DJ Moore believes a Balanced Bears passing attack is entirely possible

Bears receiver DJ Moore is among the latest to reveal personal goals.

Moore didn’t even want to draw attention to himself at a Cubs game outing with teammates over the weekend when all the cameras were following Caleb Williams. So he sat in the back, out of sight.

However, he was willing to drop some goals for this season while appearing on FanDuel TV Up and Adams with Kay Adams.

“I only made the playoffs, 10 wins; Having 1,000 yards could be second,” Moore said.

If it seems like a low bar for a receiver who had 1,364 yards on 96 receptions last year, it probably is. However, when you add Rome Odunze, Keenan Allen and Gerald Everett as potential receivers, and add a defender who has made a habit of contributing as a receiver like D’Andre Swift did, it becomes harder to put up bigger numbers.

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“We all eat,” Moore said. “I feel like it’s going to be a race to 1,000 between the receivers in the room. It should be great.”

It wouldn’t be an unfamiliar situation for Moore, even if it were different in Chicago.

As a rookie in Carolina, he had to split time scoring with Curtis Samuel and Devin Funchess as well as tight ends Greg Olsen and Ian Thomas. Christian McCaffrey also scored 124 goals.

Then it came to sharing catches with Samuel and the receiver formerly known as Robbie Anderson and now known as Robbie Chosen. Anderson had 136 targets and Moore 118 in their first year together, and they still found a way to target Samuel 97 times.

Eventually, Moore’s calm and calm style prevailed, but then came the move to the Bears and he took over a receiver corps that desperately needed a No. 1.

Moore told Adams that it could quickly develop into a three-pronged receiver attack based on what he saw from Rome Odunze when they worked out outside Halas Hall in the pre-draft alongside Allen and Caleb Williams.

“He had this smoothness about him when we were practicing,” Moore said. “I saw it a little bit. That’s why I can’t wait for him to be here and show more.”

There are a few other aspects that are critical to distributing the ball to these three receivers. One of those is offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, and Moore said he’s seen enough of the new Bears OC with the Seahawks to believe he’ll try to find balance.

“Because I saw how he distributed the ball in Seattle and how he does that here is going to be great,” Moore said.

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Last year, with DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and rookie Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the Seattle wide receiver corps, the ball went to Lockett 122 times, Metcalf 119 times and Smith-Njigba 93 times. They even had enough balance to spread it among three tight ends, one Swell. None of them had more than 43 targets or fewer than 22.

“There’s going to be more excitement,” Moore told Adams. “You know, you have people on the court that you can’t just double-team together or someone else will be open and make it a game unto themselves.”

With the influx of receivers, Moore expects more man-to-man coverage and fewer double teams or other zone tactics. It reminds Moore of Thursday night’s game, when he was in single coverage most of the evening against Washington and had eight catches, 230 yards and three touchdowns.

“Any one of us could go and play a game like that if we were put head-to-head,” he said.

The other aspect of this balance is new quarterback Williams.

Moore witnessed some of Williams’ throws in a predraft workout attended by Allen and Odunze. One thing particularly stood out to Moore.

“His anticipation,” Moore told Adams. “I think I said that recently. We trained, he had the ball right on the money before you even turned around.”

The inexperienced passer and receiver will have to prove himself, he said.

“Yes, you have to earn it through the dog days, but we all know they can play,” Moore said. “We’ll just have to see if they’re tired and stuff.”

When it is there, the chances of achieving numerous personal and team goals are possible.

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