National expert puts the Chicago Bears' passing game on blast following Week 3

On a day where Caleb Williams threw for over 360 passing yards and Rome Odunze totaled over 100 receiving yards, one would think that the Bears routed the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3.

Instead, the Bears struggled to reach 16 points in their loss to the Colts. There were some notable throws from Williams that reminded everyone why he was the first overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, but the rookie mistakes were evident. Looking beyond the rookie mistakes of Williams during the Bears' loss to the Colts, it was offensive coordinator Shane Waldron who deserves most of the blame.

Nothing about the Bears' offensive game plan made sense on Sunday. In a rarity, the fact that there was no logic behind Waldron's game plan is something everyone agreed with on social media.

It seems that Dan Orlovsky may have changed his tune from last week. Last week, Orlovsky was critical of the lack of space that the Bears' wide receivers were creating from opposing quarterbacks. While there were moments where it seemed that the Bears' receivers were struggling to create space, the pass-game concept that Waldron used on Sunday had no rhythm to it.

The criticism isn't just coming from outside of Halas Hall either. When being told that he threw the ball 52 times on Sunday, Williams had an interesting response.

Williams was able to clean up his initial surprise with how he closed his response to the question but it's clear that even he was surprised by the volume of passing plays that the Bears had on Sunday. If there was a flow to the Bears' passing game, the idea of throwing 52 passes in a game wouldn't be outrageous. But when the offense failed to complete scoring drives while ignoring the run game against a defense that struggled against the run to open the season, it's another Monday where fans are left with more questions than answers when it comes to the Bears' offense.