After an embarrassing loss on national TV, nearly everyone—including analysts and fans—agreed the Bears should part ways with Matt Eberflus by Friday morning. However, Eberflus addressed the media at 9 a.m. via Zoom, stating that he had spoken with CEO Kevin Warren and GM Ryan Poles after the game. According to Eberflus, their discussion focused on game operations, not his job security. Matt Eberflus emphasized that his focus is on preparing for the upcoming game against San Francisco. He expressed confidence, stating, “I’ll be working on San Francisco and getting ready for that game.” He expects to remain the Bears head coach.
Eberflus also confirmed he has another meeting with Warren and Poles scheduled for later in the day. Despite the speculation, all indications suggest the Bears plan to keep Eberflus for the remainder of the season—unless Poles and Warren can convince George McCaskey that a coaching change is the only viable path forward. Here’s why that scenario is unlikely to happen.
It's time to have a conversation about Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren.
Even if George McCaskey was against it, you convince him firing Matt Eberflus is the only viable option.
For the sake of the locker room, the fans, and just simply being a normal NFL franchise. Embarrassing.
— Dave (@dave_bfr) November 29, 2024
Chicago Bears ownership are stuck in their ways.
The Bears’ decision-making reflects a losing mentality. Allowing Matt Eberflus to hold his usual press conference schedule, despite the team’s struggles, is embarrassing. However, under the leadership of George McCaskey, the Bears have never fired a head coach midseason. It simply hasn’t happened.
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While Eberflus did mention an upcoming meeting with GM Ryan Poles Friday afternoon, which could theoretically seal his fate, let’s be realistic: a midseason firing remains highly unlikely. Poles may understand that it’s time to move on, but his hands appear tied—unless he’s just another hire aligned with the Bears’ conservative/outdated approach.
If history is any indicator, the Bears won’t make a change midseason, no matter how bad things get. Hopefully, this time will be different, but that’s hard to count on.
This article did not age well lol
U. Oxford and U. Cambridge are over 800+ years old. London is over 2000+ years old. That makes the US a youngster and the Bears a mere toddler.
In the words of John Kay/Steppenwolf: “It’s never too late to start all over again” …to ease the bitterness and pain.
The Bears are One Step Beyond in The Twighlight Zone well into the Star Trek era while Lost in Space.
Why is this Fucking franchise stuck in the Dark Ages? The fucking McCaskey’s! That why!!!! God, I hate this team and their ownership, but for some reason, I can’t leave them!
The irony, of course, is that, if the owners ultimately only care about their bottom line, this franchise could be way more valuable for the owners if they ran it correctly. The Chicago Bears should be like the Manchester United or Real Madrid of the NFL. If they had hired Jim Harbaugh, and they were 8-4 right now with the next hotshot QB, the Bears would be THE story of the 2024 NFL season. The Bears would be getting flexed to all the prime time games and the storyline would be that Chicago’s old son returned to Chicago to lead… Read more »