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Not having Adams against a talented Bears offense that includes Pro Bowl receiver Keenan Allen, 1,000-yard receiver D.J. Moore and first-round pick Rome Odunze could be key.
Both the Titans and the Bears are looking to surprise people this season.
They are lying in the weeds at the moment, with other teams in their divisions and conferences getting more talk in terms of playoff contention.
This Week 1 matchup will be a great test for both to see where they are in their growth from a season ago.
If the Titans can find a way to go on the road and pull off a big win without Adams, it could provide some momentum moving forward.
expect to be busy with Sackwatch in the 2024 season because the Chicago Bears have a rookie under center, and rookies generally take more sacks.
Caleb Williams will make some rookie mistakes. He’ll misdiagnose some blitzes and may set the pass protection the wrong way. But he’s also a very good scrambler, so he may avoid some sacks, too. In college, Caleb was an electrifying playmaker with confidence in his arm and athleticism, and there were times he held the ball too long. You may have heard the term “hero ball” thrown around by analysts over the last several months.
Finding that balance between when to try for the big play and when to chuck the ball away will take some time.
So, for my 14th year of Sackwatch, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty!
Sack 1 – 1st Quarter 6:57 – Sebastian Joseph-Day
The first sack of Caleb Williams’ career was a bad one. Not only did he take a 19-yard loss, but it took them out of field goal range. He also had no business drifting backward and trying to make a play where there was no play to make. This was a screen pass off an outside zone play action. Caleb was supposed to fake to running back D’Andre Swift, who was running left, make the defense think it was a bootleg to the right, then throw the screen back to Swift.
Watching live, I thought I’d be pinning some of the blame on the center, but a closer look at the action of the offensive line shows that this should have been right guard Nate Davis picking up Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Keondre Coburn (#91).
The entire line moves left to simulate the run in that direction, and even though Coburn starts off in Chicago’s left a-gap, he crosses over to the right a-gap, which is where Davis was moving. Davis blocking no one messed up the timing of the play. To understand what he should have done, watch what Teven Jenkins does from his left guard position. Step left, block anything that crosses his face, then disengage to get ready to block for the screen.
But while Davis deserves some blame for his whiff, I can’t let the rookie off the hook
Since this is a screen pass, what play is Caleb trying to make? Even if he escapes the sack, the odds of Swift still being available to receive the pass are low. Plus there isn’t another receiving option to throw to. Juking the first defender was probably instinctual, but once the play was blown up, his first thought should have been to dirt the ball near Swift’s feet.
I’m splitting the blame on Nate Davis and Caleb Williams,
Sack 2 – 3rd Quarter 13:13 – Harold Landry
On this play, the Bears had a third and twenty, so Williams needed a little time to let his receivers get to the sticks. He did not get it.
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