{"id":136555,"date":"2022-11-15T16:15:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T21:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=136555"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T18:30:16","slug":"matt-eberflus-justin-fields-chase-claypool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/11\/15\/matt-eberflus-justin-fields-chase-claypool\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Claypool Frustrated With Bears\u2019 Losses, Not Production"},"content":{"rendered":"

One step forward, two steps back. That could be the way Chicago Bears (3-7) trade deadline acquisition Chase Claypool<\/a> chooses to approach his current plight. After arriving via trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers to plenty of fanfare, Claypool was immediately thrown into the fire seeing 26 snaps just five days later.<\/p>\n

He only managed to catch two of his six targets tying for second-most on the team with tight end Cole Kmet<\/a>. But his presence was felt as he drew one key pass interference call and should have had another.<\/p>\n

His encore in the Bears’ 31-30 loss to the Detroit Lions, however, left much to be desired. The big-bodied pass catcher saw his playing time decrease to a pair of targets (one catch, eight yards) on just 19 snaps.<\/p>\n

That was fewer plays than Byron Pringle<\/a> who had been out since Week 3 with an injury.<\/p>\n

Bears WR Chase Claypool Sounds Off on Growing Frustrations<\/h2>\n

One Week to the Next<\/h3>\n

\u201cAbsolutely,\u201d Claypool responded when asked if he was frustrated, \u201cFrustrated just in like the losses. I don\u2019t really care about my production if we\u2019re winning\u2026I\u2019m not letting that get to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bears sent their second-round pick \u2013 already the more valuable of the two they owned \u2013 to the Steelers for Claypool. But, on Sunday, he was on the field more than only N\u2019Keal Harry<\/a> whom the Bears sent a sixth-round pick to the New England Patriots to acquire among their regular group of receivers.<\/p>\n

Harry joined rookie Velus Jones Jr.<\/a> as a healthy scratch.<\/p>\n

Given his newness to the offense in general, and in addition to the guys that played ahead of him, perhaps it is not as surprising as it may have seemed at first glance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just how the game goes sometimes,\u201d Claypool said. \u201cTake it week-by-week.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A couple notes…<\/p>\n

Claypool is at 33.3% in his two games with the Bears.<\/p>\n

The RB split Weeks 5-10 (since Montgomery returned from injury):
Montgomery 279\/407 (68.6%)
Herbert 125\/407 (30.7%) https:\/\/t.co\/wOblD482bK<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n