Defense played their worst game

[RoyalCowboy]

It's alright. The offense bailed out the defense today. These days happen. Chicago is the #1 rushing offense but also the 3rd ranked passing defense. No one should discredit this win.

 

[Pass2Run]

no offense but that’s a really naive approach. Works in the regular season, not in the playoffs

The irony here is rich.

 

[Pass2Run]

Dan Quinn is overrated. I've grown to dislike him a bit...Kellen Moore and Mike Mccarthy make more with less talent and get 0 credit. Dan Quinn has a stacked defense and he gets praised. It also seems like he's trying his best to cut out best defensive player year short. Last year when Micah alternated he wasn't this banged up. When Micah misses a key game, and he will at this pace. Blame this idiot.

Tuba player.

 

[Nova]

The irony here is rich.

the passive aggressiveness here is lame

(how about that for rich irony?)

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Worst game our defense played this year. Any keyboard experts got any insight to share on the defense's under performance today?

The defense gave up some points vs the Eagles, but I wasn't harsh on them, because I thought it was Rush's 3 INTs gave the ball up in the redzone - but then this game happened. What was the issue today??

it happens from time to time, that's when you need a good offensive output and we had that.

the defenses problem is stopping the run, specially mobile QBs...we couldn't stop the run. run defense was a sieve.

 

[baltcowboy]

They have a problem with scrambling qbs...

Every team has problems with the RPO. Let’s Luckily we have the offense to keep the Bears under control.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Go out and find another big bodied DT to pair with Hankins.

Who would you get? Grady from Atl or Brown from the Panthers, they both are still in the thick of things.

 

[SlammedZero]

Sometimes games are just shootouts. It happens. This is the NFL. Even though I am using the word "shootout" here loosely, because the Bears just ran, ran, and ran.....but you get my drift. The Bears have a good ranked defense and also gave up a ton of plays. Just one of those days. Our run defense is suspect though, I get it. I'm hoping getting Hankins some rotation and comfort in the defense will help.

 

[kskboys]

Justin Fields is going to be a hell of a player.

Someone was trying to tell me Jalen Hurts is better than Fields, which won't be the case in the long run.

I thought Fields lacked arm strength and feel for the passing game.

 

[kskboys]

The teams that win in the playoffs score points. You will not hold every playoff caliber opponent to less than 20 points. It just is not going to happen.

And have the ability to stop the other team. It's both.

Josh Allen just lost last season in the playoffs because his D couldn't stop KC. Cincy was in the super bowl primarily because of their D, which held KC to 3 pts in the 2nd half.

 

[Stak78]

I would say the last couple of teams we have played have tried hard to attack our defense’s weak spots. We really need to have Donovan Wilson spy the running quarterbacks. Couldn’t do that today because Wilson had to play in Hooker’s spot. Kearse doesn’t really excel at that like Wilson does. The run defense has been an area of concern.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

The problem is we don’t know if it’s a scheme or personnel issue yet but it’s feeling like scheme.

 

[Stak78]

Having a 3rd linebacker on the field probably helps stop the run, but that leaves you vulnerable to the pass. Pick your poison. Against the Bears it may have been a good idea to play three linebackers.

 

[Starforever]

They won. Last week, this same team trounced the Patriots. Stop whining and enjoy the victory. Brady had over 500 yds passing in a losing effort in the Superbowl.