Winning Ugly

 

September 20, 2020

The Bears have looked extremely bad, but not enough to lose to the Detroit Lions and N.Y. Giants. These are two of the worst teams in the NFC. The Bears have one more game against the Lions and I do not see another win on their schedule. This was so disgusting I’ll make this short.

 Matt Nagy’s offense scored less than 20 points. So much for the balanced attack as the Bears passed on 40 of 64 plays. Aside from only getting a field goal after a turnover, the first half offense was not so bad. It looked very promising as Mitch Trubisky threw for two touchdowns propelling the Bears to a 17-0 lead. Then they reverted to their bumbling selves in the second half. Mitch Trubisky and the play calling were brutal.  David Montgomery had some nice runs but shouldn’t lead the team in receiving. Nagy continues to have little faith in the running game. Rather than taking time off the clock, he called pass plays on third and fourth down needing one yard. This is vintage Nagy. If not for a deflection that luckily fell into guard Robert Massie’s hands, they would have turned the ball over on downs, ceding field position. Nagy should know by now his kickers have been dismal, especially when field goals are forty or more yards away. With 2 minutes left, rather than pin the Giants deep in their own territory with a punt, he goes for a field goal from 50 yards out. The miss gives the Giants the ball at their 40 yard line. They reached the 10 yard and, like the Lions missed, on their final pass attempt. The Bears came away with a nauseating 17-13 victory.

The Giants were without star running back Saquon Barkley which made their offense one dimensional. It was amazing that the Bears defense knew what was coming and still couldn’t prevent a 95-yard scoring drive. They also looked gassed at the end as the offense couldn’t keep them off the field. Nevertheless, giving up only 13 points is pretty good.

As long as Nagy is coach, it won’t matter if Trubisky or Nick Foles is the QB. The trend of scoring less than 20 points will continue. How can he complain about the lack of production by the tight ends when you don’t target them? The defense will have to get much better to have any chance of winning more than four games. Next up is the Atlanta Falcons. Although they are a middle of the road team, they should have no trouble with the woeful Bears.