Bears' latest blunder against the Lions on Thanksgiving should signal the end of Matt Eberflus' time in Chicago
The Chicago Bears' latest meltdown against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving should signal the end of head coach Matt Eberflus' tenure in Chicago.The Bears have now lost six straight games, and you can make the argument all six losses could have easily be avoided with a different head coach on the headset.The time mismanagement on […]
The Chicago Bears' latest meltdown against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving should signal the end of head coach Matt Eberflus' tenure in Chicago.
The Bears have now lost six straight games, and you can make the argument all six losses could have easily be avoided with a different head coach on the headset.
The time mismanagement on the final drive on Thursday should be the final straw for the team to make a decision that needed to be made weeks ago.
Down three in field goal range, the Bears refused to use the final timeout following a sack on quarterback Caleb Williams. While the seconds continued to tick off the clock, the offense rushed to get a play off and allowed time to fully expire on the play.
As a result, the Bears walked out of Ford Field with a timeout in the pocket and never even attempted the chance of tying the game with a field goal.
"Our hope was that we would re-rack that play at 18 seconds, throw it in bounds, get it into field goal range, and then call a timeout," Eberflus explained after the game. "That was our decision-making process."
The worst part was calling a timeout earlier in the drive when the offense clearly didn't need one, leading to your rookie quarterback showing frustrations toward the sideline. Plays later, with said quarterback on the ground trying to get back up, Eberflus stands idly and does nothing.
What just happened was an utter embarrassment on a national stage with everyone watching while gathered for Thanksgiving, and it might finally result what Bears' fans have been asking for for a long time.
Given the loss comes on a short week (the Bears' next game will be on December 8th), there's no better time for the team to make a second change to the coaching staff. It's obvious that Eberflus needs to go and the team can use the final five games of the season as a trial run for offensive coordinator Thomas Brown to show what he can do in the big chair.
It's an unfortunate situation but at this point, with how the season has gone in Chicago, it's the only decision that should be made. Any other game with Eberflus on the headset is a wasted game for the Bears, just as the first 12 have been in 2024.
The seat has never been hotter for Matt Eberflus and now the entire world knows it. We'll see if the front office, or ownership, finally decides to pull the plug.
