It’s officially 2017. The last game of the regular season is at hand for the Chicago Bears. Fans will be watching for a variety of reasons. Some will want to see if Jordan Howard breaks the rookie rushing record. He’s 61 yards away. Others might be rooting hard for the Vikings to win, thus assuring the Bears the third overall pick in the draft. Then there are those who wish to see how John Fox is able to finish the year.
It hasn’t been at all what people expected. Fox was known as a maestro of team turnarounds dating back to his days in Carolina and Denver. Each time in the second seasons he took them to the playoffs. Belief was he would do the same in Chicago. Then as the losses began to pile up, the speculation shifted to his job security.
If the Bears lose in Minnesota, they will finish 3-13. That will mark the worst record they’ve ever had in a 16-game season. Fox hasn’t exactly endeared himself to the fans the past two seasons, and especially the Chicago media. Would the team brass be willing to keep him despite this or are they compelled to make a change? Seems an answer is finally at hand.
