The Bears are now 0-for-4 on game-winning, two-minute drives. Why hasn’t their offensive success in the first three quarters translated to the late-game situations?
The Bears' struggles in obvious passing situations fall on everyone, from Fields to the offensive line to the wide receivers. Not one group is doing its job well in these situations. The protection has been spotty, the receivers don't consistently separate, and Fields often looks like he'd prefer to take off and run instead of keeping his eyes downfield and trying to make a tight-window throw.
“Just execution," Kmet said Monday."From a receiver's standpoint, a tight ends standpoint, O-line, backs, everywhere – we just got to execute better. I think it sounds pretty simple, but it’s a hard thing to do, especially in those moments. But we just got to keep working on it. I think we progressed as an offense from the start of the year til now. That’s really the next step for us to take, is to be executing there in those defining moments of the game.
Fields made all the right decisions and if Mooney doesn't lose the ball in the lights, it's a game-winning drive.Against the Miami Dolphins, the Bears got the ball with 2:38 remaining while trailing by three. Fields picked up a first down with his legs, but that's where the drive ended. Fields was sacked on second down, threw incomplete for Claypool on third down, and then had a pinpoint pass dropped by Equanimeous St. Brown o fourth down.
Outside of Mooney, the Bears don't have receivers who can consistently create separation quickly and help Fields beat the oncoming pressure. That leads to held balls and Fields trying to create something out of nothing with defenders bearing down.Facing a fourth-and-8 from their own 32, Fields dropped back and was immediately pressured up the middle. He shook free once but was then wrapped up by Okwara."Yeah, it was just man free coverage," Eberflus said of the final play.
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