LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Quarterback Caleb Williams wants to get the Chicago Bears' offense back to its previous level before last week’s loss on a Hail Mary pass against the Washington Commanders. Before that can happen, the Bears and coach Matt Eberflus might need to get their house in order.
Players openly questioned coaching decisions in the wake of the 18-15 loss and spent Wednesday explaining why they felt they could maintain focus heading into a game Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. “We’re playing in a league where you gotta be honest with yourself," linebacker Tremaine Edmunds said. "You gotta look yourself in the mirror, but we are drawing closer together as a team, getting through this together, because that’s what it’s going to take to move forward, to get through it together.
” Before they moved forward together, there seemed to be some unanswered accountability issues they needed to address. Wide receiver DJ Moore on a local radio show had questioned a play call using center Doug Kramer at the goal line in the fourth quarter. “Me and Flus talked about it with the captains,” Moore said.
“And it’s just got to stay in-house next time. “I mean, I’m not going to say ‘sorry for what I said,’ but at the same time it is, it should have just stayed in house, but I said what I said.” Cornerback Jaylon Johnson had wondered on the same show why they didn’t call timeout before the fateful Hail Mary pass to get the defense organized.
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