Post by JABF on Sept 13, 2021 12:32:03 GMT -6
Considering the OL didn't fall apart against Aaron Donald and (arguably) the best defense in the NFL, then maybe it's time to start Fields sooner rather than later. Not because Dalton was bad. He wasn't. But because the O with Fields should be a more explosive offense. If Fields is clueless at this point then sure, don't start him. But all we've heard about this guy is that he's at a near-genius level with his football IQ and ability to quickly learn. I liked the way they got him into the game a tiny bit last night and he scored. He looked mighty poised to me out there. Granted it was just a couple of plays. Still.
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The flip side of all of this is with exception of a 41-yard run by David Montgomery on the second play of the game, the Bears couldn’t do anything explosive on offense.
This is going to be a big-time dilemma because that’s what the NFL is right now. It’s about what teams have the ability to create explosive plays on offense and limit them on the other side of the ball. I remember talking to a scout more than a year and a half ago and he told me he and others with his team were spending an exhaustive amount of offseason time on it. Who manufactured explosive plays and why? Who was routinely beaten by explosive plays and why? It was as if they were on a mission to unlock the key to winning football games.
Something isn’t right when Allen Robinson is targeted 11 times and has six catches for 35 yards. Darnell Mooney has all the speed a receiver ever would need and had five catches for 26 yards. The Bears had only one completion go for more than 11 yards.
It’s going to be a long season if this cannot be corrected because the Bears are going up against some high-caliber quarterbacks
The flip side of all of this is with exception of a 41-yard run by David Montgomery on the second play of the game, the Bears couldn’t do anything explosive on offense.
This is going to be a big-time dilemma because that’s what the NFL is right now. It’s about what teams have the ability to create explosive plays on offense and limit them on the other side of the ball. I remember talking to a scout more than a year and a half ago and he told me he and others with his team were spending an exhaustive amount of offseason time on it. Who manufactured explosive plays and why? Who was routinely beaten by explosive plays and why? It was as if they were on a mission to unlock the key to winning football games.
Something isn’t right when Allen Robinson is targeted 11 times and has six catches for 35 yards. Darnell Mooney has all the speed a receiver ever would need and had five catches for 26 yards. The Bears had only one completion go for more than 11 yards.
It’s going to be a long season if this cannot be corrected because the Bears are going up against some high-caliber quarterbacks
