Why didn't Bears' Justin Fields run the ball more against the Buffalo Bills? | NBC Sports Chicago

AND FINISH IT OFF, YOU MIGHT GET THE NUMBER ONE PICK. YOU MIGHT. >> I TELL YOU, WHAT’S INTERESTING ABOUT IT, WE ARE NOT WINNING THE GAMES, BUT, GUYS HAVEN’T GIVEN UP. THEY ARE MAKING PLAYS TO THE END, THEY TALKED ABOUT IN THEIR OFFENSE, DEFENSE, SPECIAL TEAMS TODAY SHOWED UP A LITTLE BIT, YOU SEE THAT, THAT’S ENOUGH WITH THE FUTURE OF DRAFT PICKS AND THE FUTURE OF FREE AGENCY. I THINK THE FANS INTERESTED, GET FANS EXCITED, KEEP FANS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE. >> WHY WERE THE BEARS SO CONSERVATIVE OFFENSIVELY, IN THE SECOND HALF ESPECIALLY. IT

SEEMED LIKE THEY WANT TO TAKE SHOTS DOWN THE FIELD, BUT, I DON’T KNOW. >> I DON’T KNOW WHY. THE ONE THING THAT YOU DIDN’T SEE, YOU DIDN’T SEE A LOT OF QUARTERBACK CALLED RUNS. MAYBE THEY DECIDED THEY WANTED TO BACK OFF FROM IT, THAT WAS SOMETHING WE WERE EXPECTING, THAT WAS ONE OF THEIR STRENGTHS. IN WATCHING JUSTIN FIELDS RUN, IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ADDS TO THAT DEEP RUNNING GAME FOR THE BEARS, AND I THINK THAT’S ONE OF THE THINGS, I KNOW A WEEK OR TWO AGO, EVERYBODY WAS WORRIED BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MUCH.

NOW THEY ARE NOT DOING IT AT ALL. I DON’T KNOW WHERE THE BALANCE IS BETWEEN IT. >> EVERY SINGLE GAME THAT WE’VE

HAD, WHERE OUR OFFENSE LOOKED LIKE AN OFFENSE THAT COULD WIN A FOOTBALL GAME, IT WAS BECAUSE JUSTIN WAS RUNNING THE FOOTBALL. NOW WE WILL KEEP HIM IN THE POCKET WHERE WE DID TODAY, AND TRY TO GET HIM TO THROW THE BALL FROM THE POCKET, AND NOT USE HIS LEGS. YOU’RE GOING TO GET WHAT YOU GOT AND WE SCORED 13 POINTS TODAY. WHEN WE SCORED 30, HE LEARNED THE FOOTBALL, HE’S USING HIS LEGS, AT

THIS POINT IN TIME IN HIS CAREER, THAT’S HIS BEST ASSET AS A QUARTERBACK POSITION RIGHT NOW. THAT’S WHAT WE SAW TODAY. >> ARE YOU UPSET THAT HE DIDN’T RUN MORE? >> IF YOU’RE NOT GOING TO USE THEM THE RIGHT WAY, LET YOU KNOW BEFORE THERE IT IS, THAT WILL WORK. BUT, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE THE SAME OFFENSE, WITHOUT HIM RUNNING THE FOOTBALL. YOU’RE NOT. >> THEY RAN THOSE BOOTS EARLY. RIGHT IN THE BACK THEY COME OUT GOOD RIGHT, BOOT LEFT, HIGH PERCENTAGE THROWS, ONE TO COMMIT, ONE TO THE MIDDLE CROSS, I FORGET WHO

IT WAS. 20 SOMETHING YARDS, SO, I’M SURE THAT IF YOU HAD ONE GAME PLAN, IF YOU’RE THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR OF BUFFALO, WITH A FELLOW BEAR, IF YOU WERE GOING TO DO ONE THING, WE WERE GOING TO LET JUSTICE FIELDS RUN THE BALL. I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH HE WAS TELLING HIM. >> WATCHING THE GAME, HE IS IN THE POCKET, AND IT’S ALMOST LIKE HE’S WAITING ON THE GUY TO COME EARLY. HE’S WAITING ON THE RECEIVER TO GET OPEN, AND OTHER TIMES WE’VE SEEN HIM TAKE OFF RUNNING WHEN THE PRESSURE STARTS TO GET CLOSE, HE’S WAITING

AND GETTING HIT AS HE STRUNG THE BALL, IT’S ALMOST LIKE SOMEBODY IS TELLING HIM TO SIT IN THE POCKET A LITTLE LONGER. OKAY? MAYBE HE DID SOMETHING THAT WE DON’T SEE >> WHEN HE’S THIS SCRAMBLED TODAY, THE ONE TIMER, HE’S GOT FOUR OR FIVE YARDS AND WENT DOWN REAL QUICK. >> TO TELL YOU WHAT, YOU SEE THIS RIGHT HERE? THIS CHAMPIONSHIP? >> I AGREE, NOT WHAT THIS. THEY’RE NOT. HE BETTER USE THEM LEGS. >> ON BUFFALO, FOR 3 YEARS THEY’RE GOING TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL, AND I’M NOT SURE THEY ARE, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHY?

THEY ARE A DUMB FOOTBALL TEAM. WHY, WHEN YOU’RE AVERAGING 11 YARDS PER CARRY THE IN THE FINISHING AVERAGING OVER EIGHT YARDS PER CARRY, ARE THEY THROWING PASSES THAT CAN GET PICKED UP? HE MAKES A STUPID DECISION. >> YOU FALL INTO THAT TRAP, YOU FALL INTO THAT TRAP, AND THEY SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN THROWING THE BALL. HONESTLY, JOSH ALLEN THIS GAME AND THE MIAMI GAME, WE TALK ABOUT OUR GUY MAKING DECISIONS, JOSH ALLEN MAKES, THERE’S EXAMPLES IN RECENT TIMES, THE ATLANTA FALCONS AGAINST THE PATRIOTS, THE BIG COMEBACK. YOU RUN THE BALL, THAT LAUNCHED COME BACK DOESN’T HAPPEN.

MATT RYAN WENT THROUGH IT AGAIN, AND THEN YOU SEE THE BUFFALO BILLS, WHO ARE AVERAGING 11 YARDS PER CARRY. DON’T GO AWAY FROM IT, THEY CAN STOP IT CONSISTENTLY. >> KYLE SHANAHAN IN THE PLAYOFFS THIS THROUGH NINE PASSES, AND THE QUESTION OF THE POST GAME, HE THREW NINE PASSES, RUNNING SO MUCH, BECAUSE IT’S WORKING, WHY WOULD I STOP? >> COACH, PARTICULARLY OFFENSIVE COACHES AND GET BORED REAL QUICK. I DON’T, I THAT’S GOING TO PLAY A PART, THE REASON THEY’RE NOT GOING TO WIN, OUT IN KC. THAT’S GOING TO HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT IT.

I THAT’S GOING TO BE THE REASON THAT THEY DON’T MAKE IT, THESE BONEHEADED DECISIONS, THAT’S NOT GOING TO HELP. >> 15 OF 26, 172, TWO TOUCHDOWNS, TWO INTERCEPTIONS, AND JUSTIN WITH ONE TOUCHDOWN, SACKED TWICE, 15 OF 23 FOR 119. >> TWO INTERCEPTIONS, THEY WERE DUMB DECISIONS, THEY SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN THROWN ANYWAY. >> JOSH ALLEN JUST SAID THE ALL- TIME NFL PASSING DAN MARINO, MOST TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS IN YOUR FIRST FIVE YEARS IN THE NFL. >> WELL, WITH ALL THE STUFF, THE STUFF WAS IT ABOUT JOSH ALLEN, THOSE GUYS ARE OUT OF THEIR MIND. RIGHT? WE ARE

OUT OF OUR MINDS, WE ARE SITTING HERE CRITICIZING JOSH ALLEN, >> BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO. THOSE ARE DIFFERENT TEAMS OF THEIR THEY WERE PLAYING TODAY, ONE, THEY ARE TRYING TO CREATE A FOOTBALL TEAM THAT’S COMPETITIVE WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT. OTHER TEAMS THEY HAVE ASPECTS OF WINNING THE SUPER BOWL, YOU CAN’T DO THE THINGS THAT THEY DID TODAY. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WIN AGAINST GOOD TEAMS. YOU TURN THE BALL OVER LIKE THAT AGAIN CINCINNATI AGAINST KANSAS CITY, THEY WILL TURN AROUND AND SCORE TOUCHDOWNS ON THOSE. THAT’S WHY THE CRITICISM COMES, WITH

DECISIONS LIKE WE SAW TODAY. >> TWO CATCHES, FOUR TARGETS, 52 YARDS. LAST WEEK, THE COACH SAID NOT ONLY WAS HE DISAPPOINTED IN HIS HUMBLE RECEIVER, HE WROTE OF THE FUMBLES HE HAD RETURNING. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A DEAL WHERE, THERE WE GO. THEY RAN 29 TIMES FOR 80 YARDS, BUFFALO 31 CARRIES FOR 254 AND THREE TOUCHDOWNS. WE ARE MISSING THE BIG ONE FROM JUSTIN FIELDS. 60 YARDS RUSHING, WE ARE AT 140. THAT’S THE RUNNING GAME TODAY. >> HE HAD TO RUN, THAT’S THE MOST DYNAMIC PART ABOUT OUR OFFENSE, NOT JUST HIS GAME BUT OUR OFFENSE,

WE NEED THAT. >> WE ARE GOING TO SEE PHILADELPHIA, DALLAS, WHERE JALEN HURTS, THE THREAT OF HIM RUNNING IT. WE WILL SEE HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT. >> MAYBE THEY ARE DOING EXACTLY, IS TRYING TO PROTECT THEM. SUCH AS SLIDE EARLY, LOOK TO THROW, SCRAMBLE TO THROW. I WATCHED IT, SO YOU ARE ALSO WATCHING HIM LIMP OFF THE FIELD. PUT HIM DOWN. PUT HIM DOWN. EVEN IN THE SAME, NOT IF YOU LEAVE IT IN THE LOCKER ROOM. AND, WITH THE LOSS THE BEARS STILL PICKING SECOND, BUT THE HOUSTON TEXANS ARE IN THE RED ZONE IN

THE FOURTH QUARTER, DOWN FOUR, FIRST AND GOAL AT THE TENNESSEE 10. >> THEY HAVE TWO MORE GAMES LEFT AT HOME AGAINST JACKSONVILLE, AND AT INDY. THEY COULD WIN ONE OF THOSE GAMES. WE HAVE MINNESOTA AND DETROIT. AND THE HOME OF MINNESOTA. THEY ARE BETTER THAN US, I’M JUST SAYING. >> LET’S GO TO THE CHRISTMAS WISH LIST, WE ALL HAD A CHRISTMAS WISH LIST, AND HERE’S WHAT WE WANT. IF YOU WANT THE O-LINE AND FREE- AGENT, VETERAN GUYS. PROTECTION IS FINE, THAT’S THE TOUGH THINGS FOR THE OFFENSIVE LINE TO DO, AND FREE-AGENT OFFENSIVE LINE. I WOULD

LIKE US TO SEE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE COME OUT OF COLLEGE, IF THERE IS AN ALL-PRO OFFENSIVE LINE OUT THERE, IF THERE’S A YOUNG ONE THAT WE KNOW AND WE CAN SEE ON TAPE, THAT HE’S LINING UP, AND HE’S BLOCKING THESE GUYS, I WOULD SIGN AND SPEND MONEY ON OFFENSIVE LINE. THE NUMBER ONE RIDER SEVER. I’M LOOKING AT WHAT THE EAGLES ARE ABLE TO DO, AND WHEN YOU SEE THE STEP HE’S TAKEN, THE PAST YEAR AND HOW GOOD THE TEAM IS, THE GOT A GOOD DEFENSE, A GOOD OFFENSIVE LINE, BUT THEY WERE TRYING TO GET RID

OF JALEN HURTS A YEAR AGO. YOU GIVE THEM A TRUE NUMBER ONE RECEIVER, AND HERE WE GO. >> I WANT TO KNOW, YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE NOT SMILING. >> WHAT YOU MEAN? NO, LISTEN, THIS IS THE HOLIDAY SEASON. I DON’T KNOW THAT THAT SMILE UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS. THERE’S BEEN THE WHOLE TIME TRYING TO GET PRESENTS FROM EVERYBODY. THAT’S WHAT I MEAN. THAT’S WHAT I MEAN. AT THE END OF THE DAY. YOU HAVE A NUMBER ONE MIDDLE LINEBACKER. BECAUSE IN HIS DEFENSE, OU’RE GOING TO END UP PLAYING, HE’S THE WEAK SIDE BACKER. AND I WANT DEFENSIVE

LINEMAN, BECAUSE THEY DON’T EAT WITHOUT DEFENSIVE LINEMAN SETTING THE TABLE. THAT IS CORRECT. MY WIFE BOUGHT ME THIS, I DON’T WANT TO WATCH THIS. >> THAT’S ON OUR CHRISTMAS LIST, THERE’S LOSE THEIR EIGHTH STRAIGHT, BILLS WIN THEIR SIXTH STRAIGHT. THEY ARE A REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM. THEY GOT A LOT OF TALENT. ALL THE MISTAKES THEY MADE TODAY, THERE BONEHEADED PLAYS, 35-13. WE ARE NOT THERE. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU DO DIFFERENTLY. >> THEY HAVE TWO MORE GAMES. AND THEY WILL GO OVER TO SELF EVALUATE THEMSELVES AND GET THEMSELVES PREPARED, THEY DON’T WANT TO COME

UP SHORT AGAIN LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR. AND WHAT WE WATCHED TODAY, YOU LOOK AT JOSH ALLEN, WHAT DID THE BUFFALO BILLS DO? THEY TREATED THE FIRST ROUND PICK FROM MINNESOTA. MINNESOTA, THEY HAVE THAT PIC. IT WAS TWO GRADE A RECEIVERS. YOU NEED ONE THERE, AND IF WE CAN GET ONE FOR JUSTIN IT WOULD HELP HIM A LOT. GREAT. AND YOU MAKE IT VETERAN GUYS. A VETERAN PLAYER FROM TENNESSEE, WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE GETTING IN THE SAME THING. SO THAT’S THE POINT I WAS MAKING WITH THE OFFENSIVE LINE. THIS TIES THE FRANCHISE RECORD FOR LONGEST

MOVING STREAK IN BEARS HISTORY, AND THE LAST TIME THAT THEY LOST A GAME, 2002, THEY ENDED UP SNAPPING THE STREAK AGAINST THE DETROIT LIONS. WHICH IS THE TEAM THEY HAVE, NEXT SUNDAY. >> I LOST 10 GAMES IN COLLEGE. IN FOUR YEARS. DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. NO IDEA. HOW DO WE WIN? WE FOUND WAYS TO LOSE. THAT’S WHAT BAD TEAMS DO, THEY FIND WAYS TO LOSE FOOTBALL GAMES AND WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE, WE HAD GUYS LIKE MICHAEL HAYNES AND OTHER GUYS IN THAT DRAFT CLASS, AND THEY WERE REALLY GOOD PLAYERS. THEY HELPED US GET OUT

OF THE FUNK. MICHAEL HAYNES, THEY’VE GOT THOSE GUYS. LET ME ASK YOU THAT QUESTION, YOU PLAYED TWO OF THE SUPPOSEDLY TOP TEAMS, THE TOP TEAMS THEY HAVE THE NFC AND THE NFL. WHO WOULD YOU RATHER PAY PLAY? BUFFALO TODAY, OR PHILADELPHIA? >> WHO WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY SO YOU FEEL YOU COULD BEAT THEM? COULD YOU GET THE BEST TEAM IS? >> I THINK THE BEST TEAM IS BUFFALO. >> USING BUFFALO IS BETTER? >> I BUFFALO HITTING ON ALL CYLINDERS, THEY ARE MORE DANGEROUS. >> I DON’T. I DO NOT. FIRST OF ALL, PHILLY IS BOTTOM THIRD

AGAINST THE RUN, IF YOU CAN’T STOP THE RUN YOU CANNOT WIN. BUFFALO IS A TOP-FIVE DEFENSE. >> IF YOU TURN THE BALL OVER, WHICH JALEN HURTS DOESN’T DO, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WIN. NOT AGAINST GOOD TEAMS. >> EAGLES ARE NUMBER ONE. AND THEY’VE GOT MORE THAN ANYBODY. IF YOU PLAY SOUND FOOTBALL, IT CAN END UP BEING A LOCATION GAME WHERE YOU HAVE TO PUNT, FIELD POSITION GAME. YOU STOP AND YOU PLAY DEFENSIVELY, THEY’RE GOING TO PUNT ALL DAY LONG, AND YOU WIN IS OFF THE FIELD GOALS. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? WE

WOULD BE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE NOT PUTTING TAKEAWAYS OF THE TOP OF THE LIST. YOU’RE MORE LIKELY TO WIN THAT FOOTBALL GAME. DID I SEE TURNOVERS? >> YES. YOU ARE NOT UTTING THE IMPORTANCE ON. IF YOU GIVE AWAY THE FOOTBALL, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WIN. THIS STATEMENT IS, THEY DON’T TURN THE BALL OVER. BUT IF YOU DON’T TURN THE BALL OVER, AND YOU PLAY SOUND DEFENSE, YOU’RE GOING TO FORCE PONCE. >> I’M COMPARING IT TO BUFFALO AND WHAT BUFFALO IS DOING, BUFFALO IS GIVING AWAY THE FOOTBALL, THAT’S NOT WHAT HE DOES.

BUT BUFFALO HAS THE TOP-FIVE DEFENSE. I’M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DO. I’M SUPPORTING. >> THAT’S A BACKEND SUPPORT RIGHT THERE. >> TAKE A LOOK AT THE UPCOMING SCHEDULE, HERE’S WHAT’S LEFT. THIS IS A SPECIAL NEXT WEEK, I WON’T BE HERE. GOING TO THE MOTOR CITY, BABY. >> PUT A BAG OVER YOUR HEAD. NO WAY. WOW. >> AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT. YOU COME BACK