Windy City Gridiron
The Bears close out the season and our experts have some advice.
The last game of the season is mercifully here for the Chicago Bears.
But since it’s only the third day of the new year, we thought instead of only giving some advice on how they can win said game (they won’t, but still we can try), we would give the a new year’s resolution.
This is FREE advice for George McCaskey, Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles. Who doesn’t like free advice?
This is how the Bears can win against the Green Bay Packers and go on to dominate the offseason.
Sam: The game is going to be bad. Doesn’t matter who is playing for Green Bay. We’ve seen this rodeo before. Keep Caleb Williams clean, use quick passes and D’Andre Swift to keep Green Bay from teeing off and get out of there healthy.
For my resolution, I would have the Bears resolve to think differently and take risks. Risk aversion has led them to take the safe route in hiring cycles and led to the mess of no one lined up on the same timeline. Make it a clean sweep, get a GM who hires the coach who instills discipline and a system that succeeds.
Lester: Get in and get out healthy; that is all I care to see happen. Could the Bears shock the world and win as a huge underdog? I doubt it, but they’ll only have a chance if Caleb has a monster game. Green Bay’s pass defense is middle of the pack, and when these two teams played earlier this season, Williams was a bright spot with 231 yards passing and 70 yards rushing. The Bears will need to send as much help to their left side of pass protection as possible, but I want to see the quick game used to slow Green Bay’s pass rush.
My resolution for the Bears would be to take the George Costanza method and do the complete opposite of everything they normally do and then do that.
Mongo Peanut: The only way I see the Bears winning this game is if Caleb goes nuts and throws for 3+ touchdowns and the defense baits Jordan Love into a couple of interceptions. Given how strong Josh Jacobs has been running, and how vacant the run defense has been for the bulk of the season, I would imagine they get gashed for 100+ yards on the ground.
My resolution for the Bears is to be very honest with themselves about what a healthy culture looks like. For years now George and his GMs have centered a healthy culture under the impression that it will yield better results. Yet we have had a variety of toxic situations stem out of this team despite that effort. I am all for building a good culture, and would rather root for good guys - but our ability to evaluate good guys who can play good football seems inconsistent at best. Take stock of...
