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The Bears defense played a good game and the offense did enough. It’s hard to feel satisfied watching a Bears game that doesn’t involve Justin Fields convincingly carving up a defense. But the Bears were meant to be outmatched in this game and they played hard, kept the game lousy, and gave the Raiders an unexpected taste of raw urchin power.
The score of the box
Bears offense couldn’t resist making us cringe in the first quarter
The Bears mixed up a bit of John Fox run, run, 3rd and long magic with a bit of Nagy “what the hell was that” and Fields topped it off with an out of bounds side throw from Trubisky for a loss of 7 yards. It all started to feel a bit too familiar and abysmal for the comfort of Bears fans. Thankfully, Raider’s penalties gave the Bears some much-needed boost. Talking about that…
Stop hurting Justin Fields!
The rude and reckless Raiders roughed up franchise rookie Bears far too many times in the first half, starting with a fair but painful tackle from Johnathan Abram on a failed 3rd down. The rest of the Raiders decided to join in on the fun, pushing and hitting our precious bear in a totally inappropriate way. When Yannick Ngakoue grabbed Fields’ right foot as he tried to rush and awkwardly made him bend his left leg, my poor little heart sank. Raiders, stop being rude. Bear, protect this man!
Who would have guessed that Jesper Horsted would catch Justin Fields for the first pass touchdown?
I had no idea he was active for today, having started the first few games as a healthy scratch. I’m pretty happy to see it.
Who would have guessed that Deandre Houston-Carson would get the first interception of this game?
This bear has been a great special teammate, but rarely sees the field in defense. I take it!
Bear defense always naps in tackle class
The defense is good enough to make up for mistakes, but it’s frustrating and embarrassing to watch them breathe in the tackles. Tighten it, Bears.
Stop Trying To Do Cole Kmet Deep Shots One Thing
I understand. You want to justify his second-round draft, but it’s such a waste of Justin Fields’ gorgeous deep rainbows. There’s supposed to be a pot of gold at the bottom of a rainbow, not some awkward tight end that can’t quite there.
Alex Bars eligible receiver, Alex Bars on the move …
Transfer without gain. I would have expected the entire defense to go after Bars, but it didn’t work out one way or another.
The Bears’ investment in the depth of the running back certainly pays off
Damien Williams and Khalil Herbert seemed to replace David Montgomery well. Both were able to take advantage of the space when he was there, but neither has the special tackle-breaking balance that Montgomery does to gain those extra yards when there is no space. Still, running back is not the Bears’ problem. When you put 7 offensive linemen on the pitch and you can’t run for a yard at 3rd and 1, you have other issues.
Update: Khalil Herbert may technically not ‘break’ tackles, but he has the strength to keep pushing for more yards as he comes down. Sometimes he reminded me of a previous running back # 24 that I really liked.
Fields a little offbeat today
Part of that was due to better coverage than what we saw against the Lions, but Fields’ deep balls didn’t quite connect. I don’t worry about that in the long run, it will be even sweeter in the first game when everything works out for him.
The revenge game we’ve all been waiting for
It has been the topic of the league’s conversation all week. How will Nick Kwiatkoski fare in his first game against the Bears after they let him go at the end of the 2019 season. He played limited snaps and struggled to face Darnell Mooney.
Roquan Smith continues to advocate for a fully pro offer
The bear was preying on pirates and hitting bullets all over the field. Darren Waller has never embarrassed him and I’m always glad he’s the Bears’ best slot defender.
Khalil Mack takes on his former team
Mack reunited with his good friend Derek Carr in the backfield and eventually passed Robert Quinn as the Bears sack leader. The future Hall of Fame bear displayed some pressure, back tackles and crucial saves and certainly did enough to make it sting a bit for the Raiders, who failed to get good value for the choices they received in return for him or the cap room they saved.
The bears have 3 and 2 and their defense is better than expected in the first 5 games. Let us take advantage of this while we recognize the offense as a work in progress.
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