Following back-to-back impressive performances by the Chicago Bears’ offense, they came out with a dud in the most important game of the season against the Green Bay Packers in a 21-13 loss Sunday at Lambeau Field.
Just when it appeared that progress had been made for a unit that has struggled to find any footing throughout most of this season, they reverted back to their disjointed ways with their playoff hopes on life support. Now, they’ve officially flat lined.
Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky wasn’t pleased with the offense’s performance, and he shouldn’t have been. But when questioned about the Packers’ pass rush, he has upfront about his thoughts on Sunday’s game plan and play selection.
In Bears QB Mitch Trubisky's postgame press conference, he answered a question about the Packers pass rush with some noteworthy commentary on today's play selection and game plan. pic.twitter.com/Oq90urH7ng
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“I feel like they were pretty good,” Trubisky said of the Packers. “They had a really good front. I felt like our O-line played really well. I thought we could have taken more pressure off them [by] moving the pocket a little more and me getting out… We’ve just got to continue to find ways to take pressure off our O-line. With a good pass rush like that, [we need to] continue to mix it up, whether it’s with screens, running it, draws — all that kind of stuff helps.”
It seemed like shots fired at head coach and play-caller Matt Nagy. When asked to clarify his comments, Trubisky made it clear.
“Could’ve done a lot of stuff, yeah,” he said.
This isn’t the first time Nagy has been questioned as a play caller this season. While there is plenty of blame to go around — including Trubisky — for the offense’s struggles, you could argue that the play calling was a brutal blow especially for a unit that seemed to have finally found its stride.
But everything that didn’t work against the Packers in Week 1 appeared to replicate in Sunday’s loss. Nagy reverted back to the conservative kind of playcalling that got them losses this season.
Lack of a run game; Trubisky throwing for 45+ times (53 on Sunday); not rolling Trubisky out of the pocket; forcing gadget plays that result in a loss of yardage on first down.
Everything that the Bears offense seemed to do well over the last couple of weeks, they couldn’t manage it against Green Bay in Week 15, and as a result, Chicago found themselves eliminated from playoff contention.
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