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Holmes: Bears have a lot to work on, but a win is a win
WSCR-AM / 670 The Score
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9/8/2024
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So, let's not shy away from the fact that that was really ugly.
00:04
True Media had the Bears at 51.2% of their offensive plays either being for no gain or
00:11
for negative yards.
00:13
That is unacceptable.
00:15
Colvin Shelton was really struggling at the center position, Nate Davis was in and out
00:21
at guard, which makes you question a lot of things, and then of course there's Valus Jones
00:26
and his fumble that led to some points for Tennessee.
00:29
The fact that two guys that made the 53 were effectively benched inside this game means
00:35
that there are a lot of questions to answer for both Matt Eberfloos and Ryan Poles.
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The great thing about this is that the Bears won.
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There was a play late in the game before the Tyreek Stevenson touchdown.
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Caleb Williams on a third and long, instead of throwing an incomplete pass, he runs for
00:56
a few yards and gets them into field goal range for Kyro Santos, who's been one of the
01:01
most reliable kickers in the NFL.
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I know it's a small thing, but it's a really smart play by him.
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If you would have had to have won that game with field goals, you could have done it.
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And that's a good thing.
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There's a lot of growth that needs to happen between now and next week, especially considering
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the way that Houston plays defense.
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There's a lot to work on.
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There's going to be a ton of coaching tape, but defensively and special teams, the Bears
01:29
came through.
01:31
We have seen that formula work.
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I don't think that it has to be as extreme as what we saw today.
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You love the pickup of Daryl Taylor.
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He was phenomenal.
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Their special teams outside of Velez's fumble were money.
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This is what happens with rookie quarterbacks.
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It's rare that they succeed early on.
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You should still be excited about Caleb Williams.
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This was just game one and step one, but there are a lot of things that the Bears have
01:59
to get better at, and they got to start asking themselves some really tough questions about
02:04
roster construction.
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Dan and I will talk about it all week on The Score.
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