Philadelphia Eagles roundup: Khalil Mack calls out Jason Kelce

Bears all-pro linebacker Khalil Mack calls out Jason Kelce following Chicago’s recent loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Following a Week 9 loss by the Chicago Bears at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles, NFL All-Pro Khalil Mack called out fellow All-Pro, center Jason Kelce. By now, if you’ve watched enough football, you know how these things go.

Guys tug a jersey here and there to get a competitive advantage. Ankles and wrists are turned in the pile when guys are trying to recover a fumble, and occasionally things are done along the offensive line to try and influence the other side to jump so the defense can cause a false start or the offense can get a cheap five yards.

In a story by Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times, Mack was reported as saying that there were a few unscrupulous things that Kelce was doing to try and get the Bears defense to jump offsides. Here’s a quote.

"You see the (expletive) Kelce was kind of doing with the ball, just moving it a little bit, but even then, you can’t really make no excuses. That’s not the type of group we have. We’ve still gotta get there, regardless of what it is and what that was. All those offside penalties, it hurt us."

Sure, if the center is moving the ball without snapping it, the correct call is a false start. The Bears pointed out what they saw as a few unnoticed infractions to the officials who were calling the game. In the end, it doesn’t appear that they saw the need to throw the flag on the Eagles center, and this hasn’t been something that we’ve heard a lot about concerning Kelce, so although we all love Khalil Mack, you can take what he’s saying form your own opinions.

To the subject on the officials’ desire not to throw the flag, Mack said this.

"Yeah, you point it out, but who cares? Who cares, man? You’ve gotta make plays and win ballgames. That’s what it’s all about… You can’t put the game in the refs’ hands, man. We understand that. Looking forward to the next one. Use that and get ready for the next one."

Most would agree. With that being said, the Eagles pulled this one out, and the Bears played a great game in the second half but struggled on offense. Philly moves to 5-4 on the season, and they keep their playoff hopes alive.

The Bears fall to 3-5, good enough to put them in the basement in the NFC North, and the narrative is again, Mitchell Trubisky is failing as an NFL quarterback. Perhaps, that’s what the Bears should spend their time worrying about. Let’s all move on.