The Chicago Bears great, good, and bad performances against the Chiefs

Teven Jenkins looked mediocre at best.

Jenkins possibly being traded or cut has been one of the big stories of training camp. Last year’s second-round pick has gone from possible franchise left tackle to getting reps with the second and third string.

That will happen when you have a change in management and miss the first couple of practices with an injury.

Jenkins still had a chance to shine and push for a starter’s job. Against the Chiefs’ second-team defense, he did not look good at all.

Jenkins got off to a slow start. He got beat in pass protection three times.

Now to be fair, as the game went on, Jenkins looked stronger. He did have some mauling blocks although it came against the third string. Also, he is still working his way back into game shape after missing some training camp.

For someone who is still viewed as being one of the Chicago Bears’ more talented offensive linemen, he should have played better against the second-string defense. At least Jenkins believes he is starting to feel healthy and reinvigorated.

The way one of his fellow linemen played, Jenkins could still push for a starter’s job if he blocks against better talent the way he did against the lesser talented players.

Michael Schofield was bad at right guard.

Heading into training camp there was a lot of uneasiness when it came to who would start at right guard. The Chicago Bears let James Daniels walk in free agency and Dakota Dozier suffered a season-ending knee injury. Thankfully, Schofield was signed just before training camp.

The veteran did not look good in his first snaps for the Bears. He played like a lineman who missed OTA’s because he was at home waiting for a team to sign him.

He got beat for a sack and was just getting abused. To be fair, he was lined up against a really good defensive tackle and was not given any help.

Still, it was not a good look for someone who was supposed to come in and solidify that position.

The first-string defense had a rough day against Mahomes, especially Matt Adams.

Mahomes picked apart the first-team defense. He exploited Matt Adams who was starting in place of Smith.

Travis Kelce was able to get a step on Adams for a 19-yard gain. Adams right now is slated to be the starting strong-side linebacker in the base defense. He will not be on the field much since the Bears will be playing nickel most of the time. The way Adams struggled in coverage, that is a good thing.

The Bears were able to get pressure on Mahomes on a third-and-eight but he calmly flushed out of the pocket and hit Marques Valdez-Scantling for a 10-yard to keep the drive going.

Mahomes was 6-7 for 60 yards in his one series. The defense looked like it was running in mud–or the awful turf which we will get to shortly–against Mahomes.

Had this been a regular season game, who knows how many touchdowns Mahomes would have had. The defense eventually did show off what it could do once Mahomes came off the field. Still, that first drive was tough to watch.

The Soldier Field turf was awful.

The grass at Soldier Field was so bad the NFLPA president complained about it.

One of the main reasons the Chicago Bears need to get a new stadium built in Arlington Heights is so they can control the grass. The turf the Chicago Park District continues to roll out at Soldier Field is an embarrassment. The Bears were lucky no one was seriously injured.