<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-news-dj-moore-clarifies-controversial-vacation-comment');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bears’ DJ Moore clarifies controversial ‘vacation’ comment');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bears-news-DJ-Moore-clarifies-controversial-vacation-comment.jpg"></figure><h1>Bears’ DJ Moore clarifies controversial ‘vacation’ comment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T07:11:02-08:00">December 23rd, 7:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T07:11:02-08:00">December 23rd, 7:11am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A rocky and underwhelming Chicago Bears season has had its moments of drama, now with Bears wide receiver DJ Moore. After saying he was thinking about ‘vacation,’ it sparked outrage from the fanbase and people across the NFL. Luckily, Moore <a href="https://x.com/670TheScore/status/1871196615412990004" rel="noopener">clarified his comments</a> about what he was meant to say.</p><p>“It was definitely taken the wrong way,” Moore said via 670 The Score on X. “He definitely asked about the offseason and the next head coach or coaches that will be coming in. I wasn’t trying to say I was on vacation already.”</p><p>They’ve had plenty of reasons to think about vacation this season. A 4-10 record with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/meet-caleb-williams-the-bears-no-1-pick-in-2024-nfl-draft">Bears No. 1 pick, Caleb Williams</a>, wasn’t on the agenda. Also, the addition of wide receivers, No. 10 pick Rome Odunze, and Keenan Allen had people believing this was a playoff team. Even with Williams being a rookie, the pieces seemed to be in place. With a top-tier defense, they believed the offense was ready.</p><p>Moore’s <a href="https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/chicago-bears/dj-moore-caleb-williams-keenan-allen/" rel="noopener">initial comments were interesting</a>, to say the least.</p><p>“What I’m thinking about? Vacation,” Moore said in a video that can be watched in full here. “Let [the coaches] do all the work and then, you know, just come back and ready to go.</p><h2><b>DJ Moore’s vacation comments are a microcosm of the Bears season</b></h2><p>Despite the comments, Moore himself has been the bright spot offensively for Chicago. He has caught 76 passes on 112 targets for 758 receiving yards and five touchdowns across 14 games this season. Even with the down season, he leads the team in receiving yards.</p><p>Last season, Moore developed exceptional chemistry with quarterback Justin Fields. As a result, the former Carolina Panthers receiver had a career season. He hauled in 96 grabs for 1,364 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. Also, it was Moore’s first season with the team.</p><p>Fast forward to the 2024 season, and it’s been the opposite effect. However, a rookie quarterback doesn’t make matters easier. In addition to that, the NFC North is stacked with playoff teams. The Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers are all set to make it in one fashion or another.</p><p>After all, the Lions whooped the Bears 34-17 on Sunday. While Chicago is out of playoff contention, they have plenty of rebuilding to do. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-fire-matt-eberflus-following-lions-disaster">Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus</a> and offensive Shane Waldron halfway through the season. Furthermore, they have a decision to make with their head coach. They can keep their interim, Thomas Brown, or find a new guy.</p><p>Either way, this season was a wash from their standards and the fanbases’.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bears’ DJ Moore clarifies controversial ‘vacation’ comment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-news-dj-moore-admits-moment-season-off-rails');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bears’ DJ Moore admits moment Chicago’s season went off the rails');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DJ-Moore-admits-moment-Chicagos-season-went-off-the-rails.jpg"></figure><h1>Bears’ DJ Moore admits moment Chicago’s season went off the rails</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T10:41:24-08:00">December 17th, 10:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T15:07:39-08:00">December 17th, 3:07pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>D.J. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-dj-moore-honest-take-lack-effort-execution">Moore called out his Chicago Bears teammates</a>, and fans are yelling for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-fans-ryan-poles-fired-latest-embarrassing-loss">the firing of general manager Ryan Poles</a>. But Moore admitted the moment when the Bears’ season <a href="https://x.com/670TheScore/status/1869064076145594778" rel="noopener">scattered off the rails</a>, according to a post on X by 670 The Score.</p><p>“It comes down to us having that early bye week and then going to Washington and losing like we did. It was just a trickle-down effect.”</p><p>Moore referred to the Bears’ 18-15 loss to the Commanders in Week 8. Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels scrambled around for nearly 13 seconds before heaving a Hail Mary for a 52-yard touchdown and an improbable 18-15 Commanders victory.</p><h2><b>Bears WR D.J. Moore said loss to Commanders hurt</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chicago-Bears-WR-D.J.-Moore-1.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Of course the Bears had plenty of chances to get their season back on track. And they couldn’t come up with the finishes or the key plays. But Moore said the team never got out from under the weight of the Washington loss.</p><p>“We went out there and battled, (but) crazy things would happen,” Moore said. “Like a blocked kick. Things lined up back to back to back. And it was like, this is really going the wrong way. But if we didn’t lose that game (to Washington), we would still be rolling. And it could have been a different outcome.”</p><p>Moore is a central part of the Bears’ offense. Interim head coach Thomas Brown has tried to find ways to get the ball in Moore’s hands. Brown said it’s a <a href="https://www.chicagobears.com/news/5-things-we-learned-from-bears-play-caller-thomas-brown-caleb-williams-offense#:~:text=Moore%20is%20known%20for%20his,the%20game%2C%22%20Brown%20said." rel="noopener">simple thing to do</a>, according to chicagobears.com.</p><p>“It’s easy to get him involved in the game,” Brown said. “I think regardless of what people kind of play coverage-wise or try to play against him to take away possible throws, if you hand it to him, give him a bubble behind the line of scrimmage, you’ve got to tackle him in space, and that guy’s pretty dynamic when you get the ball in his hand. So whether it’s screens, quick-game throws, vertical down-the-field throws, any way to get that guy in space, I’m all about.”</p><p>Brown added that Moore makes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbQF1KRDgO4" rel="noopener">things happen consistently</a>, according to the Chicago Bears YouTube page.</p><p>“DJ is obviously really good right after catch. That’s one thing he does well,” Eberflus said last Monday. “He’s like a running back with the ball in his hands. You saw that on those screen passes, and I showed those in the team room. The effort that other guys put it to those plays, it was really, really good in terms of the execution, but the effort was even better.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bears’ DJ Moore admits moment Chicago’s season went off the rails

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-news-dj-moore-honest-take-lack-effort-execution');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bears’ DJ Moore drops brutally honest take on Chicago’s lack of ‘effort, execution’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DJ-Moore-drops-brutally-honest-take-on-Chicagos-lack-of-effort-execution.jpg"></figure><h1>Bears’ DJ Moore drops brutally honest take on Chicago’s lack of ‘effort, execution’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T09:24:58-08:00">December 17th, 9:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T09:24:58-08:00">December 17th, 9:24am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-player-sounds-off-on-boneheaded-gaffe-that-cost-chicago-a-td">Bears can’t get out of their own way</a>, and J<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-jason-kelce-challenge-caleb-williams-vikings">ason Kelce’s roast of the franchise</a> adds to the embarrassment. But perhaps worst of all, D.J. Moore dropped a brutally honest take on the Bears’ lack of effort and execution after the setback against the Vikings.</p><p>The Bears suffered a humbling 30-12 loss to their division rivals on Monday night. The setback moved the Bears’ unsightly losing streak to eight games after a 4-2 start. With the recent ordeal fresh, Moore said the team <a href="https://x.com/CourtneyRCronin/status/1868900712480227664" rel="noopener">isn’t playing hard</a>, according to a post on X by Courtney Cronin.</p><p>“D.J. Moore on whether he can tell the difference between a lack of effort or execution by the Bears right now. ‘No. You can’t. We don’t know where it’s coming from but if you don’t got no effort, you don’t got no execution.’ ”</p><h2><b>Bears WR D.J. Moore showing frustration</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chicago-Bears-WR-D.J.-Moore.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After a 1,364-yard season in 2023 with eight touchdowns, Moore sits at 758 yards and five scores this season. Suffice to say it has been a tough year.</p><p>But Moore isn’t the only Bears player <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43017572/caleb-williams-sums-rookie-year-frustrating-encouraging-8th-straight-bears-loss" rel="noopener">feeling the frustration</a>. Cole Kmet is there, too, according to espn.com.</p><p>“I think what I’ve learned through it all is you’ve got to be on your own s—,” Kmet said. “Trying to get other guys to do certain things or other people to do certain things, it takes away from your own preparation. So you’ve got to take care of your own s—. And just do your job. If other guys aren’t doing their job or other people aren’t doing their job, that’s on them.”</p><p>Maybe that could apply to Moore. Or perhaps Caleb Williams, who has been a bit up and down in his rookie season. Williams said he’s trying to stay positive.</p><p>“It’s been frustrating and encouraging,” Williams said. “I would say the frustrating part is obviously we’re on a — how many games now, eight? — yeah, eight-game losing streak. Like I’ve said before, it’s new to me. I haven’t experienced anything like this. That’s the frustrating part. The encouraging part is how much we fight as a team.”</p><p>Moore said there’s too much at stake for the team <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWQq5S-LM3M" rel="noopener">to be this bad</a>, according to CHGO Sports post on YouTube.</p><p>“We get paid a lot of money to do this job, and we are not getting it done,” Moore said.</p><p>But Moore didn’t throw Bears teammate Doug Kramer under the bus for failing to report and costing the team a touchdown against the Vikings.</p><p>“It’s a boneheaded mistake, but at the end of the day, you gotta do the job that you supposed to,” Moore said. “If you don’t, erase the touchdown.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bears’ DJ Moore drops brutally honest take on Chicago’s lack of ‘effort, execution’

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-fire-matt-eberflus-following-lions-disaster">Bears have had a disastrous 2024 season</a>. Chicago is 4-9 heading into Week 15 and has lost seven games in a row. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-best-bears-head-coach-replacements-after-matt-eberflus-firing">Bears have fired head coach Matt Eberflus</a> and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron but still look directionless. To make matters worse, the Bears got smacked around by the 49ers on Sunday.</p><p>Bears wide receiver DJ Moore was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5980054/2024/12/08/bears-culture-new-coach-49ers/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">surprised how badly his team got embarrassed</a> in Sunday’s 38-13 loss.</p><p>“Definitely surprised. Practice looked good,” Moore said per The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain. “Our Friday was good. We all had the feeling that everything was good and we come out here and ain’t put up nothing, really.”</p><p>Just how badly were the Bears defeated? At one point during the game, San Francisco was <a href="https://x.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1865887431209177475" rel="noopener">outgaining Chicago in total yards 310-2</a>. That tells the entire story right there.</p><p>Bears players will admit that they did not execute like they should have. But it feels like the problem is even bigger than that in Chicago.</p><p>“We didn’t execute. I mean, bottom line,” safety Kevin Byard said. “Didn’t make enough plays. I didn’t play well, I didn’t think anybody played well. I don’t think anybody can say they played well enough for us to win today. Just got to be better.”</p><p>Even if the cause of their dysfunction is unknow, Bears players understand that they need to turn things around ASAP.</p><p>“I don’t know what’s not clicking, but we need to get it going,” Moore concluded.</p><h2><b>Montez Sweat gives sobering response to Bears’ seven-game losing streak</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Montez-Sweat.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Bears defensive end <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-montez-sweat-sobering-response-7-game-losing-streak">Montez Sweat described the situation well</a> when talking with reporters on Sunday.</p><p>“Nobody’s gonna come save us,” Sweat said. “We’re grown a** men. We just gotta go back into the week and get back to work.”</p><p>Sweat gave another genuine response when asked what he thinks Chicago can do to turn the rest of the season around.</p><p>“I don’t know, man,” Sweat continued. “If we had the answers, it’d be a different outcome. Been trying to figure that out during the week and get back at it.”</p><p>The 2024 season has turned into a year that the Bears will want to forget. Thankfully, Sweat is maintaining a positive outlook for the future.</p><p>“Definitely been a tough year,” Sweat concluded. “But, life has its ups and downs. Just gotta ride the wave. I got confident that we’ll get this thing right, eventually. Just gotta be positive.”</p><p>Chicago’s veteran players, as well as the players on long-term contracts, need to do what they can to salvage the final weeks of the 2024 season. Otherwise, these issues could persist into the next regime.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/chicago-bears/schedule/upcoming">Bears is a Week 15 matchup against the Vikings</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

DJ Moore at loss for words after ‘surprise’ embarrassment vs. 49ers

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bears have not had the 2024 season that they hoped for in the offseason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-14-steelers-win-shootout-lions-avoid-upset">Chicago is 4-8 heading into Week 14</a> after a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-matt-eberflus-most-blame-thanksgiving-debacle-vs-lions">disastrous Thanksgiving loss against the Lions</a> that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-breaking-point-led-matt-eberflus-demise-head-coach">led to Matt Eberflus being fired</a>. The Bears need to rally during the final weeks of the regular season to carry some positive momentum into the offseason.</p><p>Thankfully, Chicago got a pair of injury updates ahead of their Week 14 game against San Francisco.</p><p>Bears WR DJ Moore <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1865630401890337089" rel="noopener">is expected to play</a> against the 49ers, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Moore is officially listed as questionable with a quad injury. Schefter also confirmed that Bears RB D’Andre Swift will play against the 49ers as well. Swift is also listed as questionable with a quad injury.</p><p>This is great news for a Bears team that desperately needs a win, if only for morale purposes. Moore and Swift are important pieces of Chicago’s offense, so having them on the field is a big lift.</p><p>The 49ers have not been the fearsome team of recent memory, but they are still a tough out for any NFL team. It is big for the Bears to have Moore and Swift available.</p><p>Moore is having a down year after a career season in 2023. He has hauled in 62 receptions for 663 yards and five touchdowns through 12 games. However, he’s started to look like his old self during the month of November.</p><p>Swift is the lead back in Chicago and is on pace to repeat his statistics from 2023 with Philadelphia. He has 179 carries for 704 rushing yards with five touchdowns this season. Swift has also contributed 313 yards as a receiver.</p><h2><b>Keenan Allen drops optimistic take on Bears’ outlook under interim HC</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Keenan-Allen.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Bears fans can be forgiven for thinking that there’s nothing left to cheer for in 2024. However, veteran WR Keenan Allen disagrees.</p><p>Allen <a href="https://x.com/BearsMarquee/status/1864801927214829736" rel="noopener">dropped an optimistic take</a> when asked if the Bears will look better under <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-thomas-brown-initial-goal-replacing-matt-eberflus">interim head coach Thomas Brown</a>.</p><p>“Definitely got to wait and see,” Allen told reporters on Thursday per Marquee Bears. “But, yeah, I do.”</p><p>Brown initially took over as Chicago’s interim offensive coordinator after the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-exact-reasons-fired-shane-waldron">fired Shane Waldron earlier this season</a>. He did a good enough job with the offense that Chicago’s leadership decided to make him the interim head coach.</p><p>Thomas Brown clearly has the support of the locker room, as evidenced by Allen’s statement.</p><p>Brown has a chance to compete for Chicago’s full-time head coaching job this offseason, especially if the team performs well down the stretch.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
141.7	1410	14.6	18

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
141.7	1410	14.6	18

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