Chicago Bears 2016: And down the National Football League stretch…

Along with Thompson, Jordan Howard, Cameron Meredith and Jeremy Langford, Wilson had his share of drops.

A visit from Chip Kelly and the 1-10 San Francisco 49ers is on tap for next Sunday.

I have no idea.

“I think we’ve taken that road a couple times this year”. One was a short Walker catch and the other was a spectacular diving catch by budding star Rishard Matthews on a beautifully thrown ball by Mariota. “That was the first time we ever came out and performed like that”.

“It was one of those things where multiple guys were out there saying, ‘Don’t let them in, ‘” Woodyard said. As the Bears started Barkley, their third quarterback of the season, they were quickly reminded of what could’ve been by Mariota, whom general manager Ryan Pace reportedly tried to trade for prior to the 2015 NFL Draft. Matt Barkley replaces Jay Cutler, now out due to injury for the second time this year.

Rookie cornerback LeShaun Sims got his most extensive action in the defense, and said “there were some plays I wish I could have made”. And they have four games that matter coming up, after next weekend off.

In a season with so little meaning left, the opportunity to gather an extended evaluation of Barkley should be seen as a positive.

“As an athlete you really have to have the confidence and belief in yourself”.

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Matt Barkley faced adversity right away in his first career National Football League start but almost had the comeback of the season.

The Chicago Bears appear to be losing fan interest just like they’re losing games.

Stop it, you’re killing me.

Barkley’s teammates were impressed with the poise he displayed.

“He was very impressive”. He put the ball in the right places. “We just have to come out and make some better plays next week”. He intercepted Bears quarterback Matt Barkley at the 16-yard line in the second quarter when he took the ball away from tight end Ben Brauneker.

So are the Bears a team that can play spectacularly for 15 minutes (14 first downs, 217 yards, 14 points in Sunday’s fourth quarter), or a team that can lose leads in fourth quarters (Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville), which is what bad teams do?

Mariota used his legs, too, escaping on third-and-1 and exploding for 29 yards to remind everyone a rapidly improving pocket passer can also be deadly with sub-4.4 wheels outside the pocket. Tennessee followed that up with a Derrick Henry touchdown drive that was fueled by a Marcus Mariota to Delanie Walker love connection.

The fact that John Fox is even flirting with the idea of going back to Cutler if he’s healthy shows that Fox is in this of himself and not for the good of the franchise. Chicago could feel good enough about their young arms (Barkley and Connor Shaw) to wait until day two to add another quarterback prospect, especially if Myles Garrett is still on the board when they pick. They do a good job with keeping balance both in the run game and the pass game. “I thought that was evident on a couple of occasions”.