Bears assistant coach takes blame for major mistake against 49ers
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields threw one interception in his team's win against the San Francisco 49ers. It was almost two interceptions. 49ers defensive back Tashaun Gipson, who joined the 49ers this offseason after spending the last two seasons with the Bears, nearly picked off Fields during the game. That near-interception, however, wasn't on Fields. […]
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields threw one interception in his team's win against the San Francisco 49ers.
It was almost two interceptions. 49ers defensive back Tashaun Gipson, who joined the 49ers this offseason after spending the last two seasons with the Bears, nearly picked off Fields during the game.
That near-interception, however, wasn't on Fields. And it wasn't on wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown, either.
Chicago offensive coordinator Luke Getsy met with reporters on Thursday and he revealed that the near interception was actually his fault.
Getsy called a play that St. Brown hadn't practiced. The play call was meant for Dante Pettis, who wasn't in the game at the time.
These things happen from time to time. There's a lot going on in the 30 to 40 seconds between plays.
The good thing here is that Getsy took responsibility for the mistake, which takes the blame off Fields and St. Brown.
It's going to take everyone in Chicago some time to build chemistry with play calls, substitutions, etc.
What really matters is that the staff and the players respect each other enough not to point fingers. That's the sign of a great culture.
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