Author Archives: Tom Shannon

Defense The Vikings came out concentrating on the run with Sean Mannion starting at QB for Kirk Cousins. They had a lot of success as the Bears made too many mistakes filling gaps and/or failing to set the edge and … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: “The Bears will be playing the Chiefs on Sunday, pitting Patrick Mahomes against Mitchell Trubisky. I’m sure that there will be all sorts of comparisons along with what-ifs before and during … Continue reading →

Offense Bears doing triple receivers to get a free release. The Packers dominated the line of scrimmage against the run and got a lot of pressure on Trubisky. Kenny Clark, in particular, dominated the Bears guards and made some really … Continue reading →

Defense The Giants were apparently intent on running the ball against the Bears defense. The plan was likely to force the Bears offense into three and outs and wear the defense down. The Bears got decent pressure on Giants quarterback … Continue reading →

Defense The Bears came out in base 3-4, presumably expecting the run. That’s exactly what they got and it was the smart play on the Lions part. By running the ball, the Lions protected Jeff Driskel, who was in for … Continue reading →

Offense The Bears came out running the ball but that was about it. They had just 3 rushing attempts in the first half. Not that there were many plays overall. The play calling was more even in the second half … Continue reading →

Defense I’d say the Bears defense generally played with some extra energy today on defense. They definitely came out with an edge. Interestingly after playing much more 3-4 base defense for the first 6 games of the season, the Bears … Continue reading →

Offense The Bears came out with the short passing game and the run as they have done in recent games. They had no success on the goround and limited success through the air, largely because the short passes were all … Continue reading →

Defense The Raiders came out with two tight ends and smashed the Bears right in the mouth. It was a old fashioned game plan where they spent their time running over the Bears defense and they did a fine job … Continue reading →

Offense The Bears came out mixing it up throwing and passing. Matt Nagy still occasionally forgets about the run, though. He went a pretty longs stretch of the second quarter without calling one. The balance at half was 24 passing … Continue reading →