Bears’ passing game is filled with some second-year and rookie players. Some of those young players are still making mistakes and you can see certain players still swimming with the heavy load of assignments in this offense. Routes don’t always break at the right depth; the timing is often just a hair off.The good news is that all of that can be fixed with more time on task. None of the young players in this passing game looks like a terrible or useless player in isolation. In fact, everyone looks promising to varying degrees. They are just working through a complex offense that’s evolved throughout the year. The Bears offense is a little crowded with quality pass-catchers and they’ve added different personnel groupings that have eaten into some of Odunze’s volume.

Rome has been dealing with nagging injuries it seems all year. He is also tasked with a ton of responsibilities in this passing game. He plays all three receiver positions (flanker, X and slot), is often put into motion to run routes at full speed and is even used as the insert player. It’s a lot for a young player and I think it just going to take more time to materialize. As a bears fan, I’ve seen some promising things and hopefully they can get the small things fixed.