Flus fired

[Bearly]

Flus's unaccountability made his continued presence untenable. It reeks enough that he'll never get another sniff at HC.

 

[Neckbeard]

Flus's unaccountability made his continued presence untenable. It reeks enough that he'll never get another sniff at HC.

He may not even get a coordinator job. LB coach again.

 

[Les Grossman]

And these idiots hired Waldron with this plan??? WTF

“Players’ frustrations with Waldron had been bubbling since the summer. The new offensive coordinator changed the Bears’ run game, scrapping two years of progress under offensive line coach Chris Morgan. His decision to install a pure progression passing system — a challenging scheme even for veteran QBs — further complicated things for Williams. Players voiced concerns to their head coach at various times but rarely felt heard.”

 

[Enasic]

He may not even get a coordinator job. LB coach again.

Nah he’ll 100% get another DC job sooner than later.

 

[IBleedBearsBlood]

Anyone know when the next presser is?

 

[IBleedBearsBlood]

It was strategic, from what it says…

Bears chose not to raise suspicions by postponing Matt Eberflus press conference

As it turns out, the Bears' ill-advised decision to let coach Matt Eberflus conduct his day-after press conference before firing him wasn't spontaneous or accidental.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[ndgt10]

It was strategic, from what it says…

Bears chose not to raise suspicions by postponing Matt Eberflus press conference

As it turns out, the Bears' ill-advised decision to let coach Matt Eberflus conduct his day-after press conference before firing him wasn't spontaneous or accidental.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[Unannounced Fart]

They can't even fire a guy correctly

 

[MikeDitkaPolishSausage]

Some quotes from that Athletic article:

This postgame message required a different tone, a different vibe, and probably a different voice. Like a lot of Bears players, Johnson had had enough. Sick of finding new ways to give games away, they wanted accountability and answers.
“Jaylon went crazy,” one Bears player said. “He was very emotional and pissed but rightfully so. He’s been here longer than most.”
Said another player: “He was going off more so at (Eberflus).”

According to multiple players and staffers in the locker room, some players were asking why Eberflus didn’t call a timeout. Other players got going, too.
“Guys were furious,” a staff member said. “It was an accumulation of this season.”
“The locker room was ugly,” another staffer said. “There was a lot of yelling.”
Said the first player: “We felt as players it’s been too many instances where we fought our way back into games to lose because of bad time management and decision-making.”

Multiple sources added that the emotions were so high between the players and their head coach that Eberflus left the locker room immediately after his speech and the exchange with players. There was nothing left to say. It was a moment for this Bears team that would inevitably force chairman George McCaskey into something the franchise had never done before.

[The article then goes into the Hail Mary loss...] what didn’t sit well with some team leaders was Eberflus avoiding accountability for his own coaching errors. Players pointed to the play before the Hail Mary. Eberflus allowed Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels to complete a 13-yard pass on the penultimate play and then didn’t call a timeout before the Hail Mary to discuss his defense and calm emotions.
When he was asked about it by reporters, Eberflus downplayed the importance of Daniels’ 13-yard completion to receiver Terry McLaurin and even double-downed on his decision, which many believe was among the mistakes.

“That didn’t sit well in the locker room,” a player said.

“It didn’t go over right,” the second player said. “That week is when he lost the defensive guys.”
As the Bears’ losing streak expanded, there was a shift in tone and messaging from Eberflus when discussing the team’s latest problems. He seemed to go out of his way to take the blame for nearly everything. His subsequent attempts to take accountability felt insincere to the players.
By then, it was too little, too late. The damage was done in Washington and in the days that followed.
Eberflus never led his team through that loss.

“As a leader of men,” one of the Bears players said, “you’re supposed to take blame for everything that happens under your watch.”

@msadows Again this is why you needed to get rid of Flus

 

[MikeDitkaPolishSausage]

Flus's unaccountability made his continued presence untenable. It reeks enough that he'll never get another sniff at HC.

He is for sure a one and done HC.

 

[DrGonzo]

Nah he’ll 100% get another DC job sooner than later.

Agree 100%

 

[baselman1974]

Agree 100%

Really? He wasn’t that good of a DC at Indy. Average at Best.

 

[IBleedBearsBlood]

They can't even fire a guy correctly

I mean, it’s not that hard…

 

[DrGonzo]

Something tells me ownership isn't going to tie the GM's hands as much as they have the last few searches. Poles got his pick of qb and now he more or less gets his pick of hc. After next year there will really be no excuses.

 

[baselman1974]

Something tells me ownership isn't going to tie the GM's hands as much as they have the last few searches. Poles got his pick of qb and now he more or less gets his pick of hc. After next year there will really be no excuses.

Like Pace picking Nagy and Fields after Pace picked Fox and Trubisky. I think Fox wasn’t Pace choice. But he was trading draft picks like candy

 

[DrGonzo]

Really? He wasn’t that good of a DC at Indy. Average at Best.

I doubt that will stop some desperate team with personnel that more or less match his scheme, or a crony, or a hc that wants a guy who is no threat to him from giving him a shot but you never know. I mean Jim Schwartz got a dc position immediately after going 0-16 so the bar is pretty low.

 

[baselman1974]

I doubt that will stop some desperate team with personnel that more or less match his scheme, or a crony, or a hc that wants a guy who is no threat to him from giving him a shot but you never know. I mean Jim Schwartz got a dc position immediately after going 0-16 so the bar is pretty low.

That was Rod Marrinelli. But he was a respected DC that worked under Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy. Also that Lions team was bad. Rod didn’t lose games like Flush did. They were just bad.

 

[DrGonzo]

That was Rod Marrinelli. But he was a respected DC that worked under Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy. Also that Lions team was bad. Rod didn’t lose games like Flush did. They were just bad.

I stand corrected

 

[Enasic]

Really? He wasn’t that good of a DC at Indy. Average at Best.

He’s had a top 10 scoring defense 4/7 seasons between IND and CHI and it’s not like he had a ton of star power at either spot. He didn’t. I’d say that’s pretty good.

Absolutely terrible HC, but he’s very good DC.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Something tells me ownership isn't going to tie the GM's hands as much as they have the last few searches. Poles got his pick of qb and now he more or less gets his pick of hc. After next year there will really be no excuses.

Let's not count our before we