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Chicago Bears Should Not Delay The Inevitable

By Jordan Campbell

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Nov 27, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman on the sidelines during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

While the Chicago Bears were on their bye week, there was hope that Marc Trestman could turn the season around and save his job. Though, after a 34-17 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thursday moved the Bears record to 5-7 on the season with four games remaining, it now appears that Trestman will be fired. 

After the Chicago Bears loss to the New England Patriots, Bears’ head coach Marc Trestman took the blame for the team’s effort. That was case two weeks later when Trestman took the blame for the Bears’ blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. Trestman echoed a similar sentiment on Thursday by taking the blame for the Bears’ loss to the Lions.

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    • “We didn’t do enough and it start with me,” Trestman said. “I’m looking inside and am accepting accountability for this loss, obviously.”

    There is nothing wrong with a head coach taking the blame for a loss, in fact, such a behavior is expected out of a head coach that is supposed to be a leader of the team.

    But the issue to take with Trestman is what he said after he took the blame for the Bears’ performance on Sunday.

    “You get behind the chains against a defense like this, it’s difficult,” Trestman said. “We just couldn’t get it done today and didn’t have enough ammunition to stop them or continue drives.”

    Not having enough ammunition? That seems to be Trestman taking a swipe at Bears’ general manager Phil Emery and the construction of the team’s roster.

    The Bears have the ammunition. The Bears have two pro-bowl wide receivers in Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery and a pro-bowl running back in Matt Forte on offense. The issue is not the ammunition, it is who is firing the gun. Trestman is the man pulling the trigger.

    As such, how many times will Trestman be able to fail in his game preparation before the Bears’ front office realize that a change is needed?

    The Bears being blown out and Trestman taking blame for such events has become a pattern. That is a problem. At the end of the season, the Bears’ front office will look for someone to pin this disappointing season on. With Trestman taking the blame for the losses, the head coach becomes the likely candidate for the front office to pin the blame on and that will lead to Trestman’s firing after only his second season with the Bears.

    But, why wait until the end of the season?

    The Bears should begin the process of finding their next head coach now. The first thing that should be done this weekend is the firing of Marc Trestman. Trestman’s firing would allow the opportunity for a new voice to be heard by the Bears during the remaining four regular season games. Offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer, linebackers coach Reggie Herring, or defensive line coach Paul Pasqualoni would be at the top of the list of interim head coaching candidates for the Bears.

    Trestman is already a lame duck, there is no need for the Bears to continue to delay the inevitable. Fire Trestman now and see how the team responds with a new voice in the locker room.

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