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SEA (0-1) vs. CHI (0-1) in Soldier Field on Monday Night Football
Again, quarter-by-quarter summary with focus on alignments and change in alignments as the drives start producing different results and the game evolves. I try to intermix regular type with boldface so the boldface inside the summary is linked to coaches' film analysis.
And the boldface at the end of the summary can stand in as a TL;DR shorter version
FIRST QUARTER SUMMARY:
Seattle gets the ball first and it almost a mirror image of the first quarter last week in GB. After a couple first downs, the pass rush pushes Wilson like crazy on a 3rd down and Seattle punts the first drive. NOTE: On the first SEA drive, there were quick passes and runs gouging the CHI defense for a couple first downs. It was 3rd and short and Fangio pulled Mack off and sent Callahan on a screaming CB blitz that forced Russell up in the pocket where Lynch makes the sack as Goldman was pushing hard inside, and Hicks twisted out to Lynch's side. Lynch gets the sack but it was critical that Goldman gets the inside pressure and Fangio gets the credit for shocking Wilson with the CB blitz from outside running free. Just like GB, the offense gets the ball on their first drive and you can see how well this offense can move. Mitch goes 8 for 10 down the field including a 17 yard scramble and the famous read-option shovel to Burton up the middle for the 3 yard TD pass.
Next drive for SEA, pressure coming forcing incompletions from Wilson and the Bears offense does not take advantage promptly going 3-and-out right after.
CHI starts off in control like Week 1 in GB. 7 first downs for the Bears vs. 3 for SEA. However just like in GB, the offense cooled with the 2nd drive in the first quarter stalling out.
SECOND QUARTER SUMMARY:
The quarter of Trubisky's INTs.
Before that, the defense for CHI was lights out. If SEA thought quick passes and runs would slow the pass rush they were mistaken. Goldman's power (on Goldman's sack near SEA's own goalline, Wilson checked the blocking on Mack's side. The LG was standing up looking back as Wilson made the check and he was in charge of tapping the Center for the snap and then got absolutely plowed over by Goldman for the sack).
Mitch's first INT:
Mitch reads ARob alone and reads it wrong. First, he could have thrown Burton open as Burton cut inside for the "in" route up top and other side of the field with ZERO Seahawk to cover inside. Second, as Mitch was winding into his throw, ARob was separating from the CB and beating him deep so the correct throw was to go deep but Mitch threw behind as if ARob should have curled, but it makes no sense for ARob to curl since the CB was trailing anyway. Bad read, bad throw. All on Mitch is my interpretation.
Mitch's second INT:
If it could even be possible, this pass is even worse than the first INT. I know many would say "It was batted at the line, so not Mitch's fault", but I slow motioned the coaches film and saw Mitch immediately try to hit ARob on the slant. Even so, the pass before batted down looked so far behind his route that I first dismissed it as being a possible target even before realizing that Mitch was looking there and there only.
With patience, after his PA to Howard, Howard would have run in the flat or even turn the first corner of a wheel and been wide open just one second later.
FIRST HALF SUMMARY:
For SEA, they have to be happy to be in the game. They were outplayed for the most part. Trubisky was awesome on the first drive and hitting open guys for the rest of the drives in the 2nd as well outgaining SEA 154 yards to 79 yards. The mistakes by Mitch that kill drives and assure no more scoring for CHI on what could have been back-breaking drives keep SEA in the game. The SEA O-line is manhandled by the Bears all across the front with 5 different Bears sacking Wilson and Mack getting another strip sack.
For CHI, more offensive frustration. You can see how elite the offense could be with a QB that knows how to progress in his reads. SEA should have been devastated by the fact that both INTs had secondary reads WIDE OPEN that would have been not only first downs but "big chunk" pass plays for 1st downs. Again the feeling that a 10-3 lead is shortchanging their own selves and the uneasy feeling SEA will make good adjustments to remedy this vibe coming into the 3rd.
Again, quarter-by-quarter summary with focus on alignments and change in alignments as the drives start producing different results and the game evolves. I try to intermix regular type with boldface so the boldface inside the summary is linked to coaches' film analysis.
And the boldface at the end of the summary can stand in as a TL;DR shorter version
FIRST QUARTER SUMMARY:
Seattle gets the ball first and it almost a mirror image of the first quarter last week in GB. After a couple first downs, the pass rush pushes Wilson like crazy on a 3rd down and Seattle punts the first drive. NOTE: On the first SEA drive, there were quick passes and runs gouging the CHI defense for a couple first downs. It was 3rd and short and Fangio pulled Mack off and sent Callahan on a screaming CB blitz that forced Russell up in the pocket where Lynch makes the sack as Goldman was pushing hard inside, and Hicks twisted out to Lynch's side. Lynch gets the sack but it was critical that Goldman gets the inside pressure and Fangio gets the credit for shocking Wilson with the CB blitz from outside running free. Just like GB, the offense gets the ball on their first drive and you can see how well this offense can move. Mitch goes 8 for 10 down the field including a 17 yard scramble and the famous read-option shovel to Burton up the middle for the 3 yard TD pass.
Next drive for SEA, pressure coming forcing incompletions from Wilson and the Bears offense does not take advantage promptly going 3-and-out right after.
CHI starts off in control like Week 1 in GB. 7 first downs for the Bears vs. 3 for SEA. However just like in GB, the offense cooled with the 2nd drive in the first quarter stalling out.
SECOND QUARTER SUMMARY:
The quarter of Trubisky's INTs.
Before that, the defense for CHI was lights out. If SEA thought quick passes and runs would slow the pass rush they were mistaken. Goldman's power (on Goldman's sack near SEA's own goalline, Wilson checked the blocking on Mack's side. The LG was standing up looking back as Wilson made the check and he was in charge of tapping the Center for the snap and then got absolutely plowed over by Goldman for the sack).
Mitch's first INT:
Mitch reads ARob alone and reads it wrong. First, he could have thrown Burton open as Burton cut inside for the "in" route up top and other side of the field with ZERO Seahawk to cover inside. Second, as Mitch was winding into his throw, ARob was separating from the CB and beating him deep so the correct throw was to go deep but Mitch threw behind as if ARob should have curled, but it makes no sense for ARob to curl since the CB was trailing anyway. Bad read, bad throw. All on Mitch is my interpretation.
Mitch's second INT:
If it could even be possible, this pass is even worse than the first INT. I know many would say "It was batted at the line, so not Mitch's fault", but I slow motioned the coaches film and saw Mitch immediately try to hit ARob on the slant. Even so, the pass before batted down looked so far behind his route that I first dismissed it as being a possible target even before realizing that Mitch was looking there and there only.
With patience, after his PA to Howard, Howard would have run in the flat or even turn the first corner of a wheel and been wide open just one second later.
FIRST HALF SUMMARY:
For SEA, they have to be happy to be in the game. They were outplayed for the most part. Trubisky was awesome on the first drive and hitting open guys for the rest of the drives in the 2nd as well outgaining SEA 154 yards to 79 yards. The mistakes by Mitch that kill drives and assure no more scoring for CHI on what could have been back-breaking drives keep SEA in the game. The SEA O-line is manhandled by the Bears all across the front with 5 different Bears sacking Wilson and Mack getting another strip sack.
For CHI, more offensive frustration. You can see how elite the offense could be with a QB that knows how to progress in his reads. SEA should have been devastated by the fact that both INTs had secondary reads WIDE OPEN that would have been not only first downs but "big chunk" pass plays for 1st downs. Again the feeling that a 10-3 lead is shortchanging their own selves and the uneasy feeling SEA will make good adjustments to remedy this vibe coming into the 3rd.
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