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RB David Montgomery leaves Bears game with injury

Bears running back David Montgomery left their game against the Texans halfway through the first quarter after appearing to injure his right knee.

Montgomery was tended to by team doctors after his leg was rolled up on during a pass play that ended in offsetting penalties. He eventually walked off under his own power, albeit gingerly, and directly to the blue medical tent on the Bears’ sideline. He was then led to the Bears’ locker room.

He was listed as doubtful to return with both right ankle and knee injuries.

Montgomery was replaced by Khalil Herbert, who put on a show. His first carry went for eight yards and his next two for 11 apiece. His second 11-yard rush resulted in a touchdown.

Herbert was averaging 6.4 yards per carry entering Sunday’s game, the fourth-best clip in the NFL. Only the Lions’ D’Andre Swift, the Packers’ Aaron Jones and the Chiefs’ Clyde Edwards-Helaire had more.

Montgomery is in his final year under contract with the Bears and is slated to become a free agent in March. He was coming off one of the best games of his career. He ran 15 times for 122 yards in a loss to the Packers on Sunday night.

Receiver Byron Pringle also left the game in the first quarter. He’s doubtful to return because of a calf injury.

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High school football schedule: Week 6

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Thursday, September 29

RED NORTH-CENTRAL

Sullivan vs. Von Steuben at Winnemac, 3:45

RED WEST

Bulls Prep vs. Payton at Lane, 7:15

Kennedy vs. North Lawndale at Lane, 4:15

BLUE CENTRAL

Longwood vs. Butler at Gately, 4:15

BLUE SOUTHEAST

Harlan vs. Chicago Military at Eckersall, 3:45

BLUE SOUTHWEST

Back of the Yards vs. Tilden at Gately, 7:15

Gage Park vs. Lindblom at Stagg, 3:45

BLUE WEST

Phoenix at Orr, 4:15

Friday, September 30

RED CENTRAL

Pritzker at Speer, 7:15

UIC Prep vs. Hansberry at Stagg, 3:45

RED NORTH

Phillips vs. Young at Lane, 7:15

Westinghouse at Taft, 7:30

RED NORTH-CENTRAL

Schurz at Steinmetz, 4

RED SOUTH

Simeon vs. Curie at Lane, 4:15

RED SOUTH-CENTRAL

Ag. Science vs. UP-Bronzeville at Gately, 7:15

Dunbar vs. Hyde Park at Eckersall, 3:45

RED SOUTHEAST

Corliss vs. Carver at Gately, 4:15

RED WEST

Little Village vs. Lincoln Park at Lane, 4:15

BLUE NORTH

Clemente at Marine, 4

BLUE SOUTHWEST

Englewood STEM at Solorio, 7:15

CCL-ESCC BLUE

Loyola at Marist, 6:30

Mount Carmel at Brother Rice, 7

CCL-ESCC GREEN

Benet at Notre Dame, 7:30

St. Rita at Nazareth, 7

CCL-ESCC ORANGE

Joliet Catholic at St. Laurence, 7:30

Providence at Montini, 7:30

CCL-ESCC PURPLE

St. Patrick at Carmel, 7:30

St. Viator at Marian Catholic, 7

CCL-ESCC WHITE

Fenwick at Marmion, 7:30

St. Ignatius at De La Salle, 7:30

CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH

Highland Park at Deerfield, 7

Niles North at Maine East, 6

Vernon Hills at Maine West, 6:30

CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH

Maine South at Glenbrook South, 7

New Trier at Glenbrook North, 7

Niles West at Evanston, 7:30

DUKANE

Geneva at St. Charles East, 7

Glenbard North at Wheaton North, 7

St. Charles North at Lake Park, 7

Wheaton-Warrenville South at Batavia, 7

DUPAGE VALLEY

DeKalb at Waubonsie Valley, 7

Metea Valley at Neuqua Valley, 7

Naperville North vs. Naperville Central at North Central, 7

FOX VALLEY

Crystal Lake Central at Crystal Lake South, 7

Huntley at Cary-Grove, 7

Jacobs at Burlington Central, 7

McHenry at Dundee-Crown, 7

Prairie Ridge at Hampshire, 7

ILLINOIS CENTRAL EIGHT

Lisle at Herscher, 7

Manteno at Coal City, 7

Peotone at Streator, 7

Wilmington at Reed-Custer, 7

KISHWAUKEE BLUE

Johnsburg at Plano, 7:15

Rochelle at Marengo, 7

KISHWAUKEE WHITE

Ottawa at Woodstock North, 7

Sycamore at Kaneland, 7

Woodstock at LaSalle-Peru, 7

METRO SUBURBAN BLUE

Bishop McNamara at Aurora Central, 7:15

Elmwood Park at Ridgewood, 7:15

Wheaton Academy at IC Catholic, 7:15

METRO SUBURBAN RED

Aurora Christian at St. Francis, 7

Riverside-Brookfield at Westmont, 7

St. Edward at Chicago Christian, 7

MID-SUBURBAN EAST

Prospect at Elk Grove, 7:30

Rolling Meadows at Hersey, 7

Wheeling at Buffalo Grove, 7

MID-SUBURBAN WEST

Fremd at Schaumburg, 7

Palatine at Conant, 7:30

NORTH SUBURBAN

Lake Forest at Stevenson, 7

Lake Zurich at Libertyville, 7

Warren at Mundelein, 7

Zion-Benton at Waukegan, 7

NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY

Grayslake Central at Grant, 7

Grayslake North at Lakes, 7

Round Lake at North Chicago, 7

Wauconda at Antioch, 7

SOUTH SUBURBAN BLUE

Hillcrest at Bremen, 6

Oak Forest at Tinley Park, 6

TF North at Lemont, 7

SOUTH SUBURBAN RED

Eisenhower at Reavis, 7

Oak Lawn at Shepard, 7

Richards at Argo, 7

SOUTHLAND

Bloom at Thornwood, 6

Rich at Kankakee, 7

Thornridge at Crete-Monee, 6

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST

Joliet Central at Plainfield South, 7

Plainfield Central at Plainfield East, 7

Romeoville at Joliet West, 6:30

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE WEST

Oswego at Plainfield North, 7

Oswego East at Minooka, 7

Yorkville at West Aurora, 7

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE

Homewood-Flossmoor at Bolingbrook, 6

Lincoln-Way East at Sandburg, 7

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN RED

Andrew at Stagg, 6

Lincoln-Way Central at Bradley-Bourbonnais, 7

UPSTATE EIGHT

Bartlett at Fenton, 7:30

Glenbard East at Elgin, 7

Larkin at East Aurora, 7

South Elgin at Glenbard South, 7

West Chicago at Streamwood, 7

VERMILION VALLEY NORTH

Clifton Central at Dwight, 7

Iroquois West at Momence, 7

Watseka at Seneca, 7

WEST SUBURBAN GOLD

Downers Grove South at Hinsdale South, 7:30

Proviso East vs. Leyden at Triton, 7

Willowbrook at Addison Trail, 6

WEST SUBURBAN SILVER

Glenbard West at York, 7:30

Hinsdale Central at Downers Grove North, 7:30

Lyons at Proviso West, 7

NONCONFERENCE

Evergreen Park at TF South, 7

Hope Academy at DePaul Prep, 7

Lockport at Lincoln-Way West, 7:30

Marian Central at Lena-Winslow, 7:30

Morris at Richmond-Burton, 7

Morton at Oak Park-River Forest, 7

Ottawa Marquette at LeRoy, 7

Thornton vs. Leo at St. Rita, 7

Saturday, October 1

RED CENTRAL

Rauner vs. Woodlawn at Eckersall, 10 a.m.

Rowe-Clark vs. Catalyst-Maria at Stagg, 10 a.m.

RED NORTH

Clark at Lane, noon

RED NORTH-CENTRAL

Amundsen vs. Lake View at Winnemac, 1

Senn vs. Mather at Winnemac, 4

RED SOUTH

Brooks vs. Kenwood at Lane, 4

Hubbard vs. Morgan Park at Gately, 4

RED SOUTH-CENTRAL

King vs. Chicago Richards at Stagg, 1

Perspectives vs. Bogan at Stagg, 4

RED SOUTHEAST

Dyett vs. Comer at Eckersall, 4

Goode vs. South Shore at Gately, 1

Julian vs. Vocational at Gately, 7

RED WEST

Raby vs. Crane at Orr, 1

BLUE NORTH

Chicago Academy vs. Roosevelt at Winnemac, 10 a.m.

Foreman vs. Prosser at Lane, 7

BLUE SOUTHEAST

DuSable vs. Bowen at Eckersall, 1

Washington vs. Fenger at Gately, 10 a.m.

BLUE WEST

Marshall vs. Collins at Westinghouse, 1

MID-SUBURBAN WEST

Hoffman Estates at Barrington, 1

NONCONFERENCE

Detroit Loyola, Mich. at Christ the King, 3:30

Harvard at Erie-Prophetstown, 1

Walther Christian at Monmouth United, 1

Sunday, October 2

BLUE CENTRAL

Golder vs. Johnson at Lane, 1

Noble Street vs. Noble Academy at Lane, 10 a.m.

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High school football: Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 rankings for Week 6

It’s never a good sign when the two albums I’ve picked out to listen to while compiling the Super 25 are over and I’m not typing anything into the computer.

There are first, second, third and fourth drafts of the Week 6 Super 25 all over the room. Things are getting messy this season and that’s a lot of fun.

Undefeated big schools in major conferences are ranked high. That’s the major result this week. Are York, Hersey and Lemont top ten teams? I’m not sure, but no one has knocked them off yet so they get the benefit of the doubt in a season where nearly everyone has already picked up a loss.

Bolingbrook, Marist and St. Rita have two losses but are higher than a lot of one-loss teams. That’s partly due to the quality of the losses (Lincoln-Way East, Simeon, Glenbard West, Mount Carmel, Loyola), partly because I’ve seen them play and have a level of confidence in them and partly due to the historical success of the programs.

Warren lost to Lake Zurich this week but hangs on. Jacobs lost to Huntley and dropped out and Lyons lost to York and dropped out. I acknowledge that isn’t very fair. The Blue Devils are getting a lot of credit for the win at Maine South (as is Prospect).

Crete-Monee and undefeated Glenbrook South join this week. The Warriors ended Joliet Catholic’s winning streak and they have Joshua Franklin so that was an easy call. Crete-Monee’s only in-state loss is to Lincoln-Way East.

The Titans are unbeaten and have knocked off Palatine and Sandburg.

For the past several weeks I expected the winner of Kenwood vs. Morgan Park to enter the rankings. That didn’t happen because I didn’t think there was a third team that deserved to drop out this week.

Week 6’s Super 25With record and last week’s ranking

1. Mount Carmel (5-0) 1Friday at Brother Rice

2. Loyola (5-0) 2Friday at No. 11 Marist

3. Lincoln-Way East (5-0) 3Friday at Sandburg

4. Glenbard West (5-0) 5Friday at No. 6 York

5. Simeon (5-0) 7Friday vs. Curie at Lane

6. York (5-0) 24Friday vs. No. 4 Glenbard West

7. Hersey (5-0) 23Friday vs. Rolling Meadows

8. Lemont (5-0) 13Friday vs. TF North

9. Prospect (4-1) 6Friday at Elk Grove

10. Bolingbrook (3-2) 11Friday vs. No. 20 H-F

11. Marist (3-2) 12Friday vs. No. 2 Loyola

12. St. Rita (3-2) 19Friday at Nazareth

13. Warren (4-1) 4Friday at Mundelein

14. Maine South (3-2) 10Friday at No. 21 Glenbrook South

15. Crete-Monee (3-2) NRFriday vs. Thornridge

16. Joliet Catholic (4-1) 9Friday at St. Laurence

17. Neuqua Valley (4-1) 15Friday vs. Metea Valley

18. Naperville North (4-1) 16Friday vs. Naperville Central at North Central

19. Prairie Ridge (4-1) 17Friday at Hampshire

20. Homewood-Flossmoor (4-1) 18Friday at No. 10 Bolingbrook

21. Glenbrook South (5-0) NRFriday vs. No. 14 Maine South

22. Wheaton North (4-1) 20Friday vs. Glenbard North

23. Batavia (3-2) 21Friday vs. Wheaton-Warrenville South

24. Kankakee (4-1) 22Friday vs. Rich

25. Notre Dame (4-1) 25Friday vs. Benet

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Ghost’s Papa Emeritus IV throws out first pitch at White Sox game

Papa Emeritus IV of the band Ghost throws out the first pitch at Chicago White Sox game.

Papa Emeritus IV frontman of Ghost, a Swedish metal band, was spotted on Thursday night at the White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians throwing out the first pitch.  Although he was wearing full makeup he was not in full regalia but was sporting a White sox uniform instead.

[MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY]

We wish to inform you that it’s 1, 2, 3 strikes you’re out at the old ball game! Papa Emeritus IV will be throwing the ceremonial first pitch at the @whitesox vs. @CleGuardians game on Thurs, Sept 22 at Guaranteed Rate Field. The game begins at 7:10 PM pic.twitter.com/ixFo95Ws2s

— Papa Emeritus IV (@thebandGHOST) September 21, 2022

Although the Guardians ultimately beat the White sox with a score of 4-2, having the Ghost frontman Papa IV, whose real name is Tobias Forge, lobbing the ceremonial toss appears as double publicity for the band as well as the White Sox.

According to Metal Injection, Ghost has had a lot of success lately after their 2019 single “Mary on a Cross” went viral on TikTok and landed at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100.

 

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Breaking: Bears top CB out against Houston Texans in Week 2

The Bears will be without their best cornerback against Houston Texans

The Chicago Bears had a few key names on defense on their Friday injury report. The Bears had listed cornerback Jaylon Johnson and linebacker Roquan Smith as questionable for their Week 2 game against the Houston Texans. The Bears released their inactive list for Sunday, and it’s not good for the secondary.

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson will be out against the Texans. Smith is not on the list and is expected to play, per Ian Rapoport. Other key names on the inactive list include rookie wide receiver Velus Jones Jr., who has not played yet in the regular season as he’s battling a hamstring injury.

Johnson is a huge miss for the Bears. Opposing quarterbacks have thrown zero passes his way this season. He is currently out witH a quad injury. The Bears’ defense will need rookie Kyler Gordon to have a better game in the secondary against the Texans than he had in Week 2 when he gave up ten receptions.

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Blackhawks’ Jujhar Khaira ready to put Jacob Trouba’s hit, tumultuous season behind him

Jacob Trouba reached out to Jujhar Khaira after the hit, and Khaira responded to him.

Nine months since the Blackhawks-Rangers game on Dec. 7 last season, that’s still about all Khaira –who has moved on and isn’t the type of player to stir up drama, but who understandably wishes that game never happened –is willing to share publicly.

“I remember it all,” he said. “I’ve seen the clip now, and it paints the picture. It sucked.”

Khaira had his head down to gather a pass from Seth Jones when Trouba delivered the crushing head-impacting collision. It somehow wasn’t penalized, but it left Khaira unconscious on the United Center ice for six minutes and required him to be hospitalized overnight.

Despite a history of concussions dating back to his Oilers tenure, Khaira was rather amazingly able to return to action Jan. 1. But in the meantime, a similar incident happened in the Hawks-Stars game Dec. 18, when Brett Connolly knocked out Tanner Kero. A few months later, it happened again when Parker Kelly boarded Connor Murphy in the Hawks-Senators game March 12.

In a Hawks season full of bad news in many categories, three major head injuries occurring within a three-month span was one of the worst patterns of all.

“You’ve seen other guys go through it,” Khaira said. “It’s the ugly part of hockey. But there’s always the potential for that to happen, and that was the case for me. It’s the game we all signed up for, and it’s the game we want to play.”

And as far as whether he considers Trouba’s hit dirty?

“We all have our opinions,” he said. “That’s all I’m going to say.”

Khaira’s injury last December resulted in an overnight stay at Northwestern Hospital.

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Khaira’s rough luck last season didn’t end with the Trouba hit, either. A back injury flared up in his January return. After grinding through it for nine games, he was eventually shut down for surgery, which not only ruled him out for the season but also cut into his summer training. He finished the year with just three points (all goals) in 27 games.

Knowing how he feels now — fully healthy — he’s grateful in retrospect that he elected to undergo surgery, but it felt at the time like a fittingly disappointing bookend to a largely lost season.

“It was a tough road,” he said. “We’re so used to being in shape and well-conditioned and all that. You have to take a month off to let it heal up before you can start slowly getting into exercises, but mentally you think you should be able to do [more].

“I had a full offseason. It was just [about overcoming] roadblocks. I would get to a certain point, and then I’d have to battle through it for a week. Then I’d take another step forward, then get through that, then another step forward. It was never anything where I took a couple steps back. It was always steps forward, but some maybe took a little bit longer than others. It was what I expected and what I knew I had to go through.”

With a new coaching staff and a rejuvenated body, there’s “nothing better” than this clean slate of a season for Khaira, who just turned 28 in August.

During the first week of camp (before Sunday’s off-ice day) Khaira most often skated on a line with Philipp Kurashev and MacKenzie Entwistle.

“He’s in great shape and he’s a great skater,” new coach Luke Richardson said. “[He’s a] very conscious defensive player, but he has some skill with the puck. Those are really intangible utility players you can use in different places.”

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Bears-Texans inactives: LB Roquan Smith to play; CB Jaylon Johnson out

The Bears will have standout linebacker Roquan Smith, but top cornerback Jaylon Johnson it out against the Texans on Sunday.

Smith hurt his hip in the game against the Packers and missed the entire week of practice, while Johnson hurt his quad muscle in practice Thursday and was out Friday.

Here are the Bears’ inactives:

WR Velus JonesOL Ja’Tyre CarterTE Ryan GriffinCB Jaylon JohnsonDB Dane CruikshankLB Matt Adams

Smith has been the Bears’ leading tackler since the day they drafted him. He had 20 in the first two games this season.

His backup, longtime special teamer Matt Adams, was ruled out Friday because of a hamstring injury, leaving undrafted rookies Jack Sanborn and Sterling Weatherford as the next options. The team also called up journeyman Joe Thomas from their practice squad.

At cornerback, Johnson is by far the Bears’ best and most established player. The team projects rookie Kyler Gordon to become a star, but he’ll be playing just his third career game. Kindle Vildor is the other starter on the outside.

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Poles Watching: Chicago Bears top rookies in Week 2 vs field

How the Chicago Bears rookies performed relative to their peers in Week 2

Last week, I introduced a series to take a glance each week at how the Chicago Bears’ top rookies play each week relative to their peers. (Players taken after Kyler Gordon and before Velus Jones Jr.) In Week 1, most of the players on this list did about as well or worse than Gordon and Jaquan Brisker. Now we’ll take a look at how these rookies did in Week 2.

How Chicago Bears rookies Gordon and Brisker performed in Week 2

(CB) Kyler Gordon: PFF has Gordon at an overall grade of 46.8, with his running defense being better than his passing coverage. Gordon gave up ten receptions on the 13 targets he defended. Gordon was awful against the Green Bay Packers in primetime.(S) Jaquan Brisker: PFF grade has Brisker at a 58.8 overall rating. He went down in his rating due to poor tackling and run defense.

How the Chicago Bears rookie peers performed in Week 2

Giants (WR) Wan’Dale Robinson: PFF grade has Robinson at a 75.4 overall rating. No new stats for Robinson, as he was still injured from Week 1.Texans (WR) John Metchie III: Metchie will not be playing this season for health reasons.Patriots (WR) Tyquan Thornton: Did not play in Week 2 due to injury.Eagles (C) Cam Jurgens: Not much to report on Jurgens. He didn’t do enough to get on the stat sheet or grading sheet again in Week 2.Steelers (WR) George Pickens: PFF grade has Pickens offensive rating in Week 2 at a 59.5 overall. He caught one pass for 23 yards. Quarterback Mitch Trubisky targeted Pickens twice times against the New England Patriots.Colts (WR) Alec Pierce: PFF grade has Pierce at a 40.3 overall rating. Pierce did not play in Week 2 for injury reasons.Chiefs (WR) Skyy Moore: PFF grade has Moore at an 80.4 overall rating. He didn’t add anything to the stat sheet on Thursday Night Football against the Los Angeles Chargers.Buccaneers (OG) Luke Goedeke: PFF grade has Goedeke at a 48.3 overall rating. His pass blocking improved against the Saints, but his run blocking regressed from his debut against the Cowboys. Goedeke had one penalty and gave up two pressures in Week 2.Vikings (OG) Ed Ingram: PFF grade has Ingram at a 67.8 rating. Ingram struggled in both the pass and run blocking against the Eagles. Ingram had one penalty and gave up two pressures in the team’s loss.Jaguars (C) Luke Fortner: PFF grade has Fortner at a 38.6 overall rating. He gave up two pressures and one hit on the quarterback. His run blocking was pitiful as well.Patriots (G) Joshua Ezeudu: PFF grade has Ezeudu at a 28.6 overall rating. His pass blocking against the Panthers was rated at 72.5 by PFF. But his run blocking was graded in the 30s. Ezeudu had two penalties and gave up one pressure in Week 2.Titans (OT) Nicholas Petit-Frere: PFF grade has Petit-Frere at a 62.0 overall rating. He was rated highly for his run blocking. But he gave up one hit on the quarterback and three hurries against the Bills.

Poles did meh with value in Week 2 for the Chicago Bears

Most of the rookies on this list regressed in Week 2. Gordon had a terrible week against the Packers. In his defense, he was facing Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. Brisker didn’t do enough to impress analysts either on Sunday night. There isn’t enough information from play in Week 2 from many of these players, especially the wide receivers. However, many rookie offensive linemen who are getting substantial playing time are struggling in the early season.

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Crossed Off: It takes a village for the Chicago Bears to block a four man pass rush

The Chicago Bears are a running team

Last Sunday’s football game was an ugly one for former Packers offensive coordinators around the league the Chicago Bears. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t even have to do much to embarrass defeat the Bears. The Bears looked lost for most of the game at Rodgers’ halfway house Lambeau Field. That’s not an unfamiliar situation for the Bears and their fans who bother to be tortured watching this annual humiliation on prime time every year have seen this happen time and time again.

An unnamed NBC executive upholds a long-standing NFL tradition by forcing a Bears fan’s eyes open during Week 2’s SNF game hosted by the Packers

What was unfamiliar was my lethargic response to this awful team the Bears’ offensive scheme. Most NFL offenses try to  score points mix up the pass and rushing attack. Passing the ball when you need to come back in the second half is also a privilege most fans enjoy watching a strategy that is common as teams can save time on a drive. This Bears squad reminds me of Gerry Faust  can’t or doesn’t want to pass the ball. Bears quarterback Justin Fields was drafted out of Ohio State to come to Chicago and play Navy’s offense in the NFL threw the ball 11 times in Week 2.

That’s not normal an interesting recipe for success. The Bears rushing attack scored 10 points did well, though. Running back David Montgomery waddled and ran for 132 yards. He seemed to be the only Bears player concerned about a future contract the one Bears player that gave maximum effort against the Packers.

The Chicago Bears have what Passing game?

After the game, Fields looked like he wanted to be in Jacksonville was asked what was wrong with the passing attack. Fields said they don’t have one he wasn’t sure. It was obvious to anyone watching why. The Chicago Bears don’t care about this season really have the talent at wide receiver or on the offensive line to pass the ball. The offensive line, especially at both tackle positions, were atrocious. It took eight guys to drink a case of beer block a four-man pass rush at times.

With the heavy weight of dead cap space, general manager Ryan Poles has constructed an offense that’s a league embarrassment tried to put something on the field for Fields that resembles 10 other players. But this offense will drive Bears fans in Illinois and elsewhere watching it crazy.

What makes this schtick worse is that the Bears relied on the running game to mount their pretend comeback that the coaching staff will use to excuse running the ball 90 percent of the time in future games in the second half to move the ball. That just means Fields isn’t going to let it rip this year if he ever gets to in Chicago we’re going to watch more of a heavy run team moving forward this season.

Matt Eberflus’ response to the game was insane was Chicago Bears PR

Chicago Bears Head coach Mr. Mackey Matt Eberflus praised the 90-yard run-heavy drive. He said the Bears showed mental toughness by getting their asses stuffed at the goalline multiple times in the game.

Matt Eberflus said he talked about some of the positives from yesterday’s game. He mentioned the takeaway in the second half that led to a field goal, and the 90-yard drive that came up just short. He said those showed mental toughness. https://t.co/YQLtM5chzJ

Nothing about how the offensive line did in pass protection that game showed mental toughness to me. And I’m beginning to think Marc Trestman vibes what Eberflus says in press conferences is out of touch with reality. In any event, at least he isn’t Nathaniel Hackett Eberflus is not on the same track as Packers head coach Matt LaFleur.

Last night the #Packers won their 40th game under Matt Lafleur.
The Bears have won 43 games since 2015. https://t.co/sh1P5fGJLP

Eberflus and Poles first draft pick didn’t block for Fields well had a rough night. Kyle Gordon didn’t catch the ball well for Fields was the main target of Rodgers. Gordon gave up 10 receptions of his 13 passes he was targeted in coverage, one of them was for a touchdown. So after a lucky good Week 1, the Chicago Bears head into their game against the Houston Texans with no drafted linebackers’ preseason questions answered.

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Crossed Off: It takes a village for the Chicago Bears to block a four man pass rush

The Chicago Bears are a running team

Last Sunday’s football game was an ugly one for former Packers offensive coordinators around the league the Chicago Bears. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t even have to do much to embarrass defeat the Bears. The Bears looked lost for most of the game at Rodgers’ halfway house Lambeau Field. That’s not an unfamiliar situation for the Bears and their fans who bother to be tortured watching this annual humiliation on prime time every year have seen this happen time and time again.

An unnamed NBC executive upholds a long-standing NFL tradition by forcing a Bears fan’s eyes open during Week 2’s SNF game hosted by the Packers

What was unfamiliar was my lethargic response to this awful team the Bears’ offensive scheme. Most NFL offenses try to  score points mix up the pass and rushing attack. Passing the ball when you need to come back in the second half is also a privilege most fans enjoy watching a strategy that is common as teams can save time on a drive. This Bears squad reminds me of Gerry Faust  can’t or doesn’t want to pass the ball. Bears quarterback Justin Fields was drafted out of Ohio State to come to Chicago and play Navy’s offense in the NFL threw the ball 11 times in Week 2.

That’s not normal an interesting recipe for success. The Bears rushing attack scored 10 points did well, though. Running back David Montgomery waddled and ran for 132 yards. He seemed to be the only Bears player concerned about a future contract the one Bears player that gave maximum effort against the Packers.

The Chicago Bears have what Passing game?

After the game, Fields looked like he wanted to be in Jacksonville was asked what was wrong with the passing attack. Fields said they don’t have one he wasn’t sure. It was obvious to anyone watching why. The Chicago Bears don’t care about this season really have the talent at wide receiver or on the offensive line to pass the ball. The offensive line, especially at both tackle positions, were atrocious. It took eight guys to drink a case of beer block a four-man pass rush at times.

With the heavy weight of dead cap space, general manager Ryan Poles has constructed an offense that’s a league embarrassment tried to put something on the field for Fields that resembles 10 other players. But this offense will drive Bears fans in Illinois and elsewhere watching it crazy.

What makes this schtick worse is that the Bears relied on the running game to mount their pretend comeback that the coaching staff will use to excuse running the ball 90 percent of the time in future games in the second half to move the ball. That just means Fields isn’t going to let it rip this year if he ever gets to in Chicago we’re going to watch more of a heavy run team moving forward this season.

Matt Eberflus’ response to the game was insane was Chicago Bears PR

Chicago Bears Head coach Mr. Mackey Matt Eberflus praised the 90-yard run-heavy drive. He said the Bears showed mental toughness by getting their asses stuffed at the goalline multiple times in the game.

Matt Eberflus said he talked about some of the positives from yesterday’s game. He mentioned the takeaway in the second half that led to a field goal, and the 90-yard drive that came up just short. He said those showed mental toughness. https://t.co/YQLtM5chzJ

Nothing about how the offensive line did in pass protection that game showed mental toughness to me. And I’m beginning to think Marc Trestman vibes what Eberflus says in press conferences is out of touch with reality. In any event, at least he isn’t Nathaniel Hackett Eberflus is not on the same track as Packers head coach Matt LaFleur.

Last night the #Packers won their 40th game under Matt Lafleur.
The Bears have won 43 games since 2015. https://t.co/sh1P5fGJLP

Eberflus and Poles first draft pick didn’t block for Fields well had a rough night. Kyle Gordon didn’t catch the ball well for Fields was the main target of Rodgers. Gordon gave up 10 receptions of his 13 passes he was targeted in coverage, one of them was for a touchdown. So after a lucky good Week 1, the Chicago Bears head into their game against the Houston Texans with no drafted linebackers’ preseason questions answered.

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