I’ll be honest, I didn’t even know who Matt Eberflus was before the Bears hired him. I then saw the notification and didn’t really know what to think, but seeing that we hired a defensive minded guy for (at the time) a QB going into his second season had me confused.

I thought maybe it would work because anything was better than Nagy (at that point lol), but here we are today. I think a lot of fans didn’t like the hire at first and still don’t like it obviously.

Who did the Bears pass up on/who is someone they could’ve had if they didn’t hire Eberflus?

  • Dr1v37h38u5@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I remember it as a reaction to balance things after Nagy. We had penalty issues and the Club Dub culture, it gave the impression that there was a lack of accountability and discipline. To me it felt like they prioritized a disciplined approach, so they fell in love with the Eberflus CEO-style head coach.

    At the time, I thought it felt like a practical but not exciting hire. Similar to how we grabbed John Fox to rebuild the culture.

    I don’t think Eberflue is a bad coach, he’s just mediocre. His approach seems to be building the culture the Bears FO wants, but we’re plagued with execution issues at every level of the game. We’re not good enough to overcome the execution issues, especially when the mistakes are coming from the coordinators as well as the players.