Bears and Lions In-Game Blog: Pregame

Pregame

• Why is it when Eberflus said they have to throw deep more and you know that Tyler Scott has an injury issue, the image is of Velus Jones Jr. running a wkeepeird route and then dropping it in the end zone while sitting on his rear? If they can find a way to keep him from being involved on offense, they need to do it. 
• Losing Equanimeous St. Brown is more important than many may want to acknowledge. He was a force as a blocker in the first Bears-Lions game even if he had only two catches for 19 yards. The Bears had their season high of 183 yards rushing in the game and he really helped when Fields was on a planned run around end or on a scramble. He has only been available in five games but the Bears won three of those five. They have only won once this season when he wasn't active. They had 171 yards rushing against Denver in the first game he was active this year.
• The great Justin Fields and Caleb Williams debate will rage on but there is no doubt Fields fared better against good competition than Williams did in college. Williams faced only five teams in the top 25 in his career and was six TDs and six INTs. Definitely wasn't impressed with the way he handled himself during the stretch of losses at the end of this USC season, and you can't discount that he isn't 6-foot-1. Or at least the speculation is he won't hit 6-1 at the combine. That means he's Rex Grossman's height. He was 6-foot, 1/2 inch.
• Eddie Jackson said this week the Bears "haven't been put away yet," in terms of the playoffs. Somehow everyone avoided a Jim Mora Jr. moment. More important than this is just winning in general. They need to show ownership they can win games. It's that simple. It's tough to say at this point if there is a number associated with it, but beating teams like the Lions or Browns would count extra credit as you're talking about better teams. Cleveland has the No. 1 defense in the league next week. The Lions are No. 14 but were a top 10 defense earlier before injuries started to set in. And then there is the Packers game, which would always carry more weight.