The Chicago Bears offense managed to put only three points on the board in the team’s 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.
Even though the Bears boast a fairly impressive 5-2 record, Monday night’s game proved that they are a team that is being carried by a good defense and aren’t even close to being contenders in the division, much less in the NFC.
The offense looked flat out terrible against the Rams, producing just three points, 14 first downs, and four third-down conversions. They got to the red-zone twice and were not able to convert any of their opportunities into touchdowns. The other seven points were put up by the defense, a fumble turned scoop-and-score by free safety Eddie Jackson.
One thing is clear, the Bears do not have a solution at quarterback. After benching starter Mitch Trubisky earlier in the season, who the Bears drafted over two superstar quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson, they turned to veteran Nick Foles, who has been equally unimpressive.
However, the least impressive aspect of the Chicago defense has to be the playcalling of coach Matt Nagy, whose offense looks bland, unexplosive, and predictable.
Combine the average quarterback play with Nagy’s bad coaching, a bad offensive line, and no sign of a running game, and you get one of the worst offenses in the NFL who might get carried to the playoffs by their defense but won’t scare anybody once they get there.
The Bears face the New Orleans Saints next week, a team that is also struggling on offense, but more so due to injuries than a lack of talent and coaching.
