The Long and Short of It

This is all you need to know about the Bears losing 30-13 to the Chargers last night: Twice in the third quarter, down by twenty points, they ran the ball on first down for little to no gain. That, plus Chargers’ quarterback Justin Herbert went fifteen for his first fifteen passes of the game. That, plus the Bears’ pass rush recording zero sacks. That, plus Bears’ defenders forgetting—assuming they ever knew—how to tackle opposing players in the open field. That, plus head coach Matt Eberflus….