DJ Moore. The quitting WR

[fieryprophet]

This play was never designed to go to either DJ or Odunze. The primary read is Burden who is stymied early, with the outlet being Kmet if Caleb doesn't like the option for Burden. Given the situation it's pretty obvious the simple play is to take the free yards with Kmet, or if you want to be aggressive just wait a beat longer for Burden to uncover on his double move. If Moore was ever going to be a viable target in this play then Caleb should have started out reading Odunze to hold the safety in the middle and then coming to Moore, but because he started the snap staring down the right and then came back to the middle late it made it where the safety's leverage remained to the outside of Moore, so he would never have imagined that pass actually being thrown to him in that situation. Realistically DJ's best option in that context is to just occupy the safety to leave a hole open for Caleb to get it to Burden, which is probably why he throttles down vs carrying the safety across.

[csx]

3 hours ago, fieryprophet said:

This play was never designed to go to either DJ or Odunze. The primary read is Burden who is stymied early, with the outlet being Kmet if Caleb doesn't like the option for Burden. Given the situation it's pretty obvious the simple play is to take the free yards with Kmet, or if you want to be aggressive just wait a beat longer for Burden to uncover on his double move. If Moore was ever going to be a viable target in this play then Caleb should have started out reading Odunze to hold the safety in the middle and then coming to Moore, but because he started the snap staring down the right and then came back to the middle late it made it where the safety's leverage remained to the outside of Moore, so he would never have imagined that pass actually being thrown to him in that situation. Realistically DJ's best option in that context is to just occupy the safety to leave a hole open for Caleb to get it to Burden, which is probably why he throttles down vs carrying the safety across.

Plays aren't designed to go to only one receiver. Qbs go through progressions for a reason. Primary or not the other routes are viable options.

[csx]

Williams covered for Moore by saying they were on the wrong page about Moores specific route. Williams could have easily covered for him by saying he messed up.

Suggesting only 1 route was ever intended to be a viable target is absurd.

[KillaCamNewton]

This board would have a meltdown if our defense ever held the Rams to 17 points and Bryce couldnt get us a win and threw 3 picks

[csx]

12 minutes ago, KillaCamNewton said:

This board would have a meltdown if our defense ever held the Rams to 17 points and Bryce couldnt get us a win and threw 3 picks

This board has a meltdown over literally everything. It means nothing.

[LinvilleGorge]

If you want to say DJ ran a lazy route, fine. But that throw was garbage. There was a window just outside the hash marks but that ball was thrown damn near to the sideline. I don't know what route DJ was supposed to run but if you're Ben Johnson you also have to know your QB in this situation. Williams is a gunslinger at heart and any points on this drive wins you the game. You gotta protect him from himself and be methodical. Draw up a deep shot and he's probably gonna uncork that thing whether it's there or not. There's also the reality that DJ might have been concussed. He took a hard hit on the sidelines earlier and spent several minutes in the tent and just never looked the same in that game after that.

I put some blame all the way around on this one. DJ didn't run the greatest route and seemed to not be expecting the ball. Williams through a bad ball and tool an unwise risk at that point in the game. And Johnson set himself up to get show in his own foot by his gunslinger.

[WestPanthers]

10 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

DJ's a good player but he's never been the go to guy in crunch time.  The Bryce trade will forever be an L but I'm happy with T-Mac and Coker.

 

[TD alt]

Moore is getting destroyed in the media. He made an error, and what Caleb Williams said makes sense. I hate it for Moore, but this will be part of his story forever.

“I had DJ going up over top of all of it. Just miscommunication between him and I,” Williams told reporters after the game. “Tried to flatten him off under the safety and he kept it vertical from what I saw in the moment.”

https://atozsports.com/nfl/chicago-bears-news/dj-moore-miscommunication-against-rams-could-have-lasting-implications-bears-future-trade/

 

Even more here

https://bearswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bears/2026/01/19/bears-dj-moore-interception-reaction/88249659007/

Edited 11 minutes ago by TD alt

[broncoitis]

Bear fans copium and scapegoating. every fan base does it. 

[Hogan]

10 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Yeah the one who's most memorable moment was when he took off his helmet and undid his winning catch.  The very same.

Yes. Knucklehead. Great talent. But it takes more than great talent.