Bears still a work in progress.

No one claims to be presented again from the dress rehearsal. Marc Trestman, but the new offense in the Bears' third exhibition is worth seeing again.

Concerned about the slow start that plagued the unit through training camp and the exhibition of the first two were released when the Bears put together five drives for scoring 27 points in the first half of Friday night's 34-26 victory over the Raiders at O.co Coliseum.

It was the most points the Bears scored in the first half of an exhibition game at the start to get the time to play the most important since they put 31 on 49ers in 2007 the problem was the offense fizzled to. Beginning this season, and quarterback Rex Grossman was benched in favor of Kyle quickly Orton.

Bears say they cracked open the playbook a little Trestman enough to attack the opponent's defensive game plan for Jay Cutler completed 12 of 21 passes for 142 yards in the first half and was targeted seven. revealing elements of the game through play action. His numbers would have been more impressive if it did not have as many as six drops.

Trestman said then the knife will not play Thursday night. Brown's regiment, and it is a fair bet that many key starters will be placed.

So the fault is ready for a new day in the season opener on Sept. 8, right?

"We have two weeks to get ready for them," tight end Martellus Bennett said. "We are not ready for them yet.

"We still do not have all of our work and you do not want to show too much of the season, so we are in our basic package. That is to play basic ".

Bengals beat infantry are not as easy as putting the Raiders. Raiders quarterback at a full-blown crisis, and it seems that they will be in operation in early for the draft first overall in 2014, they are undermanned on both sides of the ball.

But the Bears still have to perform, and they do it - especially the offensive line, a pocket knife, a clean majority. Mix in some work to Matt Forte, who had 76 yards on six carries knives move the ball through the air with Alshon Jeffrey, who made seven catches 77 yards, Forte has run for 149 yards on 15 attempts. This season, thanks to a 32-yard swing pass from Bennett aggressive downfield blocking and Jeffrey.

Before being pulled at halftime, they rolled up 252 yards and 14 first downs on single sum, which again would have been higher if it was not for a slew of drops by Brandon Marshall, Ben. Bennett and Fendi Onobun.

"We have to come out and play like every game," Forte said, "Just because we have a couple of plays and a large pair of great running us (not) to get out of control, as we have come. to the offense. We still have a lot of work to do. "

Bears return to Halas Hall on Monday and began to treat the two practices before the game as they will play Brown.

Please remember that in the spring, said it took three years to complete the master program, he and his teammates did not skip any steps in the process will have a rough season. But it seems that the action has the ability to progress significantly from a year ago. The type of improvement that is just an idea in the Lovie Smith era.

"We did some things that we wanted to do," left tackle Jermon Bushrod said, "We opened up the playbook a little., This is encouraging. But you're only as good as the next time you step on the field. "

Bears still a work in progress.