Bears set negative record

[racepug]

According to this: https://sports.yahoo.com/bears-defense- ... 03578.html these Chicago Bears are the first team in N.F.L. history to surrender 25 or more points in 14 consecutive games. For a franchise that has long prided itself on its ability to play defense that has GOT to hurt.

(Oh, and I found out after my original post that they tied a team record today for: "largest lead blown" [21 pts.])

[Brian wolf]

Yep, had a chance to kick a FG and put the pressure on Denver with the game on the line but gets stuffed on 4th down rather than simply pushing their QB forward ... Tanking or just exhausted?

[racepug]

Given his overall record as a head coach I think that "poor coaching" is certainly a possibility.

[Bryan]

The Bears have been a silly organization for decades now. One thing that I find interesting about the Bears is that they've always drafted/acquired players based strictly on physical ability. There is very little consideration given to intelligence, character, and (most importantly) if the guy can actually play football. In a way, they are like the opposite of Belichick's Patriots. I think this is also why the Bears can't ever develop a QB. They get guys who look like they should be good QBs (Cutler, Fields, Trubisky) and don't really consider other aspects of the position.

[Halas Hall]

You're totally right - the Bears have indeed been a silly organization for decades now. It looks like only three coaches have left the Bears with winning records since George Halas retired - Mike Ditka, Lovie Smith, and Matt Nagy. It looks like Mike Ditka deserves more respect as a head coach than he generally receives.

[racepug]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bleakest-tea ... 58967.html

[JameisBrownston]

And then they come right out with a massive W on a Thursday night, break the streak, look like they have a QB, and even find a taker for Claypool.

Football is bonkers, yo.

[JameisBrownston]

You're totally right - the Bears have indeed been a silly organization for decades now. It looks like only three coaches have left the Bears with winning records since George Halas retired - Mike Ditka, Lovie Smith, and Matt Nagy. It looks like Mike Ditka deserves more respect as a head coach than he generally receives.

On the contrary, to my generation of fans, Ditka's reputation precedes him to such a degree that many would assume he's in the HOF as a coach, and relatively few even know he did arguably greater things as a player.