The Bears are “cooked” after their second consecutive loss, former Pro Bowl offensive lineman Kyle Long said. Speaking on his “Pushing the Pile” podcast on Monday, Long said that Matt Eberflus’ situation reminds him of former Bears coach Marc Trestman, but in reverse. Trestman’s offense was elite in his first season but his defense was poor; Eberflus’ defense has been better than his offense.
“I think there’s too much infighting,” Long said on his CBS Sports podcast. “I think they lack inspiration from their coach.”
Long laughed at Eberflus’ sideline interview coming out of halftime Sunday, when he told CBS that he told his players, “Hey, this is what the score is, and we have each other.”
Long wanted more passion.
“That sounds like a mom who’s given up on a couple kids who have had really bad behavioral [issues] on the day,” said Long, who played for the Bears from 2013-19. “’You know what, I’m checked out. You wait ’til your dad gets home.’”
Injury update
Left tackle Braxton Jones, who missed Sunday’s game with a knee sprain, returned to practice for the first time since he was hurt in the Commanders game. The Bears are optimistic that he can return to game action Sunday.
Defensive end Darrell Taylor (knee) and cornerbacks Kyler Gordon (hamstring) and Smith (ankle) remained limited. Starting right tackle Darnell Wright (knee) remained out, as did backup tackle Kiran Amegadjie (calf) and linebacker Noah Sewell (knee). Guard/center Ryan Bates (shoulder), who is in the 21-day practice window coming off injured reserve, -practiced in full, as did starting left guard Teven Jenkins (knee).
The Bears put nose tackle Andrew -Billings (pectoral) and cornerback Jaylon Jones (shoulder) on injured reserve. They promoted safety Tarvarius Moore to the practice squad and signed former Chargers safety JT Woods.
