Bears tight end Martellus Bennett believes the problem on his team is not about talent. It’s about effort.
‘‘There are some positions on the team that need to step up with leadership and things like that around the club,” Bennett told the Chicago Sun-Times. “But overall, I just feel like we need passion to come from certain places. I don’t think the passion is always there all the time. But overall, it just hasn’t been there.’’
Asked to name which people in the locker room lack passion, Bennett wouldn’t say. But he would say it’s a problem that goes beyond just one or two guys.
‘‘Several people,’’ Bennett said. ‘‘I don’t really get into the name thing. They know who they are.’’
Whoever they are, the Bears will need to get rid of them this offseason. After the way the Bears have played down the stretch this year, it’s become clear that a house-cleaning is in order.
