It isn’t a secret the Chicago Bears are contemplating what to do with Matt Eberflus once the season is over. It’s only his second year on the job. Most head coaches get three before making a decision on whether to keep them any further. However, he is in special circumstances. For one, new team president Kevin Warren had no say in his hiring and may wish to bring in somebody he’s more familiar with. He also had the longest losing streak in franchise history and has overseen three double-digit 4th quarter collapses since the end of September.
Still, the team has won three of their last five, with both losses being two of those painful collapses. The defense is playing much better since Eberflus took over play calling duties. One can make a case the team is trending in the right direction. If he can get one or two more wins in the final three weeks, that might be enough to justify a return. For his part, Eberflus is uncertain of his future. Warren and GM Ryan Poles haven’t made any decisions and don’t plan to until the season is over.
One thing is clear, though. According to a source, Eberflus is planning a shakeup of his coaching staff if he survives.
Matt Eberflus recognizes the problem.
The source indicated that a large swath of the offensive staff will be gone, headlined by offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko. The only name mentioned who is unlikely to go anywhere is offensive line coach Chris Morgan. This isn’t a surprise, given how well young guys like Braxton Jones and Darnell Wright have played. Special teams coordinator Richard Hightower would also be retained. This is a clear signal that Eberflus aims to upgrade the offensive staff to further elevate Justin Fields or, more likely, prepare to develop a young high draft pick.
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Matt Eberflus has danced around the Getsy topic for the past week, insisting he remains firmly behind the offensive coordinator. However, whenever pressed on his plans for next season, the head coach sidesteps any definitive answers. To anybody with common sense, this is a glaring red flag. If Eberflus were indeed firmly behind Getsy, he would have no issue declaring there would be no changes. None of this may matter if he gets fired, but expect staff changes if the Bears choose to stay the course.
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@paulkucia66 You’re right about your assessment of coaches and player acquisition. Ironically, the “player development” aspect of coaching has been a weakness of Bears General Managers for years. I don’t think EVERY player is great, but every player can be better than the day he came to camp, and certainly, good enough to have SOME functionality. Bears are tapping head coaches and coordinators because they “get along” with either players or coaches, or both. Getting along is part of the job, but not the part that scores points, or shuts out the other side. If a GM is committed to… Read more »
Everyone knows how I feel about Luke Getsy. Nothing personal, and I want to see everyone succeed, but the purpose of his job, is for the offense to score points, stay on the field long enough to burn clock and support the defense. If that happens, the probability of winning is higher than not doing it. However, Getsy has also had two years to figure ways to doing so. He temporarily fixed the scoring problem last year with designed runs for Justin Fields, so we know that he can make adjustments, but Fields got hurt and held out of games… Read more »
In a weird twist of fate the Panthers did the Bears one more favor. They fired Eberflus’ trusted friend Frank Reich. He and Matt had good success together in Indy. I see Flus’ turning to his friend and getting Frank as his OC..
If Poles wants to keep Eberflus, both should go. The Bears need to hire an offensive mind at HC in order to develop a QB properly. It’s time to join the modern era.