[CBFF] Bears football

[Matt Langschwager]

I was going to comment on the Bears' constantly collapsing in the fourth quarter, given the past three games, but they had a pretty good fourth quarter stretch going from Green Bay up to Denver (of course, September's 4th quarters were utterly atrocious).  Instead, I'll note the Bears inability to play a full sixty minute game.  They can usually keep it close for a while, but often the opponent pulls away.
   
  Decent Bears football:
  SD - first 3 quarters
  KC - first 3 quarters
  DAL - first half
  DET - first three quarters
  GB - second half
  MIN - good Offensive game overall; D gives up too many big plays
  PHI - final two minutes
  DET - third quarter
  OAK - final five minutes
  SEA - first half
  DEN - fourth quarter and OT
  NYG - first half
  WAS - no good football here
  MIN - first half
   
  Of course, sometimes (well, most of the time) "good football" is registered in spite of offensive malaise.  Whether the defensive was excellent or the opponent was as mediocre as Chicago, well, that's about 50/50.  This unscientific analysis analysis leans towards the classic "defense wears down because offense stays on the field" hypothesis, and our offense is so abysmal, I'm at a loss for where to even start.  So I don't have any solutions, just throwin' all this out there.  And feel to correct me on any of the above game takes.
   
  Matt

       
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