If Thomas Brown has been rehearsing his pregame speech, he’s not letting on.
“I’m gonna wing it — simply rise up there and let it go,” he stated.
The Bears’ interim head coach broke out a broad smile. Clearly, he’s not going to wing it earlier than his first recreation Sunday against the 49ers.
“I consider in preparation, for certain,” he stated Friday. “It has been a gradual construct all through the week. I do have some speaking factors, however I don’t consider in losing phrases. Additionally, when guys are in the precise spot within the second, much less is extra. I that, because the week goes on, I speak much less and the gamers speak extra.
“When it comes all the way down to it, I’ll have a number of issues to say to the blokes. I’m wanting ahead to this recreation. I’m enthusiastic about it.”
Listed below are three issues the Bears have to do to win:
Cease the run
The 49ers are all the way down to their third working again, Isaac Guerendo, due to accidents to Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason. That received’t cease them from doing what they do finest.
“When they’re at their finest, they’re averaging 30 dashing makes an attempt per recreation,” Bears defensive coordinator Eric Washington stated. “They complement that with the play-action and boot[leg]. They make the most of screens to decelerate your rush.
Assist Caleb keep scorching
Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has a 99.2 passer ranking in three video games with Brown calling performs. He must proceed that ascent over the following 5 video games.
“He’s going by means of these for the primary time,” stated new coordinator Chris Beatty, who received’t name performs. “It’s our job to make it simpler for him. We’re going to attempt to do higher at that. Be higher at speaking all these issues within the course of. …
“All these items are going to be useful for him as a result of he’s going to be taught from them for the long run. Let’s simply hope we don’t have any extra tremendous laborious methods to be taught them.”
End
The Bears have made so many errors late it video games that it’s develop into virtually comical. It value Matt Eberflus his job.
They will’t maintain doing it.
“Whenever you take a look at the end-of-game conditions, a few of the particulars to complete in these moments,” basic supervisor Ryan Poles stated. “Everyone knows plenty of these video games come all the way down to these essential spots the place we weren’t capable of recover from the hump.”
