W8vsNO: Forcing change

    The Bears suffered quite a bit this past Sunday against the Saints not just losing the game but players and their temper as well. They might as well lose some pride in the process and really look in the mirror and ask themselves who they really are and what needs to be done to get better because they are not doing it enough.

   The Oline played like garbage most of the game, there is no other way to name this performance which has been showing time and time gain only getting worse as the season continues. Losing Bobby Massie to injury, Matt Nagy was forced to put Jason Spriggs in, who was already over due to play. At the end of the day it didn't make any difference wich says very little about Massie, saying that a backup can play as good as him without taking any snaps as a starter is just not good. For some reason Rashaad Coward is still starting at LG and played horrible once more. Sam Mustipher looked like he was playing his all but wasn't enough and got beat on several occasions. Overall it's hard to watch this unit play, they don't generate push at the line, they don't make lanes for the RB, they get lazy and don't maintain blocks or get to the second level, they don't seem to care. I had to go back and watch some 2018 games because it basically was the same playes minus Kyle Long and James Daniels but those guys were fierce, they weren't perfect but they fought for yards and looked more focused with their get off timings. My only guess is that Massie and Charles Leno Jr. have gotten to this abysmal point of play because of age and Kyle Long is missed badly. The only thing that I can say is that Mustipher and Spriggs showed flashes of aggressive play and really that is all I could ask for, even if it's not enough I want to see some fight in them.

   The defense had some bad coverages and got beat by versatile players Alvin Kamara and Taysom Hill, the defense was getting outsmarted and got picked apart by the short passing attack of Drew Brees who just took anything the Bears gave him to move the chains. The two TD passes by Brees, I believe where the longest passes he threw in the game, made Jaylon Johnson look like the rookie he is, let this be a lesson for him as he plays against the elite vets, even if Brees looks to be on the declining side. It could be that Chuck Pagano got outplayed as well, Kamara had a ton of plays were he was uncovered or given a lot of space, Brees wasn't looking particularly sharp with the deep ball and would have been better to man cover and smother Kamara, also blitzing more would have been nice, getting pressure against these veteran QBs is the better way to mess with their timing, I was pleading for some blitzing on the Saints last winning drive and when they did Pagano sent Roquan Smith of all people and Brees just tossed a short pass to Kamara on the sideline and gained like 15 yds. So the defense could have played better but this team again is counting on their defense to much.

   The trade deadline has passed and Ryan Pace did diddly squat, no line help, no offensive weapons, nada. Maybe he prefers to keep his draft capital to bolster the team or spend it all on a new QB, because that is one topic that popped lately, should Mitch Trubisky receive a second chance. That option is dead for the moment with Trubisky out for this next game at least with his throwing shoulder injured, IF he could play I would start him but not because I don't like Nick Foles, honestly I like Foles as the QB but it's imposible for him to play with the Oline problems, if this keeps up and nothing is telling me that it's not then eventually Foles is going to get hurt, it's a miracle he is still in one piece. Right now, Foles isn't outplaying Trubisky that much stat wise, the thing in favor for Trubisky is that he can run for his life and also he need another chance, his last chance, to show how much he is worth. I wouldn't be so optimistic to say he is going to learn Nagys offense because that ship has already sailed for me, Nagy and Trubisky are not compatible and Nagy I don't believe is willing or capable of calling the plays based on Trubiskys strenghts, Foles is more compatible but can't execute due to being constantly under pressure. If Foles continues to be the QB, Nagy also needs to change his game based on the Olines performance which is hideous, Sean Payton showed he can move the ball with a struggling aging Drew Brees, that is what is expected from a good coach, if Nagy can't make this change or refuses to pass it to someone more capable, it says somethings about him, either he is too young a coach and is still getting the hang of things or is just to stubborn and GMs need to work on getting him what he needs to make the game plan work. Pace on the other hand showed with his disinterest of moving around some pieces of his team that he isn't worried and is already thinking in the 2021 season, the Bears are going against the Titans who lost their last game against the Bengals who got two OGs to protect their franchise QB. Its being said that the Titans don't have a good pass rush front so it's going to be a slob fest in the trenches with the news that Spriggs and Mustipher are out along with Cody Whitehair, again forcing Nagy to play Alex Bars and I have no idea who will play at center. The only reason the Bears have a chance is because Tennessee has its own issues with their Oline but just not as bad as the Bears, we will see but I can't expect a Bears or anyone getting a sure win with such a poor group of dudes that can't hold their ground.