barackdhouse
Footballguy
Yeah so here is my thing. You can set up the passing game by establishing the run. But you can also set up the running game by establishing the pass. Short quick throws. Bill Walsh. The key is to be successful early and then you can mix up the playcalling and theoretically dominate. You can start a game run heavy or you can start pass heavy.“England” is what I meant. It’s different I’m on a roll, let it go.
IMO they need to be more run-heavy. The Bears did well last week with a balanced offense. But they also failed to control the clock, which has been their bane all season.
I just had this discussion with a Bears fan friend & we agreed - their defense gets winded from spending too much time on the field because they get too cute with the passing game. It’s allowed opponents to stay in games way too long, and by the time the 4th rolls around the D is less effective.
For the Bears to be a winning football team they need to lean on that defense, but that also means ball control & giving the D a chance to rest. IMO that means ground & pound. Take some shots with PA off of that, sure. But they have a bruiser who seems to get better as opponents wear down - they should use him that way.
But. Teams are daring the Bears to pass right now. They need to do it and do it successfully. Take the low hanging fruit. If you can get short passing gains on 1st down, the running game can open up.
If they want to control clock in the 2nd half they need to be balanced. It can skew run heavy or run light but it has to work. Once success is demonstrated, the playbook opens up. Right now the Bears offense is pigeonholed and they must counter. I don't think doubling down on running it at the teeth of the defense makes sense. Unless our blocking/schemes/timing improves dramatically.