Bears Game 2

September 18, 2017

Bears Game 2 Dumb & Dumber

Bad players and bad coaching make a lethal combination. Both were on full display in the Bears 29-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. When your team is bereft of talent, you have to minimize mistakes to have any chance of winning. Just like old times this team makes dumb mistakes.

Tarik Cohen, the only positive in game 1, made his first rookie blunder. With Tampa ready to down a punt, he thought he could surprise them by picking it up.  Trying to field a rolling punt is very tricky. He didn’t. Thirteen yard scoring drive.

When the defense wasn’t playing bad they committed three dumb holding calls.  In all three cases they came on third down prolonging Tampa Bay drives. However, I will cut them some slack. They were good stopping the run until the fourth quarter when they were gassed. Two scoring drives started at the 13 and 35 yard line and a third on a pick six. One problem is they only had 2 sacks and provided little pressure on the quarterback. They did force a fumble for their first take-away but they gave up four. If you lose turnover battles you tend to lose those games.

Speaking of turnovers, let’s talk about the offense. Mike Glennon did his best Jay Cutler impersonation with 2 interceptions and a fumble. On the fumble the rush was right in front of him and with no mobility he couldn’t get out of the pocket to throw the ball away. Under pressure he made a terrible throw for his first interception.  Like oil and water, Glennon and pressure don’t go well together. The pick six interception came when Glennon didn’t take his eyes off who he was throwing to and they picked off his slow delivery. This was under no pressure. Let’s just say he is bad in all conditions. The Buccaneers also had seen the tapes on Cohen and shut down the run, daring Glennon to pass. Rest assured he’s not going to go deep. Finally even when he’s on target his receivers have a case of the dropsies. Josh Bellamy must be something on special teams because he sucks as a receiver.  

John Fox has got to go. You’re down 26 points, ball on your 46, less than two minutes to go in the half and you punt for field position?  I don’t know if you win either of these games with Trubisky. This was a time to get some experience. Although with the depleted line he might have got hurt. Too bad Glennon didn’t. Fox made excuses for him and let everybody know Glennon will remain the starter.  After they get slaughtered by the Steelers and Packers, Trubisky starts game five. They still might not win but they have a better chance. He also gets experience so he will be really good when they are ready to win.  If that doesn’t happen in the near future, Ryan Pace should be fired.