This is a WGN postgame Bears show fired up with so much anger, you can hear Dan Hampton gasp into the microphone after a long rant.
Hampton and Ed O’Bradovich, a Bears player from 1962-71, recorded a postgame radio show on WGN radio following the Bears’ 38-20 loss to the Packers at Soldier Field.
None of them hold back, especially in the number, or the level of their criticisms.
“Eddie Jackson plays like a clown,” Hampton said. “He didn’t tackle and blow coverages in the endzone. [Chase] Claypool is a disgrace. He will not block. Tremaine Edmunds, our big shot, $80 million linebacker jumps inside that screen over there [Aaron] Jones and they ran it to our address for a touchdown.
If you are wearing headphones to listen to their performance, I recommend making sure the volume is at a low, appropriate level before continuing play.
However, yes, the Bears dropped an absolute stinker at home against the Packers.
There were some silver linings in the game other than the play of Roschon Johnson, who averaged 4.0 yards per carry and showed unbreakable hustle down the field, and Darnell Wright, who allowed three pressures in his first NFL competition.
The Bears confirmed they recognized Claypool’s effort, which Hampton cited as a “disgrace,” and met with him about it. And, according to Eberflus, everything is on the table for Sunday’s game. Does that mean some players, like Claypool, could be benched? He did not leave that possibility.
“Yeah, we’ve had a visit about that,” Eberflus said Wednesday of Claypool. “I think it’s probably Sunday after the game or it’s Monday, but, yeah, again, you see all the games that … work hard to do that.
“We are looking at all the possibilities now. I will not talk about who will go up or down in the game today, for obvious reasons. We are looking at all the things to make our team better – Who’s going up and who’s going down in terms of the active roster.”
The radio duo didn’t hold back on Justin Fields either. O’Bradovich mentioned that he didn’t believe in Fields from the beginning, calling every season he played with the Bears a “mistake.”
The Bears signal caller admitted that his hesitation was holding him back and the team’s play. He plans to work to get more involved with DJ Moore, who caught two passes Sunday, and Claypool, who didn’t catch a pass.
“I feel like I’m a little conservative at times during the game,” Fields said. “Definitely, with guys like DJ and Chase out there, if we have one-on-ones out there, we tend to throw it and see what happens. With them, they’re good playmakers, and they tend to to come. in a 50-50 ball. Really want to give them more chances down the field.”
Rest assured, if changes aren’t made, the duo advises the Bears won’t try to win.
“If Eddie starts on Sunday that tells me you don’t have to win, because Eddie turned into a clown there,” Hampton said.
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