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More noticeable than the absence of the rookie tight end and the dynamic return man in the offense during the 1-3 start was the omission of the play-action pass.
First-round draft pick Greg Olsen finally was fully immersed in the offense, and for the first time Devin Hester stayed on the field even for a short time, running the long-sought reverse. While they are building blocks necessary for an offense trying to get off the ground, it was the play fakes executed -- and even the ones not -- by Brian Griese that made the difference in the Bears' 27-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night at Lambeau Field.
With man coverage across the board, the situation was perfect for Ron Turner's offense to get back to what made it successful during the bright moments last season. When Rex Grossman started hot en route to being named the NFC's offensive player of the month last September, he did it with the play-action game. That's what accounted for his first five touchdown passes.
So in Green Bay, the Bears pounded the ball to Cedric Benson, and then Griese faked to him. Those play fakes accounted for every big offensive play except the 19-yard touchdown pass to Olsen.

Play-action packed