Chicago Bears: What You Need to Know Heading into Week 6
Published by Bear Heiser on October 8, 2014
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears have shown a knack this season for finding the banana peel. It’s been a trying two weeks for a Chicago team that has lost back-to-back games in agonizing fashion.
Trailing Green Bay by four at halftime in Week 4, the Bears failed to score another point on the way to a 38-17 loss. And last week against Carolina, the Bears led the Carolina Panthers by two touchdowns until the waning moments of the first half, only to go on and lose the game 31-24.
The Bears have been outscored 34-3 in the second half on the current two-game losing streak. Head coach Marc Trestman has been badly outcoached, too. If the Bears made any halftime adjustments against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, they failed miserably. The same goes for Carolina. The Panthers made adjustments at halftim to combat the Bears’ screen game to Matt Forte. The Bears offense stalled entirely.
Say whatever you want about the defense. We all know exactly what to expect from Mel Tucker and the defensive unit on a weekly basis. So there’s no reason to be shocked when an opponent puts 31 points on the board. The defense will improve when guys such as Lamarr Houston and Jared Allen start playing better and when Jeremiah Ratliff returns from his concussion.
Chicago now sits with a 2-3 record and a road game against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 6. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is 38-10 at home since entering the league. So the Bears are staring a 2-4 record in the face if Trestman and Tucker can’t find a way to score 30-plus points while shutting down Julio Jones, Roddy White and Devin Hester. Yes, Devin Hester.
Before we get too deep in previewing the Falcons, let’s go over what you need to know heading into Week 6.
