Chicago Bears Mailbag: Mitch Trubisky, Roquan Smith and more
By Erik Lambert
The Chicago Bears mailbag is up for the first time in a while, and the flood of questions that came with it pretty much sends the same message.
Is it time to panic yet? Of course not. It’s one game into the season with 15 to go. There is plenty of time for this team to get things figured out and to find their groove. It starts with getting their first win of the season. That opportunity comes on Monday Night Football against the Seattle Seahawks. While not the team they were a few years ago, it’s still a group that cannot and should not be taken lightly.
The early questions for the mailbag focused on this objective from how the offense can improve on their inconsistent debut to what must be done to ensure the Seahawks don’t get rolling. That and plenty more to follow.
@usaydkoshul
What must the #Bears offense do to close out Seattle?
This may sound a little overly cliche but no less truthful: run the ball. The Bears had the Packers beat on Sunday night. Why? They were running it down their throat with Jordan Howard on that critical drive late in the 4th quarter. He’s is their biggest money player on offense. If they’d gone to him on that 3rd and 2 play instead of throwing it at the Green Bay 16, odds are they get the first down and close it out. I don’t think Matt Nagy will make that mistake again. Not against a run defense like Seattle which finished 19th last year and gave up 146 yards in Week 1.
@__Mikey__D
What will it take for the #Bears to beat the Seahawks?
As I stated above, running the ball is the place to start. There are two other factors though. The first is limit the big pass plays by Seattle. Russell Wilson is at his most dangerous when he’s able to strike down the field. The Bears must make him try to work his way with the short game, something he’s never been the best at. The other part is avoiding turnovers. Few teams are more reliant on takeaways than Seattle. Last year they were 6-1 in games where they won the turnover battle and 3-6 in those they were even or lost.