The pass protection of the Chicago Bears has been solid this season. The numbers don’t necessarily reflect that
http://www.authenticschicagobears.com/cheap-kyle-fuller-jersey , but if you step back and dissect the sacks allowed you’d see where the problems are coming from. Last week the Bears allowed four sacks and an argument could be made that the pass pro that was schemed up didn’t allow a single one of them. My Sackwatch was a bit more nit-picky, so I gave 1.5 of the sacks to the offensive linemen. This week they allowed 2 sacks, and I’ll break those down after I thank WCG member, WhiskeyRanger, for my new Sackwatch logos! Here’s where we stand so far...Sackwatch after 2 games2010 Sacks - 5 (Martz)2011 Sacks - 11 (Martz)2012 Sacks - 9 (Tice)2013 Sacks - 1 (Trestman)2014 Sacks - 3 (Trestman)2015 Sacks - 4 (Gase)2016 Sacks - 8 (Loggains)2017 Sacks - 5 (Loggains)2018 Sacks - 6 (Nagy)Now let’s get into these two sacks. Sack 5 - Third Quarter 12:23 - Mychal KendricksThe newly signed Kendricks got home on a beautifully designed and timed blitz. He shot through the B-Gap between right guard Kyle Long and right tackle Bobby Massie. Seattle occupied Long and Massie with a couple of down linemen, leaving Kendricks a free rushing lane from the second level. When the Seattle defensive tackle slants inside (to the A-Gap) he entices Long to take him. Massie had the defensive end taking an outside rush, so he had to take him. If Kendricks shows blitz a split second sooner, then maybe Long is able to hold his ground and pick him up, but with Seattle also showing a blitzer in center Cody Whitehairs’ face, the Bears had to play it the way they did. Which leads me to Trubisky. A quarterback is responsible for the free rusher, and the Seahawks actually had two coming from his right. Trubisky cocks his arm to throw to Tarik Cohen (the correct read), but decides to play it safe and take the sack. Throwing a dart to Cohen would have likely been tipped by one of the two blitzers
Youth Aaron Lynch Jersey , and lobbing the ball to Cohen would have been too risky with a Seahawk defender dropping behind Cohen.Sometimes a defense just makes a good play and sometimes sacks just happen. Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesSack 6 - Third Quarter 8:13 - Frank ClarkWhen I saw this live, I thought Clark timed the snap perfectly and that gave right tackle Massie zero chance to kick out and block him. After watching the replay, he sure looks offsides to me. There isn’t a right tackle in the league that would have been able to cleanly make the block with the head-start Clark had. I agree with Adam. Individual Sackwatch after week 2:Mitchell Trubisky - 2.5Sacks Happen - 2Dion Sims - .5Erik Kush - .5Charles Leno - .5 Linebacker Khalil Mack broke into a wide grin when it was pointed out the Chicago Bears defense didn't need him for a second straight week."Ha, I might be looking for another job here soon," Mack told The Associated Press.Sidelined by a right ankle injury, Mack had plenty of reason to joke.He had just finished watching his teammates force four turnovers, including two returned for touchdowns 3陆 minutes apart in the second quarter of a 41-9 rout over the Bills in what proved to be another comedy of errors for Buffalo's anemic offense on Sunday.Sandwiched between Jordan Howard's two touchdown runs, Eddie Jackson scored on a 65-yard fumble return and Leonard Floyd returned a tipped pass during Chicago's decisive 28-point second-quarter surge."It's always great to go out and perform the way we did," linebacker Roquan Smith said. "We definitely did focus on getting the ball out, and we knew when they do come, they come in bunches. So that was one of the main things."The only disappointment, perhaps
Youth Prince Amukamara Jersey , was becoming Buffalo's first opponent in three weeks to give up a Bills touchdown. It didn't happen until quarterback Nathan Peterman scored on a 1-yard run with 5:41 left.It was the first TD run the Bears have allowed this season, and it ended the Bills' touchdown drought at 187 minutes and 19 seconds — dating to Peterman's 16-yard pass to Zay Jones in a 20-13 loss at Houston on Oct. 14.The Bears, coming off a 24-10 win over the New York Jets, won their second in a row and improved to 5-3 to match their best start to a season through eight games since 2013.And the Bears are winning without Mack, the 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, who was acquired in a trade from Oakland just before the start of the season.The Bills are going from bad to worse in losing their fourth straight, and dropping to 2-7 — their worst record through nine games since a 1-8 start in 2010.Buffalo hasn't topped 10 points five times this season, and the four turnovers were one short of a season-worst. The Bills had five in a 37-5 loss at Indianapolis two weeks ago."I've never been on a losing streak like this," receiver Kelvin Benjamin said. "I'm frustrated now. I'm going to go home and be frustrated, but tomorrow once I come back in, try to brush it off my shoulders and get ready for the Jets."Peterman threw three interceptions in his first start since a 47-3 season-opening loss at Baltimore. The Bills had no choice but to return to the second-year player with rookie Josh Allen missing his third game with a sprained throwing elbow and Derek Anderson sidelined by a concussion.Peterman continued playing down to his turnover-prone reputation , though two of the interceptions weren't entirely his fault.Newly signed receiver Terrelle Pryor caught Peterman's pass and lost control as he turned up field
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