The Bears’ ability to flip the field in a hurry and score in 90 seconds or less has vanished. So is the problem Seth Russell’s injury? Have the receivers not developed as quickly as you’d hoped? Do you miss Johnny Jefferson that much? Or Corey Coleman? Were you counting on more from Shock Linwood? Did the loss of four offensive line starters from 2015 hurt more than expected?

Those would all be fair responses. But it also seems that you, the coaches, didn’t do the offense any favors with some of your head-scratching play calls and personnel decisions. Also, I’m of the belief that penalties — no doubt Baylor leads the Milky Way in ineligible receiver downfield flags — are a direct reflection on the coaching staff. So take that for what it’s worth.

Question 4 — To Phil Bennett and the Baylor defensive coaches … what happened to this defense?

The only thing flatter than the tortillas Tech fans tossed from the upper deck was the play of Baylor’s secondary. Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes torched Baylor’s defensive backs for 586 yards and six touchdowns. The coverage on some of those plays wasn’t just bad, it was nonexistent. The Red Raiders had three one-play touchdown “drives.” On all three of those, the receiver could have scored even if the teams were playing two-below instead of tackle.