The Chicago Bears are almost guaranteed to have a new head coach after the season ends in January. Matt Eberflus passed the point of no return in the minds of many weeks ago. He keeps losing close games, almost ruined his young quarterback with another bad coordinator choice, and even his mighty defense is regressing a little more each week. He has no excuses left. The only remaining question is whether he survives to the end of the year or if the Bears break tradition and fire him before.
Questions have shifted to who replaces him once the search begins again. Plenty of intriguing names will be available. Experts have shared their opinions on that subject. So have sports bettors. Recent odds were revealed via Six Point Sports and The 33rd Team. One thing is clear from both. It is currently a tight race between two prominent NFL assistants for the job.
This trend seems pretty clear for the Chicago Bears.
Las Vegas believes they are focused on finding a young, proven offensive specialist they can pair with Caleb Williams for the future. Ben Johnson is 38 years old and runs the #1 scoring offense in the NFL. He’s produced a top-10 unit each of the past three seasons with the Detroit Lions. They are firmly situated as Super Bowl contenders, thanks to his efforts. Joe Brady is the 35-year-old offensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills. They have the #3 scoring offense, with quarterback Josh Allen looking like a heavy favorite to win MVP.
Perhaps the most interesting part of both lists is that Thomas Brown, the Chicago Bears’ recently promoted offensive coordinator, is ranked third. This reinforces the belief that a serious groundswell exists for the team to promote from within. Either way, the evidence speaks for itself. The Bears will be focused on quarterback specialists.
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They aren’t going to fire Poles. They aren’t going to hire Aaron Glenn or Brian Flores and keep Brown at OC. The reason they won’t fire Poles is he pulled off that trade with Carolina. Yeah, some of his other picks and FA acquisitions were questionable at best, but he isn’t going anywhere. He will have his second crack at a coach, especially because he found the future of the franchise at QB in the last draft. The reason they aren’t hiring Glenn or Flores and keeping Brown is if they see Brown as HC material, so do other teams.… Read more »
All three of the top speculated picks are proving to be excellent play-calling offensive minds, but in analyzing a head coach, the question is whether they have the ability or organize an organization, direct everyone in a single direction and recognize what is going on in the organization. Awareness and self-awareness are key. The ability to detect and rectify problems before opponents and fans notice them are important. People like Bill Belichick and Nick Saben were awful PR interviews but even when they won by 30 points they were looking for issues that wouldn’t allow their teams fall back on.… Read more »
The linchpin of all these aggressive plans is a top-quality NFL QB.
And Caleb Sequan Williams, “LLC” gives the Chicago Bears franchise precisely that.
No need to settle for anything, but the best available NFL talent.
They all will be eager to apply.
As long as we stabilize our IOL, I really don’t care, as long as that person improves team execution. The team that makes the least mistakes usually wins. We have a QB that can make plays in the 4th quarter, and he is not INT prone. The moment is not too big for him. We always have to prioritize giving him time to throw, he will find the open receiver.
Saleh is a 3-4 guy. I like him, but I like the 4-3 better. I don’t want to turn the roster upside down.
Well they aren’t going to fire Poles and then give the GM job to his right hand man. He probably wouldn’t take it anyway if they fire the guy that brought him in. There one in the same. They make decisions together. Cunningham is as much to blame as Poles for the roster mistakes. Quit acting like they dont thoroughly discuss every move. Some people must not have watched hard knocks. Most decisions were made as a staff. Imput from coaches and scouts before deciding who to keep and who to cut. Why would they bother having all those scouts… Read more »