Bears4Ever_34
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The Bears defense has to worry about stopping the run this week. They were terrible last week against the 49'ers, but got lucky with an inexperienced quarterback who couldn't take advantage of play action—and also, the rain didn't help.
I'd expect the Packers to want to get the ball in the hands of Aaron Jones more often, both as a receiver and as a runner, so hopefully the Bears have a good enough gameplan to try and neutralize him as best as they can.
It feels weird to say this, but the key to winning the game might be forcing Aaron Rodgers to beat them with the pass. The Bears secondary, on paper, looks to be better than the Packers WR group. As long as they can generate enough pass rush to keep Rodgers from getting too comfortable, you put the pressure on their receivers to make plays against this secondary. A lot easier said than done, but this is what I think needs to be done in order to win. I don't think the Bears can win another game where they give up 180 yards on the ground with Aaron Rodgers playing quarterback.
Offensively, Fields needs to play mistake free football and use his legs more to convert 1st downs. I want Getsy to get more creative with his run plays this week. They didn't really try attacking the perimeter of the 49'ers defense except for when Fields used his legs to turn something out of nothing. I'd like to see some WR jet sweeps and outside zone running with Herbert early on in this game. Mix in some QB read options here and there, and we're good.
Last thing is that Darnell Mooney and Cole Kmet need to combine for more than 1 catch if the Bears want to win this game. This offense simply isn't talented enough to beat you when your two best pass catchers are being shutout. If Mooney wants to be a true #1, he's going to need to find ways to get open downfield against this Packers secondary and make some big plays to help his quarterback out. No excuses.
I'd expect the Packers to want to get the ball in the hands of Aaron Jones more often, both as a receiver and as a runner, so hopefully the Bears have a good enough gameplan to try and neutralize him as best as they can.
It feels weird to say this, but the key to winning the game might be forcing Aaron Rodgers to beat them with the pass. The Bears secondary, on paper, looks to be better than the Packers WR group. As long as they can generate enough pass rush to keep Rodgers from getting too comfortable, you put the pressure on their receivers to make plays against this secondary. A lot easier said than done, but this is what I think needs to be done in order to win. I don't think the Bears can win another game where they give up 180 yards on the ground with Aaron Rodgers playing quarterback.
Offensively, Fields needs to play mistake free football and use his legs more to convert 1st downs. I want Getsy to get more creative with his run plays this week. They didn't really try attacking the perimeter of the 49'ers defense except for when Fields used his legs to turn something out of nothing. I'd like to see some WR jet sweeps and outside zone running with Herbert early on in this game. Mix in some QB read options here and there, and we're good.
Last thing is that Darnell Mooney and Cole Kmet need to combine for more than 1 catch if the Bears want to win this game. This offense simply isn't talented enough to beat you when your two best pass catchers are being shutout. If Mooney wants to be a true #1, he's going to need to find ways to get open downfield against this Packers secondary and make some big plays to help his quarterback out. No excuses.
