The Chicago Bears suffered another loss, highlighting their ongoing offensive challenges despite impressive defensive performance.
The final stat sheet shows eight quarterback hits by the Bears defensive line and only three by the Vikings .Perhaps it was merely the mental exhaustion of eight straight losses then, because Caleb Williams seemed to take a bigger beating Monday night than in any other game despite only two sacks and the hits.
The Bears could have been within six points in the third quarter and had begun running the ball effectively, when Thomas Brown trotted out a formation from the Shane Waldron era of 2024 Bears football with Doug Kramer at fullback. The problem was Kramer was playing the 'silent' fullback position and apparently didn't effectively notify officials and a D'Andre Swift touchdown came off the board with a penalty.The thing is, they had a very good blocking fullback earlier this year and there are plenty of players on their roster who would not have been missed had they merely kept Khari Blasingame on the roster to block at the goal line and in short yardage. He wouldn't have had to report to anyone when he came in, either.In the future, they might want to consider not beating up their own players at walk-throughs and practices because their offensive fate seemed sealed on Sunday when it was announced tackle Braxton Jones had suffered a concussion, apparently from his work during the week at Halas Hall. He didn't need to make the trip and coach Thomas Brown was left starting Kiran Amegadjie, who had no training camp, no offseason work, no preseason and barely a few in-game reps this year after leaving Yale. The Bears saw this type of thing when they tried using Teven Jenkins during 2021 in much the same way, after back surgery with no prior experience and got similar results. Four penalties, a sack allowed and an offense put into reverse was the result.The Bears have now been outscored 53-0 in first halves the past three games and after dropping behind 13-0 Monday night at the hal
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