I read on twitter the other day that the league was planning to call personal fouls on games due to personnel on the sidelines not wearing masks properly, I immediately thought that it was stupid, not because it's not necessary to do something about it but the way they what to attack the issue before any other option possible is irrational to me. Don't taint the game because of life issues, if someone is breaking protocol off the field of play by all means get him out of the stadium, suspend the person and don't fine him, fine the team he represents so they can take necessary actions and if they don't then take it on the team. And don't make the referees do this, they already have too much on their hands by trying to do their present job right to now place their attention elsewhere besides the game they have trouble calling correctly. I understand the importance of the topic they want to address but the game cannot be played with propositions like this and if the people involved can't get it together then don't play it at all.
The Bears got beat by a Colts team that I underestimated, especially their defense which dominated most of the game, still they did get help from the Bears Oline especially from Charles Leno Jr. who is playing worse every game and could get Nick Foles injured, Bobby Massie is trying to play worse than Leno but sometimes gets lucky or its just that not every team has two good edge rushers, not elite just good. If it wasn't for the interior three I don't believe the Bears could win a game and it showed in some snaps where Cody Whitehair got blasted off the line, this will be a game he will not want to remember. David Montgomery couldn't get started, getting stuffed on almost every play, Matt Nagy for some reason believes that Cordarrelle Patterson can run inside, he cant, he doesn't show the vision necessary to find the creases made by his Oline, he is better off going outside or on screens where he can use his big frame to push back DBs. Anthony Miller had some drops and couldn't make the big catch in the 4th quarter to give his team a chance, giving way to Darnell Mooney to have more snaps which he deserves. Mooney gives the Bears a better chance to stretch the field while Miller should be brought in for three wideout sets.
The defense had its share of problems especially with the continuous struggles of Danny Trevathan but now he got help from Tashaun Gipson, both of them were guilty of not filling their assigned gaps and let Jonathan Taylor run all over them. Still the defense gave their offense a shot all day to even the score and almost did it by themselves, if not for a dropped interception by Khalil Mack in Colts red zone territory, that would have made a huge difference, but the offense cannot be waiting for this to happen all the time, they need to pull themselves out the hole they are in and get the ball moving.
Against Tampa Bay they somewhat did but not because the Oline played better, they almost looked worse than before but it may be because the Bucs front four is nastier with Vita Vae and Ndamukong Suh in the middle and Shaq Barrett at one edge. The run was none existent again and fell in the hands of Nick Foles and the receivers to get it done, everyone contributed in some way but Jimmy Graham is paying dividends with his red zone play.
The defense does what is expected, they come and play every game with the same intensity and unfortunately with the same issues, Trevathan played better this game, better is not good, he managed to fill his gaps in time against the run and stayed close to Rob Gronkowski on every play, Gronk isn't the monster he once was, Trevathan can't keep up with speed anymore. The Bucs run game was present but this time it was because Roquan Smith missed key tackles and Eddie Jackson missed on one play in which he was late to come down to the line and got juked by the runner. Luckly these mistakes were not enough to lose control of the game. A massive hit by Kyle Fuller resulted in a recovered fumble by the Bears which gave Chicago life and the lead with an ensuing TD drive. After that it was a field goal battle and the Bears had the last kick, defense made Tom Brady look old and stopped him in his tracks with a 4th down incompletion. The Bears had luck in their side on this game and needed every bit of it to pull the win. The bad news is that James Daniels was lost for the season with a pec injury, now there is no turning back and finally Alex Bars will show what he is made of, he struggled allowing a sack on his first snap but got better as the game went on, I'm excited to see how he performs now as the starter.
The first quarter of the season was a good one for a really struggling Bears team, trailing by one behind the Packers gives them a chance to get better as a team. With a shaky Oline it would be better now more than ever to use more two and three TE sets, Cole Kmet is doing his part as a blocker and should get more shots as a receiver in time, getting him more on the field by giving him J.P. Holtz snaps should be a must. They need to somehow get Montgomery going or the long ball will not be an option, Foles is not getting enough time to throw and hasnt showed good accuracy, he needs more chances to throw deep without someone hanging in his face. Next against the Panthers will be a though one, Carolina has a good all around team and will not be easy to beat, they can exploit Fuller and Jaylon Johnson with their speedy receiving group, Teddy Bridgewater dismantled the Bears last time when he was in New Orleans with tempo and accurate passes, the Bears can learn more about themselves against this team.
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