Tempo still says Williams is the problem and the defense is fine.
The liberties you take with what I say are basically outright lies. I’ve never said Caleb is “the problem.” Do I sometimes say “nice pass” when he misses an open receiver by 7 yards? Yes. But I’ve said many times he’s not getting enough quality help. Just like Justin didn’t. Change the name, change the jersey number and it looks about the same. Still too many people failing across the board.
I said the defense didn’t cost the Bears the game last week. I didn’t say the defense “was fine.” It’s clearly trending in the wrong direction, but they’re also missing a couple key starters, and gotten regression from guys like Stevenson, Sweat, Taylor and until today, Dexter.
Far and away the biggest problem with this team is coaching. And before you say I was a big Flus guy, I advocated for firing the guy if they were drafting a quarterback. No, I wasn’t pounding the drum to fire him because I was 95% sure they wouldn’t. He was definitely passing the McCaskey test. The last 5 weeks have made it painfully obvious he’s in over his head.
The Bears will be a very coveted position for HCing candidates this winter. The roster isn’t perfect, but has a lot going for it. Another FA class, a solid draft, and better coaching could make a huge difference next year. This isn’t the 2022 Bears. I’m still mostly encouraged about the future. If they can just for fucking once not screw up the coaching hire.