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After nan Chicago Bears suffered a humiliating Hail Mary defeat to nan Washington Commanders connected Sunday, caput coach Matt Eberflus did NOT return nan precocious road.
Even erstwhile it was clear that his young, ascending squad gutted retired a triumph pinch grit and sandpaper only for Eberflus’ questionable late-game coaching decisions to propulsion it each away, nan third-year coach instead blamed Bears players for their “execution.” A time later, Eberflus doubled down for illustration a existent shot doofus while efficaciously watching respective Bears leaders for illustration tight extremity Cole Kmet knock a complacent culture or, successful Jaylon Johnson’s case, garbage to blasted anyone.
On Wednesday, arsenic nan Bears began their preparations for nan Arizona Cardinals, Eberflus yet did it. He yet admitted that he royally screwed up and threw distant a triumph his squad fought truthful difficult for.
Hmm, nan timing is simply a small curious, don’t you think?
Bears caput coach Matt Eberflus connected reviewing nan Washington loss: "The crippled didn't decorativeness nan measurement we wanted it to, and it starts pinch me."
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) October 30, 2024
In lawsuit you really deliberation that Eberflus has turned a area aft acknowledging he fto his players down for nan 4th clip complete nan past 2 seasons wherever they had a 90-plus percent triumph expectancy successful nan last moments, I’m present to move a bucket of acold h2o connected immoderate specified suggestion.
First and foremost, if Eberflus had been sincere astir having his players’ backs, he would’ve taken work for his glaring absence of activity correct distant aft nan Commanders’ loss. There would’ve been nary hesitation. He would’ve fallen connected his sword, and while there’d still beryllium criticism, he’d astatine slightest person nan respect of taking accountability for illustration a highly paid master adult.
Instead, Eberflus undoubtedly saw Kmet, Johnson, scapegoat Tyrique Stevenson, and D.J. Moore each openly mobility late-game decisions by nan Bears coaching unit and decided he needed to do cowardly harm control. For that reason, he does not get in installments for admitting nan evident days later arsenic nan Bears go a nationalist punchline again.
The different cardinal constituent present is that Eberflus’ late-game blunders were truthful glaring that they turned nan power up connected his coaching seat. Eberflus is conscionable 3-17 connected nan roadworthy during his Bears coaching career. He has ne'er won a roadworthy crippled connected a Sunday. Chicago, pinch a talented roster led by Caleb Williams, is successful win-now mode. And thing short of a Bears playoff berth and a decent showing successful nan said postseason will almost surely mean that Eberflus loses his occupation this winter.
How do I cognize this?
MMQB’s Albert Breer was connected Chicago’s ESPN power connection nan MORNING AFTER the Bears’ devastating loss, floating nan anticipation of Detroit Lions violative coordinator Ben Johnson possibly coaching nan Bears soon. Should Johnson take to time off Detroit, he will easy beryllium nan astir sought-after caput coaching campaigner successful this upcoming hiring cycle.
While this is conscionable speculation, it’s nary coincidence that personification fed this accusation to Breer (Bears wide head Ryan Poles, perhaps?) correct aft Eberflus pushed each nan incorrect buttons successful beforehand of nan full football-watching country:
Albert Breer says Lions OC Ben Johnson had his oculus connected nan Bears past offseason.
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— BOOG (@BoogCB) October 29, 2024
So, you show me.
Did Eberflus’ bosom turn 3 sizes connected Wednesday? Or did he recognize he’s gotta do immoderate brazen, bare minimum troubleshooting to support his Bears’ vessel from wholly sinking earlier they inevitably spell 8-9 and he loses his job?
For my money, this Eberflus mea culpa is excessively little, excessively late. And he apt knows it, too.
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