The Chicago Bears decided to stick with Matt Eberflus to start this season, and some analysts and fans thought it was a mistake.
The team’s defense looked better in the second half of the season, but with so many new pieces on offense, not to mention a rookie quarterback, it seemed like the timing was perfect to make a regime change.
That wasn’t the case, and judging by the results, the numbers, and the eye test, it may have been a mistake.
Some believe that Eberflus won’t make it past this season, and other rumors state that he can even be let go at some point in the campaign.
With that in mind, Adam Schefter of ESPN pointed out a somewhat worrisome trend about the Bears, their rookie signal-callers, and their head coaches.
Over the past decade, the Bears have gone on to fire their head coach in the same year they used a first-round pick on a quarterback. It happened in 2017, after they drafted Mitch Trubisky second overall and then fired John Fox after that season, again in 2021 after they drafted… pic.twitter.com/xJ0zGA6SPI
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 17, 2024
They’ve already fired their head coach in the same year they used a first-round pick on a quarterback three times in the past decade.
They did so when they fired John Fox after using their No. 2 pick to get Mitch Trubisky, and then again when they took Justin Fields at No. 11 and then fired Matt Nagy.
They’ve already parted ways with offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, so they’re clearly not satisfied with the situation.
Caleb Williams is too talented, and the Bears cannot afford to ruin him.
He has much to learn, but the team hasn’t done him any favors.
Hopefully, whoever they get, if they do get someone, will stay there for years and help him develop.
