Bears' grades are in. How did they do against the Vikings?
To the highly trained eye, there was something about the Bears' 9-3 loss to the Vikings in their home opener at Soldier Field that didn't quite resemble their 59-point outburst in a Week 1 win at Carolina.Hmm, what could it have been?Ah, yes — all-out disaster.Let's get to the grades. Warning: They're ugly as sin.QUARTERBACK — C-MINUSCaleb Williams went down with a hamstring injury in the red zone in the fourth quarter, a gut punch to the Bears and their fans on a drive that ended up producing…
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Bears quarterback Caleb Williams crumpled to the ground without being touched Sunday.When he did, the hopes of a Bears fan base that spent all offseason preparing for Williams to become the rarest thing in franchise history — a star quarterback — plummeted alongside him.The damp throng at Soldier Field fell silent as Williams fell at the Vikings’ 6-yard line on a planned run that seemed destined for a touchdown. Williams rolled, screamed and grabbed at his facemask. He got on all fours and…
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Whether it’s starter Caleb Williams playing at limited capacity or backup Tyson Bagent filling in for him, the Bears’ quarterback will be behind a wavering offensive line.In the team’s 9-3 loss Sunday to the Vikings, center Garrett Bradbury was flagged for two holding penalties and two false starts in the first half alone, though one of the holds was negated by an offsetting penalty. And at left tackle, a position that has been an ongoing frustration for coach Ben Johnson, Braxton Jones is now…
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Caleb Williams went down as if a bolt of lightning had struck him in the back of his powerful right leg.The earth shuddered. Spirits plummeted. Angels wept.Throughout Beardom, men and women who haven’t sprinted since the Clinton administration leaned forward in their La-Z-Boys, shook their fists at their TV screens and cursed the football gods.No Williams? No shot at a Bears season to remember.But let’s not kid ourselves — even with Williams, the Bears were so preposterously terrible on offense…