Better Decisions from Hanie Should Bring a Win against the Chiefs
Caleb Hanie walked into a tough situation last week when the Bears played the Oakland Raiders. He had to fill Jay Cutler’s shoes, which would be no easy task for anybody. He walked into Soldier Field having never started an NFL game and it showed.
During the first quarter Hanie was clearly anxious and too pumped up. He threw several bad passes which led to easy interceptions. As the game went on he calmed down (his first half QB rating was 44 while his second half was 97) and threw fewer lollipops but still made a few bad choices. Specifically, the shuffle pass to Forte, which led to a 5 yard loss and Forte getting hit pretty hard, should have been thrown away. But even with all those bad decisions and first start jitters from Hanie, the Bears only lost by 5 points. And Hanie threw for over 250 yards and ran for 50 yards of his own. That’s a decent first start if you ask me.
Looking forward to this weekend against the Chiefs Hanie will have another chance to show us what he’s capable of. If he makes better reads of his receivers, keeps his eyes on defenders, and throws fewer interceptions the Bears should have no problem winning. I realize that’s a big task for a QB starting his second game in the NFL, but this is Chicago, the city of big shoulders, and we expect nothing less!
In all seriousness, I think Hanie will have better ball control this weekend. He’s had another week to prepare with the receivers, take tips from Cutler, and build an understanding with the offensive line. I realize two weeks isn’t much, but it’s twice as much as he had last week.
How do you think Hanie will perform against the Chiefs?
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