It's As Scary as Halloween: Bears 3rd Down Conversions

no, really- 15%? is that a historic low or something? hands-up whoever’s willing to blame oline/poor pass protection
I know oline cant block 6 ppl, but we have 2 of the ‘better pass protecting’ backs in the league…and a 295(check tht) lb. TE…damn
i mean, jay cutler when he has time…is something we may not see this season…
…okay, but really, he can be peyton manningesque if he has time, especially with the martzfense

Just take a bit of time to digest the numbers.

And some Tums. A lot of Tums.

1) The Offensive line Sucks A… No pass protection and no real push on run plays either. Another blog in this same page shows that it’s worst than the Raiders OL …enough said.

2) Greg “Fabio” Olsen doesn’t block worth crap. He plays as just a bigger than avergage receiver and not as a TE.

Martz can’t do much with the talent at the Line he’s got right now. At OT both Omiyale and Shaffer are really backup material and at LG Williams has proven for the second straight seasond that he’s a bust in the making.

And at that point you wonder why teams don’t just bring the blitz every time.

We’re not in a lot of second in short situations either, or third and shorts.

Part of it is predicated on the lack of quality first down runs to set the downs shorter.

Oh nevermind….

No, seriously. Add our 14.9% to the 40-50ish mark allowed by the defense, and things get ugly.

…….is even more terrifying.

Since 2001, the Bears have never finished better than 18th in the league in 3rd down conversion rate.

Since 2001, no team has finished the season with a worse rate than the Bears’ current rate. (San Francisco in 2005 had a 24% 3rd down conversion rate)

When your second-string running back calls out the starting, supposedly franchise QB.

“We’ve got built-in hots when we’ve got safety blitzes,” Taylor said. “Jay is going to go watch film and learn from this and try not to make the same mistakes.”

Just dump the damn ball off! You do this enough times they stop blitzing!

Most successful teams run on first down because they have a good back a decent to solid line and therefore pick up on average between 4-5 yards.
This already makes 2nd down a bit easier. You can now pound it again picking up another 3-4 yards well what do you know a 3rd and short. I’lll stop tormenting i do beleive forte is a very good back but this line just doesnt give him a chance to get atleast get a handoff. Most of the time people complain about the line not opening up holes, i wish we could complain about that! but forte is getting hammered as he gets the handoff.

Martz needs to something he hasnt had or done in previous offense. Use and use your big, fast and athletic weapon….Greg Olsen(i may make this a fanpost later this week). In most cases we are in 2nd and 10( if were lucky) this is where we need to split olsen out to create a mismatch, if its a lineback send him up the seam ill take olsen vs most lbs, if its a safety run a slant or crossing pattern plays like this should atleast pick up 4-7 yards. The offense needs to look at each down and try and get something rather than these 7 step drop massacres. Watching teams like tampa and atlanta(i effing hate those trashy birds) use their talented tightends ESPECIALLY on third down and the red-zone is frustrating because like it or not Olsen is a very talented player.
By the way last two games the passing game as stalled big time, Greg Olsen has no catches.

It’s one of the stats that has been a red flag all year that perhaps we’re overachieving. Bad 3rd down teams just don’t win, it’s hard for the defense to rest, it’s hard to sustain drives. Not good. We have to find a way to improve.

We only get two downs to make a 1st down conversion. Uh oh…