December 11, 2017
I can’t remember the last time the Bears had a blowout victory
despite committing 10 penalties. Most importantly, they played well enough to
keep lame duck coach, John Fox, out of the game. The only problem: the Bears
played a bad team on short turn-around and with 5 defensive starters out. This
may have had something to do with the result.
Another reason is when the Bengals got down 19-7, it looked like they
gave up.
There were some things you can take away from this game. The
injury depleted defense held this team to a measly 7 first half points. The secondary
was very good. They held one of NFL’s top receivers, A.J. Green to 5 receptions
for 64 yards. Rookie Eddie Jackson had another good game with an interception
and forced a fumble recovery. Except for a couple of lapse Kyle Fuller has had
his best year and looks really good. Being a free agent, will the Bears keep him?
The Bears had 482 yards. This is unbelievable considering
how bad it’s been. The running game behind a crippled line, led by Jordan
Howard’s 147 yards, had over 200 yards. Tarik Cohen had 80 yards. Each back
averaged more than 6 yards per carry. Trubisky had a 4 yard untouched run for a
touchdown.
A strong running attack paved the way for Mitch Trubisky to
have his best game. Being less conservative than in previous games, the offense
opened up, with first down passing attempts, roll outs and play action. Mitch completed 25 out of 32 passes, for 271 yards with 1 touchdown and zero interceptions. Second
round pick Adam Shaheen had 4 catches for 44 yards including the touchdown.
Receiver, Kendall Wright had a career game with 10 receptions for 107 yards.
The Bears still need to acquire a speedy deep threat receiver, either through the draft or more likely free agency.
Let’s hope they get me excited by winning against a beatable Lions
team. To have a chance they need to take the reins off Trubisky and see what he
can do. Don’t worry Bears fans, no matter what happens in the last 3 games Fox
& Co. will be gone.
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