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VIDEO: Eddy Piñeiro Shanking Field Goal in Warm-ups is a Bad Sign for Bears Fans

By Steven Kubitza

The Chicago Bears have had plenty of kicker problems the past two years.
The Chicago Bears have had plenty of kicker problems the past two years. /

The Chicago Bears cannot afford any more kicker problems if they are to reach the postseason this year. That is why Eddy Piñeiro badly missing a kick in warm-ups is such a concern.

Remember, this is before the game even starts and that kick was nowhere close. He missed it so wide he could have injured someone in the stands.

Piñeiro has already missed a game-winning field goal this season. He only earned the job after outlasting others in several bizarre kicker competitions under Matt Nagy.

Nagy, to put it nicely, doesn't trust kickers too much.

The Bears had a promising 2018 season end on a missed kick. One win has already been thrown away due to another miss in 2019. Any more tonight could have the Bears deciding to go for it on fourth down whenever possible.

Such a bad night would also have the Bears searching for yet another new kicker. Yet, the problems run much deeper on this team.