“I have nothing but praise for him at this point”. With the offense struggling to score points, a takeaway could have swung the game.
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“We lost our minds for a second”, Bears linebacker Shea McClellin said. On first down from the Bears’ 21, Cutler saw a number 59 trying to cover a wide receiver who wore No. 10, Marquess Wilson. “They scored 17 points and we scored 15 points – that’s not a really high scoring game in our business”. The Bears were in position to win the game in the 4th quarter on Sunday. Without Alshon Jeffery, Matt Forte and Eddie Royal, asking them to overcome the NFL’s top-ranked defense proved too much to ask.
Chicago’s sense of desperation contributed to Cutler committing a pair of turnovers, including one giveaway in the fourth quarter – Cutler’s 11th turnover in the fourth quarter in the past two seasons, tied for second-most in the National Football League, according to ESPN Stats & Information. It was simply a throw that shouldn’t have been made, though I imagine it’s a weird circumstance for both Cutler and Wilson for Wilson to have bracket coverage. However, major breakdowns in the secondary led to a 48-yard Demaryius Thomas touchdown catch on Denver’s first series and there were no interceptions.
“The more you know is always better”, says Bears Right Tackle Kyle Long. Three plays later, it’s fourth and goal at the four. The overall play of the defense in the last three games has been solid, except for one aspect. “So I feel really good about my decision”. Maybe if it’s someone else he kicks but not today, not against the Broncos. “Danny’s interception is the one we’re going to make fourth-and-1 and he’s sitting there going ‘Oh no.’ We just kept battling”. “He’s still playing the run game well, and then he makes a big play like that”.
Jay Cutler had a little bit of an awkward moment at his weekly press conference Thursday at Halas Hall. What made matters worse was it was also Denver quarterback Brock Osweiler’s first career start. “As a receiver and a running back, you’ve got to do your best to get open”. “But at the end of the day we didn’t execute, we didn’t do the things that we needed to do and we can only regroup and move forward”. First, he’d basically sat for three years.
“He had two checks between two different plays”, running back Jeremy Langford said.
The glass-half-full folks would like to believe it’s another game the Bears let get away and should have won, as this same group would argue about the Lions and Vikings games.
Speaking of the broadcast, Dan Fouts can be done any time he wants to be done. “You’re sore from the games before”. Basically, here are the scenarios for each outcome. In hindsight, a field goal with 10 minutes left would’ve been enough for the win. But wasn’t that a low-percentage call versus a stout Broncos defense?
Getting back a few of his weapons won’t hurt, either. The offense did get down there again and they did reach the endzone. Fox’s gamble had plenty of rationale.
The game was in their hands, the Bears that is. Denver took advantage of that poor decision. It appeared that several Bears did not realize a run had been called. Against Minnesota he had three for 32 and last week against the Rams he had 3 for 18 yards.
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“It will be my first time going against them physically, but mentally when I was out I played the game through the other guys”, he said Monday at Halas Hall. The other 3 trips resulted in two Robbie Gould field goals, and the 4th would end with no points. Early in the year he was at least getting it to the 20+ out of the end zone, but an inability to do that coupled with his ball security issues the last couple week necessitated the change, and Deonte Thompson wasn’t a bad sight back there. What are your thoughts from yesterday’s loss?
