Bears Can't Overcome Flus, Waldron & Commanders: Your Top Takeaways

[Forty-six]

What a miserable game to watch. What are your top takeaways from the Commanders beating the pathetic Bears? Here are mine...

• Caleb goes 10 for 24 for 131 yards. 0 TD's, 0 Int's and 1 fumble
• The biggest problem the Bears have is coaching. Flus and Waldron ARE NOT IT. The team was not prepared with an extra week. The goal line decision that resulted in a fumble is the worst call of the year, 8 penalties, undisciplined football, a horrible offensive game plan.
• The second biggest problem the Bears have is the OL. They are an abomination. Caleb was instantly under pressure on virtually every throw.
• Caleb is awful throwing the ball downfield and outside the numbers. He's great at throwing short to intermediate throws between the numbers and improvising. The game plan needs to center around his skill set.
• Waldron didn't run the hurry up, didn't throw screens to Swift, didn't throw it to Kmet over the middle, ran one bootleg and didn't roll the pocket. All of that stuff was working during the 3 game W streak. What is Waldron doing?!

 

[Bears4Ever_34]

My top takeaways are the Bears need an NFL head coach. A real one.

 

[bamainatlanta]

Yes the Flus capers will have a hard time defending this shitshow.

 

[ndgt10]

How do you not bring 5 or 6 rushers on a hail mary?

 

[cameronkrazie86]

76 yds in 19 seconds.

Good thing the Bears have a defensive head coach to prevent meltdowns like that from happening!

 

[cubsforlife]

Also couldn't overcome the refs. Anyone else see the holds on the last play. The obvious PI on the last drive after the keenan Allen PI that was surprisingly called. The no flag on the hit to the head on Caleb after the slide. I'm tired of the refs on bears games. That being said, we didn't deserve to win this game. But to lose like that... just awful

 

[oso4lyf]

Top takeaway is Flus and this staff sn't going to get this team to the next level.

 

[jsu34]

1. Extreme lack of preparation coming out of the bye.

2. Defense looks great outside of the last play. Washington had the ball pretty much the whole game yet only managed 4 field goals.

3. Still think CW is the franchise. He got very little help from his coaches and oline.

4. Run the damn ball. No explanation necessary.

5. Bad things happen every time they get cutesy. Run the offense without gadgets.

6. Next draft should be oline focused.

 

[InsideTheLines]

it was definitely hard to watch. At the same time were any of us really fooled with the idea that the Chicago Bears were going to win the Williams Daniels debate? It is not in our fortune. I do think I seen very slight decision-making growth and Kaleb Williams, he did not make a lot of plays. He did not make a lot of completions, but he also did not turn the ball over. I mean there were probably a half a dozen plays where he simply threw the ball out of bounds were used to seeing a Bears quarterback, trying to force a ball in somewhere and get picked off kill Williams through the ball out of bounds and I do like seeing that particular growth. I wish there were more in this specific game, but I do like seeing some sort of working on becoming a NFL quarterback.

 

[gallagher]

What a miserable game to watch. What are your top takeaways from the Commanders beating the pathetic Bears? Here are mine...

• Caleb goes 10 for 24 for 131 yards. 0 TD's, 0 Int's and 1 fumble
• The biggest problem the Bears have is coaching. Flus and Waldron ARE NOT IT. The team was not prepared with an extra week. The goal line decision that resulted in a fumble is the worst call of the year, 8 penalties, undisciplined football, a horrible offensive game plan.
• The second biggest problem the Bears have is the OL. They are an abomination. Caleb was instantly under pressure on virtually every throw.
• Caleb is awful throwing the ball downfield and outside the numbers. He's great at throwing short to intermediate throws between the numbers and improvising. The game plan needs to center around his skill set.
• Waldron didn't run the hurry up, didn't throw screens to Swift, didn't throw it to Kmet over the middle, ran one bootleg and didn't roll the pocket. All of that stuff was working during the 3 game W streak. What is Waldron doing?!

Yeah, this. Thanks for typing all of that up for me. Check is in the mail.

It seems absurd that a defensive coach that actually has put together a competitive D is such a pussy. With an OL that would fail to block a college DL, this game came down to a stupid call at the goal line and a hail mary.

Edit - bring Bill Belichick out of retirement to coach this team and we have a ring in 2026.

 

[Rustysurf83]

That’s the most poorly coached game I can honestly remember. They had multiple opportunities to win but the coaches continually gave it away with ridiculous game management, play calling, and scheming. I know it’ll never happen since it’s the McCaskeys, the team is 4-3 with a Rookie QB and at least a win on the horizon against the Pats or Cards, but…I seriously don’t know how any competent organization doesn’t fire Flus tomorrow. Honestly, they’re probably 6-1 with mildly competent coaching. The back half of the season is going to get really rough. Those division games might be embarrassing.

 

[gocbears]

Players need to make plays. That didn't happen. Coaches failed over a bye week - again. GM failed to provide an NFL ready O-line. BUt, the punter looked good. It was a complete team loss all around.

 

[wonky73]

I think one way to tell the quality of a coach after a bye week. Longer time ro prepare should result in your best gameplan and a motivated team. Nagy was 0-4 after the bye. Fox was 0-3. Eberflus is 1-2.

Make of it what you will.

Time to listen to some good ranting on WGN radio

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

That was 3 quarters of Henry Burris level quarterback play. Fucking awful.

Edit: not all on CW but most of it was.

 

[PickSix]

Is Flus still employed?

 

[Anytime23]

Lots of off-target passes by Generationalliams today, on top of not seeing some open receivers.

 

[Probie2429]

I don’t mind the handoff to Kramer. I’ve been actually calling for that play. However, it was clear they hadn’t practiced it due to the handoff being far too shallow with all of Caleb’s momentum going backwards. In addition, that play isn’t something you run in that situation at the goal line and game on the line. You call that play somewhere in the 1st half or when you’re up already. It’s designed to add a wrinkle for defenses to think about not for you to win a game with.

Not sure how Waldron thought that play made any sense there. Just poor game management and situational awareness.

 

[remydat]

Yes the Flus capers will have a hard time defending this shitshow.

Not really. Flus kept us in a game that the hotshot rookie QB tried to give away until the end there.

His D has provided Caleb an opportunity to be 7-0. We aren't because Caleb is going through growing pains and the D players shit the bed on a Hail Mary.

The best thing for Caleb this year is no matter how shit he plays this D always gives him a chance to redeem himself.

 

[Runruffshod75]

Why in the **** are they still wasting the best OT on the roster (and its not close) at Left Guard?

It just pure stupidity at this point. Quit dicking around and put Tevin at LT where he belongs and should have been the entire time.

Shane Waldron is for the birds. It is clear as day that Waldron is just another in a long line of bad coaches/coordinators that will temporarily right the ship when they absolutely have to but are always looking for the perceived opportunity to go back coaching/playcalling like a complete fucktard.

If Waldron doesn't get cute with the Fridge 2.0 bullshit and just pounds the ball in with Rocshon they probably don't fumble away a TD that puts the game out of reach.

Waldron and Morgan are a couple of fucking idiots that hopefully aren't going to be around long.

 

[Calabis]

What a miserable game to watch. What are your top takeaways from the Commanders beating the pathetic Bears? Here are mine...

• Caleb goes 10 for 24 for 131 yards. 0 TD's, 0 Int's and 1 fumble
• The biggest problem the Bears have is coaching. Flus and Waldron ARE NOT IT. The team was not prepared with an extra week. The goal line decision that resulted in a fumble is the worst call of the year, 8 penalties, undisciplined football, a horrible offensive game plan.
• The second biggest problem the Bears have is the OL. They are an abomination. Caleb was instantly under pressure on virtually every throw.
• Caleb is awful throwing the ball downfield and outside the numbers. He's great at throwing short to intermediate throws between the numbers and improvising. The game plan needs to center around his skill set.
• Waldron didn't run the hurry up, didn't throwtripped screens to Swift, didn't throw it to Kmet over the middle, ran one bootleg and didn't roll the pocket. All of that stuff was working during the 3 game W streak. What is Waldron doing?!

You forgot his lack of use of Johnson...play calling duties should be stripped