Bears Decision-Maker Still on Chopping Block After Trade Deadline

The Chicago Bears are in a bit of a rough patch in their 2024 season. The Bears sit with a 4-4 record but have lost two games in a row. The team came out flat in last week's loss to the Arizona Cardinals and some of that blame has to be placed on the head coach Matt Eberflus and the rest of the coaching staff.

Instead of rallying behind each other, there appear to be some cracks in the foundation of the locker room. DJ Moore didn't give a resounding answer of support for Eberflus during an interview this week.

The trade deadline was on Nov. 5, and the Bears decided to send Khalil Herbert to the Cincinnati Bengals.

While the trade deadline is officially over, Eberflus is still someone who should be looking over his shoulder. This is now his third season as the lead man in Chicago, and he owns a 14-28 record. This offseason, the Bears brought multiple different players in to turn things around.

The list included Caleb Williams, Keenan Allen, D'Andre Swift, and Kevin Byard, to name a few. Even with all those additions, Chicago still doesn't look like they are a playoff-caliber team. They are way too inconsistent and it shows on game day.

Chicago brought in Shane Waldron to be the offensive coordinator this offseason and he has been a disappointment. They are 28th in the NFL in total offense (294.6), 29th in pass offense (182.1), 23rd in rushing offense (112.5), and 19th in points per game (21.5).

Eberflus had to write off this addition, and that was the wrong decision. It's not like Waldron had a list of ringing endorsements when he took the job.

The defense is Eberflus' specialty, and while they've been stout at times this season, ranking fifth in scoring defense (18.5), they looked uninterested in the loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Chicago gave up 213 yards on the ground with 6.3 yards a carry. Stopping the run is all about physicality, effort, and taking the correct pursuit angles. The Bears didn't do any of these and even looked to have given up at points.

To make matters worse, Eberflus gave a baffling answer as to why he left Williams in the game in the 4th quarter when it was out of reach, which led to the young signal caller suffering an unnecessary ankle injury.

Chicago has nine games left on the schedule and needs to turn things around immediately. If not, Eberflus will be out of a job, and the Bears will have a new guy in charge.

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