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15 Most Impactful Bears of 2022: No. 4 Luke Getsy

Luke Getsy helped unleash Justin Fields’ potential on offense, which lands him at No. 4 in our Most Impactful Bears of 2022.

The Chicago Bears wrapped their 2022 season, where they finished 3-14 and lost their final 10 games of the year. But the future is bright heading into this 2023 offseason, as GM Ryan Poles has the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, a boatload of salary cap space ($118 million) and a franchise quarterback in Justin Fields.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be counting down our 15 Most Impactful Bears for the 2022 season. We’ll recap their 2022 season and look ahead to how they factor into 2023.

At No. 4 is our first coach on the list, Luke Getsy, who helped unleash the potential of Fields and the running game midway through the season with his key offensive adjustments.

Bears QB grades: Neither Mitchell Trubisky nor Nick Foles was the answer

We’re going position by position through the 2020 Bears and grading every player, starting with quarterback.

The Chicago Bears wrapped another disappointing season that ended with an early exit from the postseason. With the offseason in full swing, it provides an opportunity for the team to look back at went right, what went wrong and how to improve in 2021.

Here at Bears Wire, we’re going position by position through the 2020 Bears and grading every player. We’re starting with the most important position on the team, quarterback.

POLL: What grade would you give the Bears’ 2020 season?

The Bears’ 2020 season was ultimately another disappointing year that ended in a 8-8 record and an early exit from the playoffs.

Unlike the start of the 2019 season, there weren’t a lot of expectations for the Chicago Bears in 2020. Despite some big offseason additions in edge rusher Robert Quinn, tight end Jimmy Graham and quarterback Nick Foles, it felt like this team was destined for the same mediocrity from the season before.

Which is exactly what Bears fans got.

In many ways, it felt like there were three different seasons of Bears football in 2020. Chicago’s 5-1 start was a surprise to many — but no one believed that this team was a true contender. They proved as much in the second part of their season, when they dropped six straight games, including rock bottom blowing a fourth-quarter lead to the Detroit Lions. In the third part of their season, the Bears rattled off three straight wins to keep their postseason hopes alive only to lose their final two games of the season against the Green Bay Packers (Week 17) and New Orleans Saints (wild-card round).

It’s hard to call a season a disappointment when you make the playoffs — aside from the fact that you didn’t win it all. But, in the Bears case, it was. Especially considering the way they got into the playoffs. An extra wild-card spot. Two losses by the Arizona Cardinals. In many ways, it felt like Chicago didn’t deserve it.

This Bears team underperformed in many areas. The defense once again regressed, the offense was one of the worst in the NFL for most of the season and they only managed to beat one team with a winning record.

While there were some encouraging aspects — Roquan Smith’s comeback year, David Montgomery’s coming out party, the rookie class and the offense scoring 30-plus points in four straight games — it was ultimately another disappointing season that ended in a 8-8 record and an early exit from the playoffs.

How would you grade the 2020 season?

VOTE!

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13 crazy stats from Bears’ 21-9 loss vs. Saints in wild-card round

Here are 13 crazy stats from the Bears’ 21-9 loss against the Saints in the wild-card playoffs.

The Chicago Bears suffered another early exit from the NFL postseason with a 21-9 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Perhaps most frustrating is that this game was a winnable one, and Chicago did what it does best: beat itself.

Here are 13 crazy stats from the Bears’ 21-9 loss against the Saints in the wild-card playoffs.

13 crazy stats from Bears’ 21-9 loss vs. Saints in wild-card round

Here are 13 crazy stats from the Bears’ 21-9 loss against the Saints in the wild-card playoffs.

The Chicago Bears suffered another early exit from the NFL postseason with a 21-9 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Perhaps most frustrating is that this game was a winnable one, and Chicago did what it does best: beat itself.

Here are 13 crazy stats from the Bears’ 21-9 loss against the Saints in the wild-card playoffs.

Bears vs. Saints game recap: Everything we know

The Bears exited the playoffs the same way they entered it, with a whimper. Chicago fell 21-9 to New Orleans in the wild-card round.

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The Chicago Bears exited the playoffs the same way they entered it, with a whimper. After stumbling into the seventh seed in the NFC — thanks to a pair of Arizona Cardinals losses — the Bears did what they’ve done all season long — they beat themselves in a 21-9 loss to the Saints.

Perhaps the most frustrating thing about this game was that it was winnable. If the Bears were any other team, they would’ve beaten the Saints. This game was right there for the taking, and Chicago reverted to the kind of play that will likely cost people jobs this offseason.

While the Bears’ defense rose to the challenge of containing the Saints’ offense, they eventually tired out as Chicago’s offense failed to mount anything more than a field goal in four quarters of play.

Matt Nagy led a team that was completely undisciplined and not prepared for this game, and it showed. Now, he — and general manager Ryan Pace — will await their fate as another Bears season ends in disappointing fashion.

5 storylines to watch as Bears face the Saints in wild-card round

The Bears will be playing their most game of the season in a wild-card showdown with the Saints. Here’s what to watch for.

The Chicago Bears are back in the postseason, where they’ll play the No. 2 seed New Orleans Saints in the wild-card round. This game will be a rematch from Week 8, when the Saints beat the Bears 26-23 in overtime. But plenty has changed since November.

No one is giving Chicago a chance to pull the upset of New Orleans. But crazier things have happened in the postseason, especially when it comes to the Saints.

Here are five storylines to watch as the Bears head into their wild-card game against the Saints.

Behind Enemy Lines Wild-Card Edition: 5 questions with Saints Wire

Before Sunday’s game, we caught up with managing editor John Sigler of Saints Wire to get the scoop on the Bears’ wild-card opponent.

The Chicago Bears will face off against the New Orleans Saints in the wild-card round of the 2020 NFL playoffs, where the Bears will be looking to pull off a huge upset.

The Bears are 10-point underdogs — the biggest underdogs of the wild-card round — and not many are giving them a chance to beat the Saints. But stranger things have happened in the postseason, so there’s always a chance.

Before the game, we caught up with managing editor John Sigler of Saints Wire to get the scoop on the Bears’ opponent.

Here are five questions with Saints Wire:

3 keys for the Bears offense vs. Saints in wild-card round

As the Bears prepare for the Saints, here’s what Chicago’s offense needs to do against New Orlean’s defense in the wild-card round.

The Chicago Bears will face off against the New Orleans Saints in the wild-card round of the 2020 NFC playoffs where nobody is giving them a chance to win.

It’s easy to sound like a broken record with this offense, but playing a clean game against the Saints is going to be key for this Bears offense to have a chance to pull off the upset.

As the Bears prepare for face the Saints, here’s what Chicago’s offense needs to do to get going against New Orlean’s defense in the wild-card round.

David Montgomery among top-5 RBs in rushing yards, scrimmage yards in 2020

Montgomery’s resurgence over the last 6 weeks has helped him finish in the top-5 in rushing yards and scrimmage yards in 2020.

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The Chicago Bears offense has had a bit of a resurgence over the last month and a half, and that has a lot to do with the performance of running back David Montgomery, who has been one of the league’s best backs over the last six weeks.

Montgomery became the Bears’ first 1,000 yard rusher since Jordan Howard in 2016. Montgomery finished the regular season with 247 carries for 1,070 yards, which was tied for the fifth-most rushing yards in the NFL, as well as eight touchdowns. He ranked only behind Tennessee’s Derrick Henry, Minnesota’s Dalvin Cook, Indianapolis’ Jonathan Taylor and Green Bay’s Aaron Jones in rushing.

But Montgomery has proven to also be a weapon in the passing game for the Bears. Montgomery had 54 catches for 438 yards and two touchdowns. His 1,508 scrimmage yards also ranked fifth in the league behind Henry, Cook, New Orleans’ Alvin Kamara and Buffalo’s Stefon Diggs.

Montgomery has eclipsed 100 scrimmage yards in six straight games since returning from a concussion in Week 12.

The Bears have finally found an identity on offense, which starts with running the football with Montgomery. Montgomery has rushed for a touchdown in five consecutive games this season, becoming first Bear to accomplish that feat since Neal Anderson in 1990.

Chicago will face the New Orleans Saints in the wild-card round on Sunday, where the Bears will once again need to get Montgomery going to help their offense find a rhythm.

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