Bears offense improves, still a work in progress

That timing was disrupted by frequent Texans blitzes.

“A lot of times when it’s a five-man [rush], which we got some last week, it’s more about just games, twists and pick games going on inside there,” said coach Matt Eberflus. “We’ve got to work on passing those off. That’s what they did last week.”

When they returned to the practice field Wednesday, the Bears focused on correcting the pass protection mistakes they made against the Texans.

“It’s not scheme,” Eberflus said. “It’s not this or that. It all comes down to basics and fundamentals and we’ve got to keep working on that as we go.”

Asked if he was contemplating any changes to the starting offensive line, Eberflus said: “We’re looking for continuity and consistency and communication and getting better. That’s what we’re focused on. I go back to my original comment: it’s fundamentals and basics. It’s important that we get that down as a group. So we’re going back to that. That’s what wins football games.”

Given the success that the Titans and Texans had blitzing Williams, the Bears are expecting future opponents to employ the same strategy.

“We’ve just got to be on it,” said receiver DJ Moore. “Know our calls, know our protection, know when we’re ‘hot’ just to help Caleb out. I know we’ve got to nip that in the [bud] because it’s a copycat league and other teams are going to try to bring the house at him.”

In practice, the Bears will also concentrate on improving a rushing attack that ranks 28th in the NFL. On Sunday, they’ll face a Colts defense that is last in the league against the run, having permitted 474 yards in losses to the Texans and Packers.

“I think one of the things we’ll be able to do really well soon is be able to run the ball,” Williams said. “I’m trying to figure out which runs exactly fit well with our personnel, the people we have. I think that’s a thing that’s going to emerge here really soon.”