The Chicago Bears play the Jacksonville Jaguars tonight in what is the team’s second Pre-Season game of the season.
The Jacksonville Jags started their preseason with a 16-10 win over Tampa Bay. This game didn't feature a whole lot of offense for the Jags, which will be a recurring theme for them all year. In the game vs Tampa Bay, Jacksonville put up just 264 yards, including just 173 through the air. Blake Bortles got most of the reps in the game and completed 7-11 pass for 117 yards, while Chad Henne played sparingly and completed 4 of 7 passes for 30 yards.
Despite the fact that Blake had a solid outing, Gus Bradley states that it will still be Henne that begins the season as the starter. This week it is expected that Henne will play the first half, while Bortles will play the 2nd half. The defense for the jags looked good, allowing just 259 yards in the game and it is their defense that will be called upon to carry them through most of this year.
Marc Trestman's first year in Chicago was mediocre at best as he went just 8-8 on the year. This year's team looks a whole lot better and anything less than a playoff berth would be very disappointing for the fans of Chicago. In their first Pre-Season last Friday, the Bears defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 34-28. In that game, all four of the Bears’ quarterbacks–Jay Cutler, Jordan Palmer, Jimmy Clausen, and David Fales–excelled in their playing time against the Eagles. The Bears’ first-team defense also shined with consistent pressure on Eagles’ quarterback Nick Foles that forced two interceptions.
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In tonight’s game against the Jaguars, Clausen will be the second quarterback to enter the game for the Bears behind Cutler. Clausen is competing with Palmer to be Cutler’s backup this season.
Jared Allen, who was inactive last Friday for the game against the Eagles, is expected to play tonight for the Bears.
Meanwhile, the Jaguars’ enter tonight’s game after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first week of the Pre-Season. In that game, quarterback Blake Bortles, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, was impressive. Bortles was 7-11 passing for a total of 117 passing yards. Bortles has looked the most impressive of any rookie quarterback this Pre-Season but the Jaguars do not appear to be inclined to insert Bortles as their starting quarterback at the start of the season.
