Marc Trestman Week 7 In Review

One thing that left me scratching my head was in the 4th quarter, the Bears had gotten the ball back with 6:27 left in the game. They threw four consecutive passes (6 if you count the two penalties) and only took 2:30 off the clock. In the first game of the season, the Bears got the ball (with the lead) with 6:38 left on the clock and never gave the ball back to Cincinnati.

I am curious with the play calling.

Oct 20, 2013; Landover, MD, USA; Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte (22) leaps into the end zone for a touchdown against the Washington Redskins during the first half at FedEX Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

RB Matt Forte had 16 carries for 91 yards and 3 rushing TD for the first time in his career (and he’s the first Bear since Rashaan Salaam did it in 1995) at that point and the Bears had 2 time outs left. I’m sure Trestman and the team was expecting (hoping) the defense was going to make a stop, but it just never happened.

Where do the Bears go from here?

The Bears have a bye week and all of the players and coaches have gone their separate ways for a few days. When they come back, they will take on the Green Bay Packers, who have owned the Bears the last few years.

It will be interesting to see what Trestman and his staff are able to do with a good offense, decent special teams and a patchwork defense.

Marc Trestman and his coaching staff were brought in to win games. Currently, the Bears are tied with two other teams for the 5th best record in the NFC; however, they would miss the postseason if the playoffs began today.

Yes, I am still holding out hope for a shot at the playoffs.

The second half of the season will be telling, in that there is not a lot Bears GM Phil Emery can do by signing Free Agents because of the salary cap, and the trading deadline is about a week away. The Bears will probably stand pat and go with what they have, which at this point isn’t very much.

It is interesting how much attitudes have shifted over the course of the last few weeks; from Super Bowl talk to one of the worst teams in the league (ridiculous on both ends). I will give Trestman the benefit of the doubt for now. The body of work is just too small to come to any certain conclusion how the rest of the season is going to play out.

I am still optimistic, but I am cautiously optimistic.