Shane Waldron is building an identity of doing everything new for the Chicago Bears

If you track back to when the Chicago Bears hired Shane Waldron, you will find in the Bear Goggles On archive that I stressed that this team needed to change the game in order to succeed. Meanwhile, Waldron must have taken notice because the man didn't script his drives during the first couple of games. What an idiot. I'm kidding, Shane, don't hurt me. There has been some heat about Waldron, not scripting plays, but I think he did it on purpose. I don't have any sources on this. Remember, I am a draft guy, but in my own opinion, I feel he wanted to try out some random things without aiding Caleb Williams.

Matt Eberflus talks about teaching as much as he does intensity. What better way to teach a quarterback than a pop quiz? Williams didn't have a set of plays that he could use and work on endlessly before the game. The play call would come in, and he would have to figure it out. I am not suggesting that it's ideal to try that, but it could have helped with teaching Williams on the fly. That isn't the only thing Waldron has produced.

The Chicago Bears' quick offense has led to some very big plays. Williams acclimated to this from his college days. That isn't the most impressive thing, though. Kliff Kingsbury already brought the quick offense to the NFL years ago. Waldrons use of power formations and slower players in the screen game is actually paying off, and other teams are even starting to do the same. "Gods play," and center Doug Kramer has been an outstanding full-back. I suppose the Bears shouldn't fully claim its fame since the Baltimore Ravens have been doing that for years.

The Bears can say that they are one of two teams to use a 300lb full-back consistently. Kramer is perfect for the position. No offense to Khari Blasingame, but those boys are supposed to be big and powerful. You want that lead blocker to be able to push out 250lb linebackers easily. Most linebackers are 225 lbs nowadays. When the Bears line up in that formation, they tell the defense that they are coming at you and you have no way of stopping them. I would love to see the Bears and Kramer find a way to make this a career move.

The last thing that has been unique and different from Waldron is the use of Cole Kmet and other tight ends. Misdirection screens using the big boys as the primary read makes me cringe, but it works for the Bears. When you see a misdirect screen or a bluff-draw play only to come back to Kmet, it is wild, but it works. Waldron got off to a slow start, but he is building up some steam. Caleb Williams needs to learn all that he can so that if things go correctly in the future, this becomes his offense.

feed