Windy City Gridiron
It’s so nice to be back on the winning side for a week.
Hopefully, it becomes more regular, but we know that this season will have its ups and downs as the new coaches and schemes take time to find their footing. Not to mention the injury woes.
As badly as the first two games of the season went, and as negative as the fans were feeling, I’m not sure many saw a win coming in such a commanding manner.
No one needs to remind us the Dallas Cowboys’ defense is bad. But wins aren’t easy to come by in the NFL, no matter how much talent the team or the opponent has.
Let’s keep the celebrations going and enjoy this win. And find a few players that need to step up.
Caleb Williams, QB – Just six feet shy of 300 yards and four touchdowns, how can you not put QB1 on the up list? His 62-yards-in-the-air pass was a thing of beauty. And that was just one of three or four “watch it again” plays the quarterback made.
Tyrique Stevenson, CB – The much-maligned corner rebounded strongly against the Cowboys, just when the Bears are going to have to lean heavily on the third-year player. His first drive forced fumble set the tone for the game and he finished with two pass breakups.
Luther Burden III, WR – A quiet start to the season led to fans and the media alike to start asking ‘where are your highly drafted offensive skill players?’ Against Dallas they started to show up. None was bigger than Burden, who was at the receiving end of Caleb’s electric flea flicker pass. He finished the day with his first-career 100-yard game and he did it on just three catches. He was the first Bears receiver with 100 yards on three or fewer catches since Bernard Berrian in week four 2006.
Braxton Jones, LT – I have to mention Jones. He gave up zero pressures on Sunday. He’s caught a lot of flak and was singled out by coaches. Braxton bounced back in a big way, albeit against lesser competition than he’s faced so far this year. But it’s still progress worth celebrating.
Darnell Wright, RT – It’s not so much his blocking, he’s been fine there. It’s the penalties. He had two more on Sunday. One was an ineligible man downfield and the other was a holding call.
Nahshon Wright, CB – The defense is going to be in deep trouble without Jaylon Johnson for several more weeks. Stevenson stepping up helps, but Wright is a liability. He was torched Sunday and was picked on over and over again. The defensive backfield depth is not going to help the Bears.
Grady Jarrett, DT – It’s been reported he’s playing with an injury. I get that. But he was a big free agent signing and he basically was invisible in the box score Sunday. He finished...
