IOWA CITY, Iowa –
The Bears will start their season against the Packers and just like in years
past, the result will be the same, the Bears will lose.
According to USA
Today, The Bears are projected to be the worst team in football this year. Making
a case for the Bears to beat the Packers is unlikely.
Offense: The Bears offensively have injuries, remain inconsistent, and don’t
have the fire power to match the Packers.
Receivers Alshon
Jeffrey, Eddie Royal, and Marquess Wilson remain questionable for
the Bears home opener. Offensive coordinator Adam Gase will have to change how
he calls plays to accommodate for the injured receivers.
Quarterback Jay
Cutler has played inconsistent his whole career against the Packers.
Cutler has a 1-11
lifetime record against the Packers. Cutler in the 12 starts against the
Packers has thrown 22 interceptions. With another new offensive coordinator,
who knows if the turnover issue will be resolved.
To add on to the
chaos, Right guard Kyle Long switched positions and now is the starting right
tackle. Long didn’t take one snap at tackle the entire preseason.
For Sunday’s
game look for Gase to utilize running back Matt Forte and tight end Martellus
Bennett. Both Forte and Bennett had solid games against the Packers last year
in Soldier Field. With only two healthy weapons for the Bears, the offensive
will struggle.
There is nothing
positive going into this game that could give Bears’ fans hope of beating the
Packers.
Defense: Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has had
success against quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but the Bears haven’t.
Fangio has
played Rodgers four times and has never lost. Fangio at the time with the 49ers had arguably
one of the top five defensive teams in football. This isn’t the case with the
Bears. Questions remain at each position, with players playing at positions
they haven’t played their entire career.
Jared Allen is
one the players who has transitioned from defensive end to outside linebacker. It
will be interesting to see if the veteran player can make a smooth transition.
Starting nose
tackle Jeremiah Ratliff will miss the first three games of the season serving a
suspension and this forces either rookie Eddie Goldman or Will Sutton to fill
the role. Both Goldman and Sutton are young and inexperienced and that could be
disastrous against Rodgers.
The Bears played
inconsistent in the preseason, making it hard to distinguish what they can do.
The first team defense gave up opening touchdown drives to the Dolphins and
Bengals and with Rodgers coming to town, the outcome could be the same.
The Bears
corners and linebackers also did not play particularly well in the preseason. Even
without Jordy Nelson, the Packers will do what they please with a work in
progress Bears defense.
Rodgers is going
to have a field day against the Bears resulting in the first loss of the
season.
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