Yeah, I think that’s on the RB. Hard to know for sure unless you know how they are coaching it, but they had a hat on a hat. The RB was there to chip and didn’t block anyone. But maybe he has an inside-out rule and the LT just got beat way to badly to salvage.
Caleb is a good scrambler but that’s not a replacement for an O-line. This is a running play, but it’s demonstrative:
Entire O-line is on the ground moments after the ball is snapped. The entire defense is lined up a gap over, in the direction you’re pitching the ball. Even if the O-line was decent, that play still has no chance. Caleb needs to audible to a different play, audible to run the other direction, or call a timeout. Or the sideline needs to recognize that, and call a timeout.
Yeah, that play was a team-wide clusterfuck. All your points are correct – not to mention that it was just a dumb play call to begin with. I’ve read that Caleb knew the call was wrong but didn’t want to risk a delay penalty with an audible. Next time, one hopes he’ll call timeout.
There are multiple videos out there of Bears’ OLs simply falling down. It’s like they’re doing pre-game beer bongs.
And, while this play wasn’t Swift’s fault, he’s been so terrible in general that he may get benched.
Bumping the thread now that the Bears have a three-game winning streak. 
Sure, they’ve played three weak defenses, but the offense looks like a completely different animal. Yesterday they were doing just about anything they wanted against Jacksonville, and the 35-16 win would have been even more lopsided if Williams had thrown a better deep ball to Moore – an interception that should have been a touchdown. As it was, his stat line was very strong: 23/29, 226 yards, 4 TDs and the one INT, plus 56 yards rushing.
IMO, he’s already better than Fields ever was or could be. And I’m getting a strong 2018 vibe from this team.
The top four teams in the NFL by point differential are the NFC North.
It’s true!
The Vikings lead the league in point differential at +63, with 139 points scored and 76 points allowed. The Lions are next at +60, with 151 points scored and 91 points allowed. The Bears are +47 with 148 points scored and 101 points allowed. And the Packers are +41 with 162 points scored and 121 points allowed.
No other NFL team has a +40 point differential.
Even better - number five is the Pittsburgh Steelers, captained by Justin Fields. And number six is our old NFC Central friends, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
I’m going to make a bold prediction and say the NFC champ this year is going to be one of the northern teams. (Yeah I know, “bold”.)
I’m just not sure which one yet.
I would have said Detroit, but losing Hutchinson will hurt. I haven’t actually seen the Vikings play yet, but I find it hard to imagine Sam Darnold leading a team to the Super Bowl. And I’m constitutionally incapable of picking the Packers, so by process of elimination the Bears are the obvious choice to win the NFC. 
(Yes, I know the four teams they’ve beaten have four combined wins. Don’t harsh my mellow.)
While I don’t share any Bears fan’s enthusiasm regarding the season, you can only beat the teams you play.
Yes, this is the NFL, not FBS. All teams are a challenge. Not an equal challenge of course but every win matters.
And let’s face it, what he’s already shown puts him well ahead of the majority of Bears QBs of the modern era, which is an odd thing for such a long and storied franchise.
If he turns out to be “merely” an above average franchise QB for at least 4 or 5 seasons, that puts him in the company of such luminaries as…Jay Cutler, which makes me appreciate just how special the defense and special teams must have been and how long they must have toiled in relative anonymity in the Windy City.
It’s really an ideal schedule for a rookie QB – he gets hundreds of reps against soft NFL defenses before the tougher competition comes along in November. By that time, he and the rest of the offense will be far more comfortable in the system than they would have been playing Detroit and Green Bay early on.
I fully expect him to struggle some regardless, but going 4-4 over their last 8 doesn’t seem implausible.
Bear-Commanders flexed to 4:25 on CBS.
OMG, Romo’s voice might just break as it pitches higher and higher talking about the two rookie QBs.
The Caleb-Jayden matchup is pretty tight so far, score wise. The Bears red zone defense has been good, only reason they’re still in this game. Caleb having more difficulty with Washington’s D than Jayden has been having with Chicago’s. Running himself out of FG range was not a good play.
Ugh, what a crusher. Caleb played like crap for three quarters, led the Bears back to almost certain victory, and then … ugh.
Daniels impressed me, obviously. I’m looking forward to many more duels between these two, hopefully with better all-around play.
Bears have a terrible OL and OC. Let’s hope that this is what’s holding Caleb back.
We’ve seen him be great on off-schedule plays. We’ve seen him be absolutely terrible on downfield throws (which is hugely concerning). We’ve seen him be occasionally great moving the chains with the quick pass game, but it’s not at all consistent. We’ve seen him survive the rush and move in the pocket. We’ve seen him scramble effectively and use designed QB runs. His release is lightning fast, but his accuracy is inconsistent.
Definitely a mixed bag so far. But god damn we need to get a coaching staff in place that will support him better.
Question to those more knowledgeable about the Bears: Romo kept talking about how Caleb comes to the line without a play called, and he calls one based on what he sees, Peyton-style. While I have no doubt he’s capable of this, that’s a lot to put on the kid.
Are they really doing that, or it more like he’s given like 2-3 plays and he calls one of those 3 at the line after seeing how the defense is lined up?
He’s done that for short stretches. It was effective when he did it, but it’s not a every series thing. He’s only started doing it in the last couple weeks and only for 1 or 2 series. Romo was saying they did it and might do it again in this game.
He seems at least as capable as our OC at calling plays, so I say go with it. Whatever limitations Caleb has, understanding the scheme and game situations haven’t been a problem.