5 Keys to a Chicago Victory

5 Keys to a Chicago Victory

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What crucial for Marc Trestman and company to do in this game is to let McCown run the offense as designed. Trestman offense thrives on getting rid of the ball quickly and on spreading it around to various areas, and while Cutler usually fixates on one receiver, McCown seems content to get everybody involved. That is especially beneficial for the Bears, since they have so many quality options to get the ball to all Grey Men's Teddy Bridgewater Elite Small Jersey over their lineup, so it going to be important for Trestman not to call Grey Men's Teddy Bridgewater Elite S Jersey a vanilla scheme that takes the rhythm out of McCown performance.

To that effect, the Bears have to be able to not only hand Forte the ball, but also to clear lanes for him to run through. One of their better blocking techniques is pulling Matt Slauson across the formation to block up the middle with Kyle Long, a tactic that paid dividends on a 50 yard touchdown run for Forte against the Redskins. Jermon Bushrod also does a good job with Slauson on the left side of the line, so if running plays are going to be dialed up, then they will likely have to go through the middle or left sides of the formation.

Unfortunately, the departure of Dave Toub has had some big effects on the Bears special teams unit this season, giving up a ton of big plays and not making many big plays in return. Devin Hester did return a touchdown in their last game against the Redskins, and punter Adam Podlesh appears to have finally put his early season struggles behind him, but even so, just about every week somebody in that phase of the game will make a mistake, and that something the Bears simply cannot afford to do in this game.

Podlesh needs to step up with some big punts to pin the Packers deep in their territory. Hester needs to be able to take advantage of any kicks that come his way. Robbie Gould has to be on top of his game after missing his first field goal attempt of the year last week. Eric Weems has to be at his antagonizing best. All of these guys are going to have to be at their best in order to keep the Packers at bay, and that is a very tall order for a unit that hasn put together a full effort in a game this season.