Bears Trailing Titans at Soldier Field Sunday

Kaepernick’s 55.3 completion percentage ranks 32nd in the National Football League, his 87.0 quarterback rating is 24th as he tries to works his way back into relevance that began to fade during Jim Harbaugh’s final season in San Francisco two years ago.

Sitton, 30, is a three-time Pro Bowler and a three-time Associated Press All-NFL Second-Team selection.

We will see what the Bears are made of whether it is Jay Cutler or Barkley under center. It hits him right in the hands, and at that point, Barkley has done all he can do.

The Chicago Bears fall to 2-9 on the season after failing to finish a late-game comeback in Sunday’s 27-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

Bears players said they did not notice the smaller-than-usual fan support, but the crowd sat mostly silent until Barkley engineered a rally that nearly rewarded them with near-miraculous come-from-behind victory. Also, wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and linebacker Jerrell Freeman remain suspended for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. He often waits too long before he releases the ball. Deonte Thompson couldn’t snag Barkley’s pass on fourth-and-goal, either. “We just have to play better for 60 minutes”. And there was plenty in the first three quarters, including an end-zone interception and another in the red zone. But he caught fire when the Titans stopped disguising their coverages and played soft to protect the lead. Meanwhile, Cutler, Hoyer and Barkley were busy combining for 10 touchdown passes and an equal amount of turnovers. The Titans were also without their best cornerback and cut the guy the Bears picked on Monday.

As the game went on Barkley’s confidence and accuracy improved especially when the Bears went into their hurry-up offense. And there were two more to come.

It’s not easy to do with so many players shuffling in and out of the lineup. But for some reason Bellamy ultimately regretted, he unnecessarily jumped as the ball arrived. The tight end is supposed to be a quarterback’s best friend; and, with Zach Miller now lost for the year, expect the slot receiver to provide that security blanket. Heck, I wrote this after the game.

Despite that missed opportunity, the Bears had three more downs. The Blue Demons made four 3-pointers in a 66-second span late in the opening quarter to open up a 29-11 lead, and finished with nine players making at least one 3-pointer in the game. Under his current contract, he would make $62.7 million over the next four seasons, starting with a base salary of $12.5 million and another $2.5 million in roster bonuses next year. He ended up rushing unblocked and hit Barkley as he threw. Barkley should have thrown the ball away instead of lobbing the ball into the end zone, but it was a rare time Sunday when he was under significant pressure.

“We had talked about and it was going to be a collective group”, Brown said.

They could have – if Thompson had caught it.