Despite picking up the 24-20 win over the New York Giants, every Chicago Bears fan was talking about the poor play of wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus.
During the game, Zaccheaus had three dropped passes that hurt the momentum of multiple drives. Bears fans were not pleased with his play, but they are not going to like what they after in the following days.
Jenkins Elite founder Tim Jenkins appeared on 670 The Score radio, where he criticized the effort of Zaccheaus for not only the dropped passes but also his lack of effort in blocking.
"It was horrific effort."
"It was just like insulting to the team and the game of football, the lack of effort."
Zaccheaus had a game to forget for the Bears
The only thing Jenkins gave Zaccheaus credit for was his blocking that helped spur off Williams' game-winning rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Other than that, Jenkins said it was one of those efforts that, if he were a wide receiver coach, he would advocate for Zaccheaus to get "zero snaps."
It does appear that Zaccheaus could end up losing snaps anyway, as rookie second-round receiver Luther Burden is starting to pick it up. In the preseason, Burden was praised for his blocking in the win over the Buffalo Bills. While his regular season has been inconsistent, he came through with three catches for 51 yards in the Giants game.
Chicago would like to see Burden get more playing time to see if he can be the guy to eventually become the number two receiver alongside Rome Odunze in the future. The traits are there for it, but it needs to happen on a more consistent level.
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Bears fans will be watching closely to see how Zaccheaus responds after that atrocious play, but the bigger question is whether he even gets the chance to bounce back.