W16@JAX: Playoffs... sort of

   The Bears keep their postseason hopes alive by keeping their now 3 game winning streak going and aided by a Cardinals loss this week. These three last teams they played were low tier opponents, the Bears had to win against them if they were to be considered a contender and so they did and did it the way a good team should by scoring more than 30 points against all three.

   There is no denying that Mitchell Trubisky is doing his best to protect the ball and is taking the easy/confortable throws, this being said, the endzone interception he flinged against the Jaguars at the end of the second quarter was painful to see, he forgot his plan entirely with that prayer of a throw when it was 1st down and in field goal distance, he messed up big time losing his focus and that can't happen. He had two more throws that were close to be picked and had another pair of deep balls that had touch but were just a bit overthrown or the his WRs got PIed. So it's still a mixed bag we are getting form the QB spot. David Montgomery on the other hand has been great at could be the reason the Bears are still relevant, with the Oline playing better to a descent level, Montgomery is showing just how good he is and can be with better play in front of him. The Oline had an average outing specifically because Sam Mustipher didn't have a good performance this time but what one can also see is when he does play well like on some plays he did this Sunday, the plays go for big gains.

   The defense struggled in the first half, even if it was just 10 point what they surrendered, they got scored by Mike "the statue" Glennon. The pass rush is still a no show most of the time, like 90% of the time, I started to think it was because the secondary is playing too preventive, which it is but still the Dline isn't pressuring the QB as much as one is accustomed to see from what they showed the last 2 years. Is Chuck Pagano's game plan just TOO vanilla? does he need to disguise his coverages more to help the Dline get 1 more second to the QB? would that do the trick? were they playing even more preventive because they were up against a good WR group and were down Jaylon Johnson and Buster Skrine? 

   So the Bears reach the end of the season with the possibility of getting into the postseason with a win against the actual #1 seeded Green Bay Packers which not the best of scenarios. The Chicago Bears as a team has come along way this season, even when they started the season 5-1 they didn't looked like a dominant team offensively, right now they did the necessary changes to benefit their running game and making their QB more comfortable utilising his strengths in the game plan. All of this came to late and now they are digging themselves out of this hole I believe it's all the coaches fault, this team has had the talent in its roster to beat bad to average/struggling teams but Matt Nagy's inexperience as a coach is showing, along its new constructed coaching staff which is getting to know its players. Trubisky might not be a good QB right now or ever, but as he has shown more than once that he struggles in some areas, he also has shown to excels at others, right now he isn't the QB that will do it himself but he can help the ones around him get the job done, it was about time they got that right. Next game against the Packers I don't expect for Trubisky to light up the stat sheet, I do expect him to stay calm, protect the ball and spread it to his star players so they can try and get them the win. The Oline needs to play its best and help Montgomery do what he does. I also don't expect the defense to shut Aaron Rodgers and his offense out, but they do need to slow him down even with 2 of their DBs out I expect they prepare themselves with a plan to solve this issue, whatever the plan is they need to get better penetration and pressure Rodgers. The Bears offense needs to score TDs, keep the chains moving, take what the defense gives. In reality, there is no way you can expect he Bears to win this one, but the stakes are high and this game means too much, I expect to see a tight game where they show that they are a team made of solid and good players that they do have plenty on this roster, they need to show what they are made of and mentally play this game as a playoff game because it basically is, win and you keep playing, lose and you go home unless Cardinals lose but morally there is little to gain by getting the now existing 7th seed with a poor performance against a playoff opponent. They need a spark, something that will make them know that once you get in the playoffs, it's anyone's guess what could happen, something to believe in, at least something I can believe in.