Chicago Bears coordinators and gamers spoke with reporters earlier than and after follow Thursday at Halas Hall as they put together for Sunday’s street recreation in opposition to the New Orleans Saints.
Here are three issues we discovered.
1. Bears operating backs are adapting to a brand new place coach after David Walker’s firing.
The Bears introduced Walker’s dismissal Wednesday for office conduct, with normal supervisor Ryan Poles saying the Bears have a typical for “how you move around this building and how you treat people, how you talk to people, how you act.”
It was a shock to gamers, operating again D’Onta Foreman mentioned, however they’re making an attempt to remain on activity as they put together for the Saints.
“It’s tough,” Foreman mentioned. “We’re all held to the same standard. But at the end of the day, we’ve got to focus on playing football and what we’re here to do.”
Running again Roschon Johnson mentioned “it wasn’t really a big, drawn-out deal” when the coaches knowledgeable gamers of Walker’s firing and the promotion of Omar Young to operating backs coach.
“It’s unfortunate,” Johnson mentioned. “But at the same time, in this business, it’s next man up, and that goes for coaches and players. We’ve got a game to win this week, and that’s the main focus right now.”
Johnson mentioned Young, previously the assistant huge receivers and quarterbacks coach, hasn’t labored with the operating backs a lot one on one this season. But he mentioned Young has been in offensive conferences and is “very in tune with what we’re doing and how we’re going about things from the running back position.”
Johnson mentioned an important factor is ensuring they’re all on the identical web page in conferences.
“It’s definitely going to be an adjustment,” Foreman mentioned, “just having another person in there and trying to get a feel for the way he goes about and does things. But we’re all pros. We’ve all been through this for years, so I think we’ll be fine.”
Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy mentioned Young, who was an offensive high quality management coach with Getsy for the Green Bay Packers, “is as good as it gets in this thing.” He thinks Young might be “just fine” getting ready the gamers this week.
“We have a responsibility to the players,” Getsy mentioned. “We just dive into it. … We have young guys in the building that are really talented coaches where they’re able to step up and take the pieces that we’re missing.”
2. DeMarcus Walker is a fan of recent defensive finish Montez Sweat.
Walker referred to as Sweat a “freak athlete,” noting that Sweat ran a 4.41-second 40-yard sprint on the NFL scouting mix in 2019.
Walker, who signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Bears within the offseason, mentioned he isn’t anxious about snaps after the Bears traded a second-round choose to the Washington Commanders for Sweat at Tuesday’s commerce deadline. He sees it as competitors — and he mentioned the Bears “can’t have enough weapons.”
“This defense is already together and we’re already one brotherhood,” Walker mentioned. “To add more talent to it, I mean, you’re licking your chops.”
Walker mentioned having a participant the caliber of Sweat — who has 35 1/2 sacks since 2019 — theoretically ought to assist go rushers corresponding to Walker and Yannick Ngakoue. The Bears have solely 10 sacks this season.
“They’ve got to turn to somebody, you know what I’m saying?” Walker mentioned. “It’s good to have so many guys that can affect the passer. Then just let us go. … That’s the biggest challenge to the coaches. Just let us go.”
Defensive sort out Andrew Billings, who signed a two-year contract extension Thursday, mentioned he went to observe movie of Sweat after listening to of the commerce.
“Then I was like, ‘OK, I see why they did it,’” Billings mentioned. “Good job on them.”
3. Linebacker Tremaine Edmunds and security Jaquan Brisker sat out follow.
Bears coach Matt Eberflus mentioned Wednesday that Edmunds could be “day to day” with a knee damage he suffered in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers. Brisker, who missed follow all final week with signs the Bears thought have been as a consequence of an sickness, stays in concussion protocol.
Quarterback Justin Fields (thumb), proper guard Nate Davis (ankle) and cornerback Terell Smith (mononucleosis) additionally stay out. Offensive sort out Larry Borom was absent for private causes, and tight finish Marcedes Lewis had a relaxation day.
Left sort out Braxton Jones was restricted as he works his manner again from injured reserve due to a neck damage. Center Lucas Patrick (again) and security Eddie Jackson (foot) practiced in full.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com