(670 The Score) The Bears need to think long and hard about changing their offensive play-caller, Tribune writer and Score contributor Brad Biggs said on the Mully & Haugh Show on Monday morning.
Under the direction of offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the Bears managed just 241 yards of offense in an ugly 29-9 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday. It marked Chicago’s second straight poor offensive performance, and the season-long numbers are just as disheartening.
Through Sunday night, the Bears rank 28th in the NFL in total offense (294.6 yards per game) and 19th in scoring (21.5 points per game). Waldron is in his first season in Chicago.
"They’ve got to look long and hard at what they’re doing with Shane Waldron and consider a new play-caller on offense,” Biggs said. “Because that thing is broken. That was a pedestrian defense that the Bears went against yesterday with one difference-maker, a guy that’s at the third level in safety Budda Baker. It’s a defense that’s really struggled to rush the passer this season, a defense that was missing its top corner yesterday.
“They can’t consistently get the ball to DJ Moore.
They’ve dressed up Cole Kmet for Halloween as a ghost. He’s got one target in the last two games. Rome Odunze makes one big play on blown coverage. They’re not running the ball consistently. They didn’t have an identity with Shane Waldron at the beginning of the season. I don’t think he has a real presence in front of the players. I wouldn’t be surprised if they considered something there, because continuing down this path on offense with him leads me to believe they’re headed nowhere good.”