{"id":98138,"date":"2020-11-17T09:08:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T14:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=98138"},"modified":"2020-11-17T09:50:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T14:50:02","slug":"running-out-of-pejoratives-for-ryan-pace-and-the-chicago-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/11\/17\/running-out-of-pejoratives-for-ryan-pace-and-the-chicago-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Out of Pejoratives for Ryan Pace and the Chicago Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Chicago Bears<\/a> head into their bye week, we have run out of pejoratives for them. This team started the season 5-1, scraping by the skin of their teeth. They sit 5-5 following their 19-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Licking their wounds, they plenty of time to contemplate. We\u2019ll see if they have any bright ideas, because their latest, having offensive coordinator Bill Lazor<\/a><\/strong> calling plays, failed spectacularly. That isn\u2019t the only thing that is clear.<\/p>\n

Bears Used Up All of the Pejoratives<\/h2>\n

Lazor Focus<\/h3>\n

This is an easy one to jump on. Lazor taking over play-calling duties was all the buzz in the Chicago news this week as everyone waited to see how different the offense would look with Matt Nagy<\/a><\/strong> not being \u201ccreative\u201d. They managed to score a whopping six points against the 27th ranked scoring defense. Chicago at one point late in the second half they had 14 total yards. They finished with 149 yards of total offense. That\u2019s their lowest output in the Nagy era. Cordarrelle Patterson<\/a><\/strong> scored the Bears only touchdown on a 104-yard kick return.<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t lay the blame on Lazor for this mess, though. He\u2019s been thrust into a position he\u2019s shown in the past he isn\u2019t right for with a team that wasn\u2019t built for success. This is on his bosses and his bosses\u2019 bosses. But, if there is one glimmer of hope, it\u2019s that Lazor noted he wouldn\u2019t be adjusting much before the bye. With Foles now out for an extended period of time, they will have to turn back to Mitchell Trubisky<\/a><\/strong>, assuming he\u2019s healthy. Tyler Bray<\/a><\/strong> did not look good.<\/p>\n

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CP! HOUSE!!!<\/p>\n

104 yard TD return for @ceeflashpee84<\/a>!#MINvsCHI<\/a> | #DaBears<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Cbxi5yzLFQ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n