Chicago Bears’ Season Over After Just Two Games

The Chicago Bears are a bad NFL team. While that is something many of us already knew, if you are a diehard Bears fan, the 29-14 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles offered a harsh reality. So many signs point to how bad the Bears are that the reasonable small feats will become huge victories. And it can only get worse.

So much was on the line for the Bears on “Monday Night Football” that the loss likely has eliminated the beleaguered team from any serious playoff contention. The loss was one thing, but the injuries, among other things have become the microcosm of this current experiment.

The Bears were already without their best pass-rusher Pernell McPhee, who began the season (courtesy of ESPN) on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. Against the Dallas Cowboys the Bears will be without Jay Cutler, Eddie Goldman, and most likely Danny Trevathan. They represent arguably three of the Bears’ top-10 players, with McPhee being the fourth. Each of them could miss at least two weeks. The Bears were not that good in the first place, they are toast now.

Most will consider the injured thumb (courtesy of NFL) on Jay Cutler’s throwing hand as the Bears’ biggest worry. Instead, Eddie Goldman’s high-ankle sprain is what is going to doom the Bears.

Goldman was carted off the field (courtesy of Bears Wire) during the Bears’ loss to the Eagles. It was later learned that the promising nose tackle would miss at least four weeks, according to Pro Football Talk. The Bears will miss his penetration up the middle of the opposing teams’ offensive lines.

Not having Goldman to weaken the interior is something that the Bears will miss. It is Goldman’s job to take on double-teams in order to free up the rest of the defensive front-seven, which he did. Plus, he got to the quarterback himself.

Goldman was emerging. And his injury will set him and the Bears back more than most people realize.

Monday night’s loss revealed something else with the Bears. It is not necessarily in Jay Cutler they trust. The biggest piece of evidence is the sideline confrontation (via the Chicago Sun-Times) between Cutler and McPhee.

Video: Jay Cutler catches an earful from teammate Pernell McPhee https://t.co/f1IXWFtDSr

— SEC Football News (@SECfootball) September 20, 2016

The incident took place after Cutler threw a terrible interception, that eventually wound up costing the Bears the game.

From Cutler’s perspective, his confrontation with McPhee was about passion.

“He’s a passionate guy. Everyone’s got a lot invested into this, and he does as well. No one likes to lose. No one likes to lose in that type of fashion. He’s upset. I’m upset. Everyone is upset in that locker room right now. But the good thing is that we’ve got a bunch of good guys in there. We’ve got a bunch of good coaches, and we’ve 14 games left.”

The Chicago Bears do have 14 games left, but it seems like their season is already finished. Before Jay Cutler suffered his injury the Bears’ offense was playing below-average football. The Bears’ running game was virtually nonexistent. The running backs carried the football, with minimal output. Also, the passing game has appeared to have zero continuity.

The Bears let Matt Forte go……….. pic.twitter.com/whrhkmN0r3

— Stacey King (@Stacey21King) September 20, 2016

Many people have relegated the Bears’ offensive game plan to throw the ball to wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, and watch him catch it. Everything the Chicago Bears have been billed to be has not materialized.

Cutler has suffered behind a Bears’ offensive line that is still learning to play with each other. That is enough to stall the offense. On the defense, the Bears have been on the field a ton.

So far after two games the Bears have had the football an average of just 23 minutes and 48 seconds. The Bears are also minus-3 in turnovers. That could turn into a trend which continues in head coach John Fox’s Bears’ tenure.

Jay on #Bears offense: "It's not where it should be."

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— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 20, 2016

What is most alarming is three of the players whom the Chicago Bears needed to hold onto since Fox was hired are all doing well. Every time Matt Forte runs with the football, or Brandon Marshall and Martellus Bennett catches a pass and make a block, Bears’ fans says will have a reason to be angry.

The Bears jettisoned each player and with every game it appears to be a mistake to allow so much production to leave, without legitimate reasons. If it is not in the standings, the Bears have lost in the eyes of their fans. No one has stepped in an effort to stop the Bears’ bleeding. It has only been two games, but those two games feel like the entire season.

Sadly, the Chicago Bears’ slide will most likely continue.

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