In a bit of a carryover from last week, the Chicago Bears continued to mix and match various parts throughout practice. The results were as one might expect, some sloppiness mixed in with a pop play or two. But, in general, the defense remained firmly ahead of the offense. That is often the case at this point of the offseason program.<\/p>\n
There were again several notable absences among the players. But we did see some names flash on Monday that had been relatively quiet the week prior.<\/p>\n
Asked to assess his starting quarterback, Justin Fields<\/a>, head coach Matt Eberflus told reporters that the second-year passer is still \u201cworking through the offense\u201d and getting things such as footwork and timing down. Fields and his receivers have connected on some plays. But they have been too few and far between.<\/p>\n During the opening week, third-year wideout Darnell Mooney<\/a> stood out the most, perhaps due to his preexisting relationship with Fields. We also saw flashes from tight end Cole Kmet<\/a>, who also has the same experience with Fields as Mooney, and rookie Velus Jones.<\/p>\n There were some signs that Equanimeous St. Brown<\/a> would be able to flex his institutional knowledge of offensive coordinator Luke Getsy\u2019s system, too.<\/p>\n But the second week brought with it more of the same from last week when the defense ruled. If the defense could have made contact with Fields, they would have plenty of times with the Bears’ patchwork offensive line.<\/p>\n I would consider today a win for the Bears defense. If they were allowed to hit him, I think that Al-Quadin Muhammad, Trevis Gipson, Dominque Robinson and Khyiris Tonga all would have had sacks or shared them on Justin Fields.<\/p>\n — Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) August 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n