And that’s the key - Philadelphia invested not just the no. 2 overall pick in Wentz, but the five picks they traded (including two first-rounders) to get that pick from Cleveland in the first place.
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Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler left Monday night’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles with a thumb injury, but he hasn’t yet been ruled out for Week 3 vs. the Cowboys. The team is “preparing for a lengthy absence”, which means backup Brian Hoyer will be the starter for the foreseeable future. It has been an inauspicious start for offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains. The Eagles’ roster is riddled with holes that could’ve been filled with those draft picks, but you’ve got nothing in the National Football League if you don’t have a quarterback. On the Eagles’ first possession that led to a field goal, the team went to an uptempo offense and Wentz threw the ball nine times.
“He’s a passionate guy”, Cutler said, shrugging off the brief spat. We had some really good execution. I know Dowell and the coaches are putting together good games plans. They gave him no-huddle to start the game and I thought he handled that pretty well. “So we’ve got to take a look at it and whatever is bothering us on offense we’ve got to get it fixed”.
Receiver Kevin White requires more time and practice.
The Bears are being hurt offensively by the lack of a running game, whether it’s because of poor blocking with a line that has just come together or a lack of execution.
Cutler completed 12 of 17 passes for 157 yards but was sacked three times.
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has struggled to shed his reputation as a shoulder-shrugging passer who can not lead a team to anything more than a.500 record. That’s the best thing you can actually take from him, just the fact the game is not too big for him. It has happened in consecutive weeks, and Loggains and Cutler have had no answers for it. Since, Burton has been why the team has employed more three tight end sets, in an attempt to maximize Burton’s ability by exposing match-ups that are advantageous for the Eagles. To wit: The Eagles completed second-down passes for 14 and 18 yards in the final minute to ease into position for a go-ahead field goal at the end of the half.
Two plays later, Jeffery drew a pass-interference penalty in the end zone on cornerback Nolan Carroll.
Matthews scored on runs of three yards and one yard, sandwiched around a two-yard touchdown pass from Carson Wentz to Trey Burton.
The 26 unanswered points were halted when the Bears returned a punt for a score late in the fourth quarter, but Chicago could do little to threaten the Eagles at that point. He was the victim of several drops, including a long touchdown to close the first half, and he made a variety of big-time throws and consistently sound decisions.
The Bears then fell apart in the second half.
It’s hard to argue against it, as the Bears haven’t topped the.500 mark in the past four seasons, and haven’t made the playoffs since 2010.
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The Eagles shut down the Bears’ ground game.
