The plan was running-back-by-committee and the intended top two members of the committee are down with injuries.
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John Fox is beginning to not like his injury reports the more the 2016 season continues. “Again, a thumb on a throwing hand of a quarterback is a delicate situation”.
“Every single opportunity that we go out and get, we’ve got to take advantage of it”.
Quarterback Jay Cutler had practiced Wednesday on a limited basis for the first time since suffering a thumb sprain September 19, but did not practice on Thursday.
Cutler returned to practice this week, but his status for Sunday is still up in the air.
An 0-3 start combined with the 30th-ranked rushing and scoring offense, and 24:06 average time of possession – last in the league – have left the Bears searching for any way to end six-game losing streaks at Soldier Field and also to the Lions.
“Must-win to me”, said coach Jim Caldwell. I see a guy that’s got pretty good elusiveness.
“The NFL is a insane business”, Bell said.
Last year, Pace and Fox went underground for nearly six weeks in evaluation of Jay Cutler before deciding he’d be their guy. “Until someone tells me different I’m just preparing like I’m going to play and that’s if he was playing I would prepare the same way”. To accompany his effective running he has caught 6 passes for 56 yards, which offers an important security option on many plays for backup quarterback Brian Hoyer. They sustained another one in Sunday night’s loss at Dallas when running back Jeremy Langford went out with an injured ankle.
TImu will take Anderson’s place at inside linebacker and on special teams.
“The oft-injured Bell was the Detroit Lions” second-leading rusher last season with 311 yards on 90 carries (3.5 avg).
Coordinator Vic Fangio explained the Bears surrendered 199 rushing yards because the defense lost too many blocks, Kwiatkoski included.
Howard knows that learning how to properly pass block in the National Football League is vastly different from the college level. “He’s working really hard to get caught up to speed with that, but he’s doing a nice job as a runner”. Fuller was not an impact player in his first season in Vic Fangio’s defense, which calls for increased man-to-man responsibilities. It’s been a long time since Chicago has been at or near the first pick of the draft, but that’s right where they are heading into Week 4.
The Bears follow up their home game against the Lions with a trip to Indianapolis to face the Colts in Week 5.
Alshon Jeffery (knee/hamstring) was limited along with Josh Sitton, Jonathan Bullard, Willie Young, Harold Jones-Quartey, Sherrick McManis and Tracy Porter.
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Unfortunately Fuller has been battling a knee issue for some time now and it caused him to get an arthroscopic knee scope in August.
