for 102 yards in Sunday’s 15-14 loss to the 49ers at Soldier Field.
If that’s Trubisky’s best, he has a long, long way to go to become the franchise quarterback the organization is pining for him to be. The completion percentage is great, but there’s no football world in which 6.8 yards per attempt approaches “best” anything, even though that’s above Trubisky’s 6.4 average for the season."
Opponents can cover recievers tightly without fear of getting beaten over the top because the Bears aren’t even taking shots to keep defensive backs honest. They have six completions of 30 or more yards all season, and one belongs to punter Pat O’Donnell. The last one came Nov. 19 against the Lions, three opponents ago.
All of a sudden, the Bears aren’t running the ball with any success, which they accomplished earlier in the season, so the odds of them putting together 70- or 80-yard scoring drives are diminishing. They totaled only 147 yards the entire game against the woeful 49ers.
Yes, the Bears have a massive depth chart problem at wide receiver that hinders their vertical passing game. No one will dispute that. They still need to take shots to try to pick up some chunk gains, attempts that will, if nothing else, make opposing cornerbacks think twice before squatting on every underneath route.
Challenge Trubisky. Challenge the wide receivers. Challenge the offensive line to block it up. At 3-9, there’s nothing to lose.
