Bears players meet with offensive coordinator over frustration

The Chicago Bears aren’t waiting for their problems to get worse.

According to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, tight end Marcedes Lewis, 40, teammate and starter Cole Kmet, along with rookie starting quarterback Caleb Williams, met with Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron to discuss the Bears’ offensive struggles. the team at the start of the season. .

“We are not a Pop Warner team. You have to coach us. Train me even though I’m in 19th grade. Train Caleb even if he’s a rookie,” Lewis said during the meeting, according to Glazer.

Points have been difficult to score for the Bears to start the season.

The team was 1-2 heading into Sunday’s home game against the Rams and had only crossed the 20-point threshold once.

Bears punter Tory Taylor has already punted 15 times in three contests.

Williams had been limited offensively, completing 70 passes on 118 attempts, recording 630 passing yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions.

The Bears’ leading receiver, DJ Moore, had just 167 yards on 19 catches.

And the team hasn’t been extremely productive on the ground either, recording just 218 rushing yards on 72 carries.

Notably, starting running back D’Andre Swift totaled 68 rushing yards on 37 carries.

Chicago led Los Angeles 10-6 at halftime Sunday despite producing just 97 offensive yards.