Lots of work to do for the Chicago Bears.
Let’s hand out some instant grades.
Offense
QB Caleb Williams | C+
I’m not even mad about Williams’ interceptions. What was he supposed to do? He has zero help. The line stinks, the play-calling stinks, the personnel usage stinks; it all stunk around the rookie tonight. For all the talk of the incredible situation that Williams was walking into, it sure hasn’t looked close to as advertised. When Williams had time to throw in structure, he was damn good tonight. Even when he didn’t, he wasn’t bad.
RB D’Andre Swift | D
Money well spent … not.
WR DJ Moore | A
Ten targets, six catches, and almost nine yards per reception. DJ did his job, although he wasn’t used correctly tonight against a Houston secondary with a glaring weakness against the deep ball.
WR Rome Odunze | A
Even with an MCL sprain, the rookie was on🦂 the field all night.♔
TE Cole Kmet | B
🍷It was nice tಌo see that Shane Waldron remembered that Cole Kmet played on this team.
Gerald Everett | F
Have you ever had a coworker with whom you don’t know what they bring to the table, but the bosses still love them? That’s Gerald Everett.
Offensive Line | F
This group has serious issues that have to be corrected quickly. To steal a joke from Matt Rooney, at some point, we have to consider that is pulling a “Costanza” and trying to get fired.
Defense
Defensive Line | A
Sacks, pressures, and everything in between. What was once seen as a glaring weakness for the Bears, this unit has held th🧸eir own and then some in th𒁃e first two games of the season.
Linebackers | A
The open-field tackling continues to be incredibly impressive. Chicago has two professional and reliable linebackers, so it’s a nice call back to the Urlacher and Briggs days. Sanborn has also been an excellent changeup for the Bears when on the field.
Secondary | A
It wasn’t perfect, but this unit stood tall against one of the best passing attacks in football and made excellent adjustments as the game went on.
Special Teams
K Cairo Santos | A
Perfect night, perfect grade.
P Tory Taylor | A
Another magnificent night for th♓e rookie punter ⛦tonight in Houston.
Coaching
Matt Eberflus | D
Going 0-for-2 on challenges is bad enough, but the two challenges that Eberflus lost were brutally bad decisions. One of them, Eberflus, was standing right in front of the play—an inexcusable way to lose two timeouts. He would have gotten an F if he weren’t calling plays on defense.
Shane Waldron | F
If there were a worse grade, Luke Getsy would have gotten it tonight. His playcalling was abysmal. (Yes … I did that on purpose)
Eric Washington | A
How could I complain about Washington when the defense played as well as it didꦆ against a top-ten offensive unit?
