Dumb Decisions: The DUMBEST Kickoff of Week 3 | Bears @ Colts (2024)

This whole sequence gave me a headache

During week 3 of the 2024 NFL season, the Chicago Bears were trailing by five points with 2:01 left against the Indianapolis Colts with just one timeout. They decide to kick it off deep for some reason and give the Colts a chance to return it... only for them not to and not take advantage of the clock? Yeah, I got nothing

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[northstarpokeshipper]

I watched this play live after the Strouds-Vikings game, and the moment they kicked it off, I KNEW you would make a video on it.

[anthonymendez]

“Both teams screwed up.” perfectly describes how this game unraveled in general.

[glennrugar]

The bears can add all the talent they want, there's two things they forgot. Coaching, and the fact they are still da bears

[hanschristopherson]

Some of these coaches have just abysmal situational awareness holy sh*t

[vividestfour]

Shane tried to call a time out. Due to injuries Franklin was on the field during that kickoff. Franklin didn't know where to go as seen in videos of him running before the play. He was probably ensuring that Franklin knew what to do do there wasn't a flag on the play. Plus the returner is a rookie he makes mistakes so who knows what happened.

[reidcraig]

I had a feeling this game was going to be on here today. I thought initially you were going to cover the Bears timeout management in the 2nd half

[scottybbadd]

Matt Eberflus coached his worst game, then he said hold my beer.

[banjoplayingbison]

As a Bears fan I guess it’s time to boost my Prozac dosage again for the rest of the season

[paulwatson]

Now I'm even more glad that I fell asleep after halftime, because I don't think my heart 💔 could have handled watching this live.

[kyledabearsfan]

*nods in zombified acceptance" yeah... Used to it

[Koops]

OMG another video where 2 Head Coaches are featured on Dumb Decisions man it's a good thing I have Coors Light Beers in my Fridge because I feel like I'm going to Drink another Coors Light Beer bottle from my fridge I'm only going to drink one I have no intentions on getting drunk today thank you very much

[MustacheDLuffy]

Let me provide a deep dive on the strategy to what you want to do

1. The bears want to attempt an onside kick. 1 first down loses the game so there’s no risk in it failing. Even if they kick a field goal, you’re still down by 8, which is still a 1 score game.

2. You want to make sure the colts KR doesn’t return the ball. Cairo Santos I will admit doesn’t have the leg to consistently kick it out of the back of the endzone but he can kick it out of bounds (whether in or out of the endzone). Ball at 40 isn’t a huge disadvantage here but that’s why the onside kick is the better option.

2B: it might be better to squib kick it since the ball is dead where it lands which will make sure the ball can’t be returned either if the kicker doesn’t have the leg to kick it.

3. Colts KR takes the knee for some reason

[marcus]

I'm thinking that the reporters didn't give the kickoff situation much thought due to the Colts' offense getting the game-clinching first down. You have to keep in mind that something like that kickoff situation isn't gonna be obvious to the vast majority of people, including most beat writers, as it is to us. Many reporters aren't where we are.

[billtate]

I agree this was a dumb dumb play....but I thought the more egregious play you'd highlight was the one leading to WHY the Bears had only one timeout left....the absolutely maddening lack of decision making skills to not know whether to "go for two" after the TD....and having to waste a timeout because of the coaching confusion....only to call a grossly inadequate play AFTER the timeout. As a Bears fan...I was sick and tired of Luke Getsy....but Shane Waldren (coupled with Flues)....has me rethinking if it's just a Bears curse at this point to have incompetent coaching.

[emeraldaly]

3:12 wait what, no more surprise onside kicks? That's a bummer if true.

[Cramhead]

17:20 couldn’t agree more! This game was a freaking biohazard. Viewer discretion is advised…

[natevart]

I knew the bears would be on here after watching the game😂

[Dsac]

Wait, the Falcons 4 and inches fail to lose the game isn't this week's Dumb Decision? How did someone out stupid that?

[ericgeyer]

Not that it was any smarter, but the Colts were so sure the Bears were going to onside kick that they sent the hands team out first. Then when they saw the Bears we're going to do a regular kick off because it was not announced that they were going to do the outside they had to quickly rush the regular return team out. This might be where they forgot to tell their receiver to not kneel when he caught it.

[stephenroberts]

This is the first dumb decisions thats on both teams i may have missed some videos that this happened but this is the first I've seen 😂