He left it at Ford Field for the teams playing in the Michigan high school state finals this weekend. At least those coaches know how to manage the clock.
@@shake6321He's not NFL royalty lol. Maybe if he was a winner.. he's not line Jerry Jones son or something. I don't mean that as a slight to Papa Bear, just that was 60 years ago.
Look, you guys all bitch about George McCaskey, but all the Owners are business people, and none are Football people. Look at the woman that inherited the Lions. They were terrible for a long time and now there top 2. Dan Campbell put alot of that in motion. There's at least 10 women Owners that know nothing about football and 90% of the men Owners are the same. George + Ted were cheap in the old days but George has payed out 4th in the league this yr 253 billion and 224.8 last yr. Warren is the one that pushed Flus out and Poles saw the light, and George heard so much complaining at the Game Thursday he agreed. George is the 1 that gets stuck paying Flus's contract of 3.5 M this yr and next year.
*Matt Eberflus got fired because he didn't take the blame for loosing the game, saying they did everything right was not what management wanted to hear after the whole nation watched that game on national TV on Thanksgiving, He Didn't Man Up!* -NFL-SCOUT
I am looking forward to Eric Washington calling plays for the first time in his career as a DC. I imagine the defense will be more aggressive with more blitz schemes.
Dear McCaskeys, Do you even remember your long history of failure and incompetence? Let me remind you. Virginia, you had to fire your own son Michael for botching a hire-how embarrassing is that? You hired Phil Emery, the same guy who humiliated Bruce Arians, forcing the Coach of the Year to act out a press conference during his interview, only to pass on him entirely. Then you drafted Trubisky-a quarterback with nine college games-over Patrick Mahomes. Oh, but it gets better. Back in the late ’70s, Bill Walsh wanted the Bears job. He practically handed it to you on a silver platter, and you said no, hiring Neil Armstrong instead. And now we’ve got Eberflus, the latest example of your ineptitude. Who’s responsible for this mess? Not the coaches. Not the GMs. It’s you-the McCaskeys. George, you call yourself a fan of football? Fine. Then be a fan, but for the love of God, stop pretending you know how to run a football team. Those aren’t my words-they’re yours. You admitted it. So do the only thing left to do: sell the team. Sell it to Robert Kennedy Jr., the Kardashians, or even Carrot Top for all I care. Just get the hell out of ownership. You’ve done nothing but screw over your fans for decades, and we’re done. We’re going to hurt you where it matters-financially. Stop buying jerseys. Stop buying merchandise. Stop showing up. It’s time for someone else to step in and build a Chicago team that can actually compete. Maybe even a whole new team to put you out of business. Sell the fucking team. Do it for the fans. Do it for the city. Or don’t-because we’re done with you either way. Sincerely, An Enraged Bears Fan
The Chicago Bears have NEVER fired a coach mid season in the 105 year history of the organization until today You KNOW you ass when the organization breaks tradition to get rid of you 🤣
I'm hearing the players were not told of Eberflus's firing. They learned of it through the media. They made Eberflus do his weekly presser then fired him 90 minutes later. How can a HC candidate of any esteem want this job?
Letting him do the presser was very poor by the franchise. But none of the players were in the building, and many did not hear through the media. The story about the players is overblown. But the rest of it was as poorly executed as the coaching for the past few weeks...or years.
@@TomM2430lmaoo that’s cute. Any coach is gonna take whatever money the Bears offer because they’re desperate for a Coach and have not much leverage. Besides everyone’s already seeing Caleb is the real deal so a Coach wouldn’t need to work so much trying to make the QB good cause he’s already it. Just needs to focus on the overall management of the team.
Agreed, this had to happen it is good for every player, every fan, and the city. I hope he now understands he us a DC and not a HC hopefully he understands that moving forward
Last 4: Trestman, Fox, Nagy, Eberflus. It ain't gettin' better with this firing, folks. The Bears are broken at the top, like the Sox. They can't and won't get it right. Fourth in the North.
Eberflus was basically hired before Poles was. Imagine you're Poles interviewing for the job and your bosses want you to meet with a guy. You're going to assume you're boss wants the guy.
Ryan Poles was hired on January 26, 2022. Ryan Poles hired Matt Eberflus two days later. Here was his quote..."Poles trusted his instincts when he hired Matt Eberflus less than 48 hours after being hired as GM. “The moment he walked into the room, I knew he was the guy” Poles said..... Dan Quinn was probably the better choice and it is in the past. Hopefully, Thomas Brown will do well these last 5 weeks and be retained as the head coach for 2025. I also hope DC Eric Washington does well calling defensive plays these last 5 games of the season.
@@YT-Holdings While I agree that Quinn would have been a better hire (he at least had head coaching experience), I don't think it's fair to act like Eberflus was Poles' hand-picked coach. He was given a short list of potential coaches when it was already midway through the hiring cycle and had to make his decision about 48 hours after giving his final interview for his first ever GM job. Let's not pretend that was a real, exhaustive coaching search. He didn't even get to be a part of the coach hiring process until the final round of interviews. Yes, he spoke highly of Eberflus after they hired him, as you would expect ANYONE to do, but I don't think we can say that Eberflus was Poles' hand-picked coach. Edit: Grammar
@@scottschoen8081 - I understand your points. Dan Quinn was the heart of the Cowboys. We now know this from what we are seeing this season, especially on the defensive side. He has made a significant impact on Jayden Daniels and the Commanders when nobody expected them to be in the hunt to win their division. Putting that aside, the Bears may not be looking for any new coaches. If Thomas Brown does a good job handling both the offense and being the head coach, I would be incredibly surprised if they didn't retain him. Why take the time to get the offense and Caleb Williams comfortable and acclimated with Thomas Brown to just let him go at the end of the season for an offensive minded HC? I don't see that happening. Additionally, Eric Washington gets his first opportunity to fully call plays as a DC. He worked under Ron Rivera for 9 seasons as a DL coach and DC. He also worked under Sean McDermott for a number of seasons. He worked with McDermott when he was in Carolina. Eric Washington could end up taking the defense to a completely different level that is more opportunistic and aggressive. I am very much looking forward to seeing how the Bears respond to these coaching changes.
This is key here because that’s why he said that the call to challenge came from up top meaning of stairs meaning up stairs so therefore what this means is that Matt Eberflus wasn’t even in control of the lot of the decision making so therefore just as I suspected this team has much deeper problems than simply the head coach he wasn’t even making a lot of the Porten endgame decisions no wonder there was time issues because he had to get told what to do first they had to decide upstairs then they had to relay it to Eberflus then he had to relay it to Caleb fields. @@chrisstevens4401
The looks on the Detroit players faces as the Bears lost was not what one could refer to as 'happiness'. They knew that had the Bears been adequately led by a real coach, they were cannon fodder and would very likely have suffered, not just a defeat, but a crushing blowout. And they know that Caleb was picking them apart as a rookie and will only improve from here on out. With coaching improvements, the Bears could be invincible.
“Cannon fodder” “crushing defeat “?? You do realize the Bears had 1 first down and 38 yards in the first half, right? And that first down came with less than a minute left in the half
@@tylerjerabek5204 - The Bears lost out on a clear fumble on Detroit's second possession. Jameson Williams absolutely caught that pass and got three steps down, not just two. Additionally, Swift absolutely was interfered with on a 4th down play that would have given Bears some life in the first half. Cole Kmet had two penalties that cost the offense. Some throws were a little off. I wouldn't look at the first half as being indicative as to what the Bears offense can accomplish. Without having to fight against the refs and poor time management, the Bears would probably have at least tied the game, yesterday.
@@Avidgolfer1 - The Bears gave the Lions a win, yesterday. They are not far better than the Bears. Not at all. The Bears held them to only 7 points in the 2nd half when the Lions average 37 points per game at home. You will further see that when the Lions come to Chicago to play a completely rejuvenated Bears on December 22nd. DC Eric Washington is going to implement a more aggressive defense. He worked under Ron Rivera for 9 seasons and Sean McDermott for 4 seasons. He may be a bigger influence on the Bears than Thomas Brown.
The Bears got their asses handed to them by the Patriots and only beat the Titans because they were gifted the win. The lions put up over 100 points in a two game stretch and have repeatedly beat winning teams. And you want to say the Bears are close???? Chicago is staring down yet another 4th place finish and top 10 draft pick. Meanwhile the Lions are setting NFL records for point differentials
Chicago is a Blue Collar Town, regardless of our beautiful Lakefront, Skyline, Museums, Symphony and the like. And as such, the Chicago Bears MUST search out and hire a Head Coach with that very same Blue Collar Mindset. We've got to rebuild the culture of this team from the ground up. The Fans in Chicago want a winner... not a competitor, A WINNER! It's been thirty-nine years since we could say that!!! We need the phrase "BEAR DOWN" to mean something again!!!
I have a serious problem with them moving to a dome. If you want to have a dome to host the Super Bowl or some Taylor Swift concerts during the winter then fine.. but the Bears should never be a dome team.
Matt Eberflus has traumatized our future in QB Caleb Williams, teammates, fans and perhaps now the healing can begin. But I must say this feels sorta like the Wizard of Oz when the wicked witch got ended. Traumatized but relieved.
Nah, Caleb realized the disorganization after the sack, changed the play but was a little early and or off on the bomb- Caleb is fine, and I’m a packers fan Flus should have been gone last week after another blocked FG when the Packers said they saw the weakness in the blocking and it wasn’t fixed for the Minnesota game
Not only did Eberflus and the Bears leave a TO on the field they also left a down on the field. Worst case scenario: even if the bomb to Odunze fails on 3rd down (which it did) at least you'd get one more shot at the endzone. They even failed that.
@@tylerjerabek5204 I agree with you. I was pointing out a worst case scenario where say they fail the 10 yard pass attempt (clock stops) but they are still out of FG range at 58 yards. What do you do? It's 4th down and 26 now. It would have to be a hail mary on 4th down but they never got to use that 4th down.
Yeah between the three of them there’s enough blame to go around but Caleb gets the least play because he has a rookie and as such he’s expected to lean on the coaches more for the decision making.
Plus Brown is upstairs in the booth. The head coach has full responsibility for calling timeouts; not assistants. Remember the Indy game when the assistants were saying go for one after the TD but Flus said go for 2, confusion set in and they had to burn a timeout.
What’s nice is now for the rest of the season we get an in game interview process for Thomas brown. Bears can find it if they have a trying Mike tomlin or what for the next 6 games. They don’t have to gamble on hiring him.
Justin was due to get paid. Even mid QBs are getting ridiculous contracts these days. You think the current back up in Pittsburgh is worth $150,000,000.00+? What do you think a contract like that does to the future of the franchise?
Start now sizing up the next batch of coaches, have it narrowed down to 3 H.C. then have the players do a secret ballot because they have to play for that coach! That's the American way!
What’s nice is now for the rest of the season we get an in game interview process for Thomas brown. Bears can find it if they have a trying Mike tomlin or what for the next 6 games. They don’t have to gamble on hiring him.
I like the way this turned out, not because we loss 6 games or more we should have won, but because Thomas Brown will have the rest of the year to prove himself to management either as a OC or OC/ HC or!! We will go into the New NFL year pursuing Ben Johnson or others as a HC/OC or go for a defensive HC, possibly Fangio or Vrabel to be the HC. Or just the DC which could possible be Washinton. ????? Yah!!!
He should of been fired last year. Bears dropped the ball not signing the best available coach last season to strat fresh with the 2, 1st rd picks, Fields, money, etc. Only the bears could turn gold to sh*t
I disagree when you said Flus wasn't the right coach at the time. He definitely was. He was supposed to be a stop gap coach to get us through a complete tear down of the roster and rebuild and begin building the culture. He should of been fired in the off season to get a real coach to coincide with Caleb being drafted. I was shocked they kept him and makes me worried about Poles and his ability to evaluate a coaching staff because that means he viewed Flus as a long term option and not just as a stop gap coach.
There should be no such thing as a stop gap coach unless you are in dire circumstances. The Bears weren't quite there, we made the plays in 2018 and 2020. It's not like the team was irrelevant.
@cefb8923 We were in dire circumstances. In 2018 we had the oldest roster in the league and our cap was completely fucked. Poles came in and completely blew up the team and started the rebuild.
Who that the Bears have hired in the last dozen years WASN'T the "wrong guy"? They seemingly haven't once hired the right guy for any position. Ryan Poles has made some enormous mistakes himself during his tenure as G.M., and I think he might be gone shortly as well. While we're at it, I'm not sold on Kevin Warren. His job was a new stadium, and so far nothing has been accomplished. By the way...even with our new and improved O.C., the Bears started with three 3-and-outs and scored zero points in the first half of Thursday's game. The offense STILL doesn't look ready at the start of a game. So who do we blame now in this endless Bears blame-a-thon? I'm sure we'll find someone.
you don’t judge people by mistakes. you judge them by the great moves. not wanting to make mistakes is a losers mentality. poles has hit homers. that’s what matters. he just has to hit a few more. when was the last time the bears even had a GM that hit any home runs? we just need to get a coach and have 1 more solid off season. but at least we don’t need a QB, wr, cb. oline and a competent coach are some of the easiest things to find.
I’m not sure why this is soooo hard for folks to grasp. Poles wanted to do a complete rebuild. He needed someone to preside over it .Someone to take the beating. Eberflus was just the mark. He had the cover from ownership on this hiring. If he did well he was set. If he failed Poles had cover. Of course nobody can say that out loud but it’s what it looks like. It’s now all on Poles now. FWIW, David Hough sounds like an ass. To be so close to something and be so ignorant to it is amazing.
Chicago now has the White Sox, who set the single season record for most losses in MLB history. The Blackhawks currently have the worst record in the NHL. It’s sad it took an international humiliation to finally fire a bad coach. The Bears’ owners have made Halas roll over in his grave.
Everyone seems to have forgotten that poles didn't orchestrate the search that lead to eberflus, he was hired and presented with 3 options to choose from. This will be poles first search by himself for a head coach. Should this have been done during the off-season? Absolutely, but it is what it is now
That 10 game losing streak that put them in position for the #1 draft was intentionally masterminded, this current 6 game streak is not intentional except the fact Eberflus masterminded his own demise just to be relieved of his stressful duties as head coach of a incompetent team!
@@og_tv Justin is not close to caleb williams. Justin got benched to Wilson in his 4th year. Caleb is a rookie and has double the tds then just did his rookie year and half the ints.
The owner had to fire him because in critical moments he kept showing he was not ready to be a head coach. I understand why he wanted to keep his final timeout, but it was obvious the quarterback was struggling with getting the team lined up.
Matt secretly wanted out but would not resign to save face. He intentionally made these coaching mistakes in order he would be eventually let go!cmon no one is that stupid foolish enough as a head coach unless he intentionally masterminded his own firing!
They may have given him courtesy to do his 10 am show as last 3 years. They then may have met with him, gave him some alternatives to change his inaccuracies as coach - excuses, denials, unaccountability AND/OR relinquishing his authority as making OC decisions! He then may have refused to do this which precipitated his firing. King Poles will address this with media, just wait.
Another thing the Bears have never done in-season is fire a coach who should so very obviously have been fired in the offseason. In fact, the second the decision was made to bring in a promising rookie QB Eberflus needed to be fired. Arguably so should the GM who hired him have been.
Poles didn’t hire him. EberLOSE was hire by Warren and McCaskey before Poles was hired. I don’t think Poles was allowed to fire him at end of last season bc of Warren/McCaskey.
As a Vikes fan I'm happy that you guys get a chance to reset at the right time...a good rookie QB, a stud young reciever, a high pick. Things can only get better. I however feel like we are in for a couple more years of 10 plus wins, but terrible coaching when it matters most. I'd rather start fresh than live in mediocrity. KOC and Flores are just ok. Not good enough for a fan base dying to be great.
you have the best coaching in the nfl. the vikes have historically been the best drafters in our division. you just haven’t gotten super lucky at qb. the vikes will be good / competitive for a while.
@jojopuppyfish - The Bears needed to make that decision. If Thomas Brown is going to be a possible HC candidate next season, then he needs to prove that this season. DC Eric Washington is now calling defensive plays and I am looking forward to seeing that happen. He has extensive experience working with Ron Rivera and Sean McDermott. The defense is going to be more aggressive. If Thomas Brown doesn't get this opportunity, then he may be hired by another team next season to be their head coach. The Bears can't take that chance if Caleb Williams and the offense wants to continue working with Thomas Brown. If the Bears hire a different offensive coach, then Thomas Brown will leave. The Bears made the best decision. Thomas Brown and Eric Washington have more than a week to prepare for their first game running the team together. It gives the fanbase something to look forward to.
This was long overdue. I’m glad they pulled the trigger but Poles really needs to ace this hire because sticking with arguably the worst head coach in franchise history as long as he did could really define his tenure if this next head coach doesn’t pan out
What’s nice is now fit the rest of the season we get an in game interview process for Thomas brown. Bears can find it if they have a trying Mike tomlin or what.
Not hiring Jim Harbaugh was a huge mistake. Not even talking to him is just arrogance run amok. The Chargers were 5-12 last year and are now 7-4. If the season ended today, the Chargers would make the playoffs. Where would the Bears be right now if they had not kept Eberflus and hired Waldron? I have zero confidence that they will not hire yet another stiff with no HC experience, and start the whole dumpster fire all over again.
Anybody else think Odunze quit on that final play ? I think he could’ve had a TD if he kept going and jumped for it. Either way Flus ruined an easy Overtime
The bears owners and group picking people picked eberflus not poles he was given a few people to pick from poles was never allowed to go out and look for a head coach
For the sake of Caleb Williams and next season, you better hope Thomas Brown works out and he gets hired full time. Otherwise it's off to learnng a whole new system in 2025 and more question marks than answers. This happened to Trubisky and Fields, new systems in year 2, look how they turned out.
I understand that the post-game locker room got a little combative. Here's the problem: it's not the coach! Yes, Eberflus was a failure, but then so was everyone else since Mike Ditka. It's management. It's ownership. It's the culture, the process, the system. The problem here goes way beyond the guy with the clipboard and whistle. Anyone who takes this job has already made a big mistake.
This is the same thing that happened last year at the end of games. Blowing leads and all. Cost em the playoffs. The bears, poles, and eberflus deserve this for throwing Justin Fields under the bus. Fire them all
@angeltorres4089 yall still don't get it. It's the organizational incompetence. You saw it at the start of the year with caleb. They have a worse record this year than they had last and thats with more talent
Nobody threw Justin under the bus. His numbers were mediocre at best, and he was due to get paid big money. AND they had the #1 pick in a good QB draft. Poles would've been foolish to pay $150,000,000.00+ to a guy who's currently sitting on the bench and squander the opportunity to upgrade.
I wanted Eberflus fired also but let’s remember he’s a human being and just lost his job, he just wasn’t ready for head coach yet. Imagine how he feels and how his family feels. Don’t get me wrong, he needed to go but let’s be classy about it. Now let’s go on a run!! BEAR DOWN!!!
I’d argue eberflus earned that disgraceful exit. I’m all out of care to give to that man. Now if you want to discuss ownership and front office process sure but that’s nothing new.
You can Not say, He was the wrong guy! He was not good at winning games, but He is great at building a culture and brand, which was much needed at the time. Now, it is time to win! Thanks, Coach Flus, part of the business, all life, is a stepping stone. We are all here to learn and grow, bar none! I do not believe in kicking an individual, at a low point in life. If I am not willing to assist that individual in some way, physically, emotionally, with knowledge, or wisdom... I, do them no positive service, kicking a man while he is down. It is not about Coach Flus's integrity, it is about my own! It is my responsibility to always be aware of myself, and act in a responsible manner I, would be proud of. Peace. LaMu
Bro who cares he did a press conference this morning! All yall been saying fire him and now that he's fired you don't like how they did it. Bears fanz can't be pleased i swear.
His severance package was the leftover timeout from yesterday’s game.
😂
He threw a challenge flag though
Now he has an excuse to use that time out, right? 😂 (:31, :30, :29, :28, :27....................:03, :02, :01, :00) Oops, out of a job! 😃😁
Hilarious!😂
He left it at Ford Field for the teams playing in the Michigan high school state finals this weekend. At least those coaches know how to manage the clock.
Having him do the morning interview then firing him at noon is diabolical
Bears aren't smart enough to be diabolic.
Both comments lmao
Lol they threw a gut punch at him that he deserved
Who cares? Thats just something dumb to complain or talk about. Negative ass fans and media
They did to him what was done to Caleb the last play of the Lions game
George McKaskey should do Chicago a solid and just step down as chairman when the season ends
bro. his grandpa is the founder of the NFL. he isn’t going anywhere. he is NFL royalty. we just have to hope we get lucky and win in spite of him.
@@shake6321He's not NFL royalty lol. Maybe if he was a winner.. he's not line Jerry Jones son or something. I don't mean that as a slight to Papa Bear, just that was 60 years ago.
Look, you guys all bitch about George McCaskey, but all the Owners are business people,
and none are Football people.
Look at the woman that inherited the Lions.
They were terrible for a long time and now there top 2.
Dan Campbell put alot of that in motion.
There's at least 10 women Owners that know nothing about football and 90% of the men Owners are the same.
George + Ted were cheap in the old days but George has payed out 4th in the league this yr 253 billion and 224.8 last yr.
Warren is the one that pushed Flus out and Poles saw the light, and George heard so much complaining at the Game Thursday he agreed.
George is the 1 that gets stuck paying Flus's contract of 3.5 M this yr and next year.
THIS. The problem is from its foundation.
I agree
*Matt Eberflus got fired because he didn't take the blame for loosing the game, saying they did everything right was not what management wanted to hear after the whole nation watched that game on national TV on Thanksgiving, He Didn't Man Up!*
-NFL-SCOUT
He did it last year too. And blamed it on a young qb with no problem
The fans have desired Matt Eberflus to be fired since the Commanders' game. They got their wish and should not be upset about yesterday's loss.
I am looking forward to Eric Washington calling plays for the first time in his career as a DC. I imagine the defense will be more aggressive with more blitz schemes.
He took no accountability nor blame for all of these late game/critical moment blunders he consistently botched. He should’ve been fired sooner
@@edmusuras7471Aka LAST YEAR
Dear McCaskeys,
Do you even remember your long history of failure and incompetence? Let me remind you. Virginia, you had to fire your own son Michael for botching a hire-how embarrassing is that? You hired Phil Emery, the same guy who humiliated Bruce Arians, forcing the Coach of the Year to act out a press conference during his interview, only to pass on him entirely. Then you drafted Trubisky-a quarterback with nine college games-over Patrick Mahomes.
Oh, but it gets better. Back in the late ’70s, Bill Walsh wanted the Bears job. He practically handed it to you on a silver platter, and you said no, hiring Neil Armstrong instead. And now we’ve got Eberflus, the latest example of your ineptitude. Who’s responsible for this mess? Not the coaches. Not the GMs. It’s you-the McCaskeys.
George, you call yourself a fan of football? Fine. Then be a fan, but for the love of God, stop pretending you know how to run a football team. Those aren’t my words-they’re yours. You admitted it. So do the only thing left to do: sell the team. Sell it to Robert Kennedy Jr., the Kardashians, or even Carrot Top for all I care. Just get the hell out of ownership.
You’ve done nothing but screw over your fans for decades, and we’re done. We’re going to hurt you where it matters-financially. Stop buying jerseys. Stop buying merchandise. Stop showing up. It’s time for someone else to step in and build a Chicago team that can actually compete. Maybe even a whole new team to put you out of business.
Sell the fucking team. Do it for the fans. Do it for the city. Or don’t-because we’re done with you either way.
Sincerely,
An Enraged Bears Fan
i named my daughter 'Halas' after this team and this is how they repay me? i am very agitated as well
The Chicago Bears have NEVER fired a coach mid season in the 105 year history of the organization until today
You KNOW you ass when the organization breaks tradition to get rid of you 🤣
na its just Poles tryna save his job
@@ogrogers3652poles has zero chance of being replaced.
Never fired a "head coach" mid season
Well, yeah, because for half of their history, the head coach was also the owner! It's hard to fire yourself.
I'm hearing the players were not told of Eberflus's firing. They learned of it through the media.
They made Eberflus do his weekly presser then fired him 90 minutes later.
How can a HC candidate of any esteem want this job?
That’s just it. They’ve damaged their reputation so much that quality candidates steer clear. Bring on the next round of nobodies! Lol
Letting him do the presser was very poor by the franchise. But none of the players were in the building, and many did not hear through the media. The story about the players is overblown. But the rest of it was as poorly executed as the coaching for the past few weeks...or years.
@@TomM2430lmaoo that’s cute. Any coach is gonna take whatever money the Bears offer because they’re desperate for a Coach and have not much leverage. Besides everyone’s already seeing Caleb is the real deal so a Coach wouldn’t need to work so much trying to make the QB good cause he’s already it. Just needs to focus on the overall management of the team.
Agreed, this had to happen it is good for every player, every fan, and the city. I hope he now understands he us a DC and not a HC hopefully he understands that moving forward
Poles needs to stop being everyone’s friend and lead this team. And stop relying on his agent for cheap coaching contracts
I agree Poles is soft.
Is he allowed to spend big on a coach?
@ He should with a new stadium in the future, and the owners age.
I’m going to look into who his agent also represents.
The mccaskeys forced him to keep Eberflus, he wasn't given a choice. Kevin Warren finally told George to stay out of on field business
Poles needs to go too.
its a shame you cant fire ownership.
Cowboys and raiders fans agree
Last 4: Trestman, Fox, Nagy, Eberflus. It ain't gettin' better with this firing, folks. The Bears are broken at the top, like the Sox. They can't and won't get it right. Fourth in the North.
Things change, it's the nature of existence.
Just thought it was good time to take a time out and wish Bears fans a happy Thanksgiving
Haha
That’s mean.
Eberflus was basically hired before Poles was. Imagine you're Poles interviewing for the job and your bosses want you to meet with a guy. You're going to assume you're boss wants the guy.
Ryan Poles was hired on January 26, 2022. Ryan Poles hired Matt Eberflus two days later. Here was his quote..."Poles trusted his instincts when he hired Matt Eberflus less than 48 hours after being hired as GM. “The moment he walked into the room, I knew he was the guy” Poles said.....
Dan Quinn was probably the better choice and it is in the past. Hopefully, Thomas Brown will do well these last 5 weeks and be retained as the head coach for 2025. I also hope DC Eric Washington does well calling defensive plays these last 5 games of the season.
@@YT-HoldingsThey could’ve also had Todd Bowles, Kevin O’Connell, & Mike McDaniel. All of which have made the playoffs since ‘22 unlike Eberflus.
@@YT-Holdings While I agree that Quinn would have been a better hire (he at least had head coaching experience), I don't think it's fair to act like Eberflus was Poles' hand-picked coach. He was given a short list of potential coaches when it was already midway through the hiring cycle and had to make his decision about 48 hours after giving his final interview for his first ever GM job. Let's not pretend that was a real, exhaustive coaching search. He didn't even get to be a part of the coach hiring process until the final round of interviews. Yes, he spoke highly of Eberflus after they hired him, as you would expect ANYONE to do, but I don't think we can say that Eberflus was Poles' hand-picked coach.
Edit: Grammar
nope - this is on poles
@@scottschoen8081 - I understand your points. Dan Quinn was the heart of the Cowboys. We now know this from what we are seeing this season, especially on the defensive side. He has made a significant impact on Jayden Daniels and the Commanders when nobody expected them to be in the hunt to win their division. Putting that aside, the Bears may not be looking for any new coaches. If Thomas Brown does a good job handling both the offense and being the head coach, I would be incredibly surprised if they didn't retain him. Why take the time to get the offense and Caleb Williams comfortable and acclimated with Thomas Brown to just let him go at the end of the season for an offensive minded HC? I don't see that happening. Additionally, Eric Washington gets his first opportunity to fully call plays as a DC. He worked under Ron Rivera for 9 seasons as a DL coach and DC. He also worked under Sean McDermott for a number of seasons. He worked with McDermott when he was in Carolina. Eric Washington could end up taking the defense to a completely different level that is more opportunistic and aggressive. I am very much looking forward to seeing how the Bears respond to these coaching changes.
They Fired him before the Presser, he just hadn't reacted to it yet and showed up to the presser anyway
This is key here because that’s why he said that the call to challenge came from up top meaning of stairs meaning up stairs so therefore what this means is that Matt Eberflus wasn’t even in control of the lot of the decision making so therefore just as I suspected this team has much deeper problems than simply the head coach he wasn’t even making a lot of the Porten endgame decisions no wonder there was time issues because he had to get told what to do first they had to decide upstairs then they had to relay it to Eberflus then he had to relay it to Caleb fields. @@chrisstevens4401
On the morning of November 6th I said "THANK GOD" and on November 29th I again say THANK GOD!
Amen but as a Packer fan I cannot second the motion regarding November 29th LOL
The looks on the Detroit players faces as the Bears lost was not what one could refer to as 'happiness'. They knew that had the Bears been adequately led by a real coach, they were cannon fodder and would very likely have suffered, not just a defeat, but a crushing blowout. And they know that Caleb was picking them apart as a rookie and will only improve from here on out. With coaching improvements, the Bears could be invincible.
“Cannon fodder” “crushing defeat “??
You do realize the Bears had 1 first down and 38 yards in the first half, right? And that first down came with less than a minute left in the half
@@tylerjerabek5204 - The Bears lost out on a clear fumble on Detroit's second possession. Jameson Williams absolutely caught that pass and got three steps down, not just two. Additionally, Swift absolutely was interfered with on a 4th down play that would have given Bears some life in the first half. Cole Kmet had two penalties that cost the offense. Some throws were a little off.
I wouldn't look at the first half as being indicative as to what the Bears offense can accomplish. Without having to fight against the refs and poor time management, the Bears would probably have at least tied the game, yesterday.
You are badly mistaken the Lions are far better than the woeful Bears.
@@Avidgolfer1 - The Bears gave the Lions a win, yesterday. They are not far better than the Bears. Not at all. The Bears held them to only 7 points in the 2nd half when the Lions average 37 points per game at home. You will further see that when the Lions come to Chicago to play a completely rejuvenated Bears on December 22nd. DC Eric Washington is going to implement a more aggressive defense. He worked under Ron Rivera for 9 seasons and Sean McDermott for 4 seasons. He may be a bigger influence on the Bears than Thomas Brown.
The Bears got their asses handed to them by the Patriots and only beat the Titans because they were gifted the win. The lions put up over 100 points in a two game stretch and have repeatedly beat winning teams. And you want to say the Bears are close???? Chicago is staring down yet another 4th place finish and top 10 draft pick. Meanwhile the Lions are setting NFL records for point differentials
Poles will be next. Caleb after him. Rinse and repeat. Da Bears 😂
Chicago is a Blue Collar Town, regardless of our beautiful Lakefront, Skyline, Museums, Symphony and the like. And as such, the Chicago Bears MUST search out and hire a Head Coach with that very same Blue Collar Mindset. We've got to rebuild the culture of this team from the ground up. The Fans in Chicago want a winner... not a competitor, A WINNER! It's been thirty-nine years since we could say that!!! We need the phrase "BEAR DOWN" to mean something again!!!
Why does it have to be a "blue collar" coach? Why not just an excellent coach with experience who knows the game?
I have a serious problem with them moving to a dome. If you want to have a dome to host the Super Bowl or some Taylor Swift concerts during the winter then fine.. but the Bears should never be a dome team.
I am a fields fan and was so pissed when they traded justin but caleb is better.
Caleb is way better than Justin Fields. But Justin was a solid player he will get his shot.
If Poles was the sole decision maker to hire Eberflus, Getsy, and Waldron, he can't continue as GM
Bingo
I feel like his job is next on chopping block
I'm pretty sure coordinators are chosen by the head coach.
Poles will get a second head coach, as he should.
Matt Eberflus has traumatized our future in QB Caleb Williams, teammates, fans and perhaps now the healing can begin. But I must say this feels sorta like the Wizard of Oz when the wicked witch got ended. Traumatized but relieved.
Nah, Caleb realized the disorganization after the sack, changed the play but was a little early and or off on the bomb- Caleb is fine, and I’m a packers fan
Flus should have been gone last week after another blocked FG when the Packers said they saw the weakness in the blocking and it wasn’t fixed for the Minnesota game
@@tylerjerabek5204 Agreed Caleb will be fine but Eberflus has traumatized Bears Nation withhis incompetence. He is was the worst HC in the NFL.
Not only did Eberflus and the Bears leave a TO on the field they also left a down on the field. Worst case scenario: even if the bomb to Odunze fails on 3rd down (which it did) at least you'd get one more shot at the endzone. They even failed that.
But they lost 25 seconds to get that bomb off
- timeout
- 10 yard pass
- shorter FG attempt
(Or pass then timeout, without wasting so much time)
@@tylerjerabek5204 Yep, pretty much.. if you didn't have a braindead HC that's the move.
See: Redskins
@@tylerjerabek5204 I agree with you. I was pointing out a worst case scenario where say they fail the 10 yard pass attempt (clock stops) but they are still out of FG range at 58 yards. What do you do? It's 4th down and 26 now. It would have to be a hail mary on 4th down but they never got to use that 4th down.
But he got a haircut, I don't understand.
it wasnt enough 🤣
Don’t forget the beard.
Tradition has gotten the Bears 1 Super Bowl in 40 years. F tradition! Today tradition needed to be broken
Damn Lucy taking the football away symbolizes my lifelong relationship with the Bears
Why didn't Coach Brown call a time out or Caleb could have too? !
Yeah between the three of them there’s enough blame to go around but Caleb gets the least play because he has a rookie and as such he’s expected to lean on the coaches more for the decision making.
Plus Brown is upstairs in the booth. The head coach has full responsibility for calling timeouts; not assistants. Remember the Indy game when the assistants were saying go for one after the TD but Flus said go for 2, confusion set in and they had to burn a timeout.
Caleb doesnt have the autonomy to call timeouts yet
George's franchise vision is foggy, but I understand he's a fine ballroom dancer.
Where was the live when we needed you most?
The shuffling of coaches & mediocre players falls to the owners.
What’s nice is now for the rest of the season we get an in game interview process for Thomas brown. Bears can find it if they have a trying Mike tomlin or what for the next 6 games. They don’t have to gamble on hiring him.
4:27, Poles didn't hire Eberflus. He was hired after Eberflus was hired as HC.
Should have kept Justin Fields and added around him. Did not need to draft a new quarterback. Poles should be fired too.
Justin was due to get paid. Even mid QBs are getting ridiculous contracts these days.
You think the current back up in Pittsburgh is worth $150,000,000.00+? What do you think a contract like that does to the future of the franchise?
Start now sizing up the next batch of coaches, have it narrowed down to 3 H.C. then have the players do a secret ballot because they have to play for that coach! That's the American way!
What’s nice is now for the rest of the season we get an in game interview process for Thomas brown. Bears can find it if they have a trying Mike tomlin or what for the next 6 games. They don’t have to gamble on hiring him.
I like the way this turned out,
not because we loss 6 games or more we should have won, but because Thomas Brown will have the rest of the year to prove himself to management either as a OC or OC/ HC or!! We will go into the New NFL year pursuing Ben Johnson or others as a HC/OC or go for a defensive HC, possibly Fangio or Vrabel to be the HC. Or just the DC which could possible be Washinton. ?????
Yah!!!
Where is the live stream????
Is there a live stream?
He should of been fired last year. Bears dropped the ball not signing the best available coach last season to strat fresh with the 2, 1st rd picks, Fields, money, etc. Only the bears could turn gold to sh*t
I disagree when you said Flus wasn't the right coach at the time. He definitely was. He was supposed to be a stop gap coach to get us through a complete tear down of the roster and rebuild and begin building the culture. He should of been fired in the off season to get a real coach to coincide with Caleb being drafted. I was shocked they kept him and makes me worried about Poles and his ability to evaluate a coaching staff because that means he viewed Flus as a long term option and not just as a stop gap coach.
There should be no such thing as a stop gap coach unless you are in dire circumstances. The Bears weren't quite there, we made the plays in 2018 and 2020. It's not like the team was irrelevant.
@cefb8923 We were in dire circumstances. In 2018 we had the oldest roster in the league and our cap was completely fucked. Poles came in and completely blew up the team and started the rebuild.
There goes our 2025 #1 overall Pick, but i still have faith that with King Twinkie Poles, we will be in the top 5 draft picks for the next few years
Who that the Bears have hired in the last dozen years WASN'T the "wrong guy"? They seemingly haven't once hired the right guy for any position. Ryan Poles has made some enormous mistakes himself during his tenure as G.M., and I think he might be gone shortly as well. While we're at it, I'm not sold on Kevin Warren. His job was a new stadium, and so far nothing has been accomplished. By the way...even with our new and improved O.C., the Bears started with three 3-and-outs and scored zero points in the first half of Thursday's game. The offense STILL doesn't look ready at the start of a game. So who do we blame now in this endless Bears blame-a-thon? I'm sure we'll find someone.
you don’t judge people by mistakes. you judge them by the great moves.
not wanting to make mistakes is a losers mentality.
poles has hit homers. that’s what matters. he just has to hit a few more.
when was the last time the bears even had a GM that hit any home runs?
we just need to get a coach and have 1 more solid off season. but at least we don’t need a QB, wr, cb.
oline and a competent coach are some of the easiest things to find.
I’m not sure why this is soooo hard for folks to grasp. Poles wanted to do a complete rebuild. He needed someone to preside over it .Someone to take the beating. Eberflus was just the mark. He had the cover from ownership on this hiring. If he did well he was set. If he failed Poles had cover. Of course nobody can say that out loud but it’s what it looks like. It’s now all on Poles now. FWIW, David Hough sounds like an ass. To be so close to something and be so ignorant to it is amazing.
Chicago now has the White Sox, who set the single season record for most losses in MLB history. The Blackhawks currently have the worst record in the NHL. It’s sad it took an international humiliation to finally fire a bad coach. The Bears’ owners have made Halas roll over in his grave.
But Halas was no prize. The game passed him by and he refused to adjust.
The mishandling of this entire situation is NOT how a winning organization operates.
Everyone seems to have forgotten that poles didn't orchestrate the search that lead to eberflus, he was hired and presented with 3 options to choose from. This will be poles first search by himself for a head coach. Should this have been done during the off-season? Absolutely, but it is what it is now
I’m excited to see what T. Brown can do!! Maybe he can? Maybe he can’t. But I’m glad he gets his shot at it.
The Bears yesterday had 29 coaches. I wonder how many knew Flus was a horrible HC.
WHat cheap buy coach are they going for next?
That 10 game losing streak that put them in position for the #1 draft was intentionally masterminded, this current 6 game streak is not intentional except the fact Eberflus masterminded his own demise just to be relieved of his stressful duties as head coach of a incompetent team!
Could've swore it was all Justin's fault 😐
No it wasn’t all Justin’s fault. He just stunk was all.
Justin was as bad in the 4th Q as Flussy 😂 please....
Caleb is literally one of the best wbs in the 4th qtr in the nfl, Justin fields was literally the worst qb in the nfl in the 4th qtr lol
@Jay-ci4to under whose tutelage tho my guy?
@@og_tv Justin is not close to caleb williams. Justin got benched to Wilson in his 4th year. Caleb is a rookie and has double the tds then just did his rookie year and half the ints.
This changes absolutely nothing until the McCaskey's are GONE.
Need new owner. As do the Cubs.
Never ever happening
I said when poles came in
New coach
New GM not going to work
Poles still doesn’t know what he’s doing
Amen
Keenan Allen just went through Brandon Staley in LA to go thru Brandon Staley in Chicago 😂😅
Fired the bum
The owner had to fire him because in critical moments he kept showing he was not ready to be a head coach. I understand why he wanted to keep his final timeout, but it was obvious the quarterback was struggling with getting the team lined up.
Matt secretly wanted out but would not resign to save face. He intentionally made these coaching mistakes in order he would be eventually let go!cmon no one is that stupid foolish enough as a head coach unless he intentionally masterminded his own firing!
They may have given him courtesy to do his 10 am show as last 3 years. They then may have met with him, gave him some alternatives to change his inaccuracies as coach - excuses, denials, unaccountability AND/OR relinquishing his authority as making OC decisions! He then may have refused to do this which precipitated his firing. King Poles will address this with media, just wait.
Okay so NOW we’re going to scrutinize how The Bears fired him 😅 jeez. I’m happy they did it. These Bozo are never happy 😂
FLUS WAS HIRED BEFORE POLES. THEN CAME WARREN.
Another thing the Bears have never done in-season is fire a coach who should so very obviously have been fired in the offseason. In fact, the second the decision was made to bring in a promising rookie QB Eberflus needed to be fired. Arguably so should the GM who hired him have been.
Poles didn’t hire him. EberLOSE was hire by Warren and McCaskey before Poles was hired. I don’t think Poles was allowed to fire him at end of last season bc of Warren/McCaskey.
@@jasonhicks800 Oh OK. Well then Poles should probably be safe. It was a terrible decision, though.
This is funny to see as a lions fan. Good luck haha
Not Kyle please. Dude has a history of choking hard in big games.
As a Vikes fan I'm happy that you guys get a chance to reset at the right time...a good rookie QB, a stud young reciever, a high pick. Things can only get better. I however feel like we are in for a couple more years of 10 plus wins, but terrible coaching when it matters most. I'd rather start fresh than live in mediocrity. KOC and Flores are just ok. Not good enough for a fan base dying to be great.
you have the best coaching in the nfl. the vikes have historically been the best drafters in our division. you just haven’t gotten super lucky at qb.
the vikes will be good / competitive for a while.
I'm more worried about promoting Brown. He was doing good as the OC. Why not keep him there.
Promoted the DC to HC and have him call the plays
@jojopuppyfish - The Bears needed to make that decision. If Thomas Brown is going to be a possible HC candidate next season, then he needs to prove that this season. DC Eric Washington is now calling defensive plays and I am looking forward to seeing that happen. He has extensive experience working with Ron Rivera and Sean McDermott. The defense is going to be more aggressive. If Thomas Brown doesn't get this opportunity, then he may be hired by another team next season to be their head coach. The Bears can't take that chance if Caleb Williams and the offense wants to continue working with Thomas Brown. If the Bears hire a different offensive coach, then Thomas Brown will leave. The Bears made the best decision. Thomas Brown and Eric Washington have more than a week to prepare for their first game running the team together. It gives the fanbase something to look forward to.
Plus now we get to give Thomas Brown a solid test run
The Bears are gonna suck for a long time.
This was long overdue. I’m glad they pulled the trigger but Poles really needs to ace this hire because sticking with arguably the worst head coach in franchise history as long as he did could really define his tenure if this next head coach doesn’t pan out
What’s nice is now fit the rest of the season we get an in game interview process for Thomas brown. Bears can find it if they have a trying Mike tomlin or what.
does he have the money to hire a legit coach? or are you expecting him to hit a home run by selecting some no name guy?
@@shake6321 it’s the Bears . Their track record suggests that they will hire someone unqualified and out of nowhere
@@edmusuras7471and probably really cheap
@@edmusuras7471 i agree. they'll prob give thomas brown the job cuz he is cheap and will do exactly as told. its always a mess
A year too late. We should'a hired Harbaugh while he was available. I want a Chicago Bear guy for HC.
I want the most qualified candidate, regardless of who he did or didn't play for.
Not hiring Jim Harbaugh was a huge mistake. Not even talking to him is just arrogance run amok.
The Chargers were 5-12 last year and are now 7-4. If the season ended today, the Chargers would make the playoffs.
Where would the Bears be right now if they had not kept Eberflus and hired Waldron?
I have zero confidence that they will not hire yet another stiff with no HC experience, and start the whole dumpster fire all over again.
Fire Poles and WIlliams next plz!
Typical Bears!!! Can’t get nothing right!!!
I can’t say I’m sorry he got himself fired for lack of football knowledge and vision it is sad
And accountability.
It’s not football knowledge
He is probably fine as a DC but not the head job
Can we get to the end of the season and then do an
Assessment of Thomas Brown first. Then move on from there.
Anybody else think Odunze quit on that final play ? I think he could’ve had a TD if he kept going and jumped for it. Either way Flus ruined an easy Overtime
Should’ve got harbaugh
The bears owners and group picking people picked eberflus not poles he was given a few people to pick from poles was never allowed to go out and look for a head coach
Are you happy now
Caleb Williams
It's sad but necessary. He's a good guy, bad head coach. We can't take it anymore. We need the Bears to be a consistent winner.
Good guys don’t always have success as a head coach. Especially when they have other nice guys as assistants.
If Brown is not the guy for HC in 2025, then put him back up in the booth to continue with play-calling.
For the sake of Caleb Williams and next season, you better hope Thomas Brown works out and he gets hired full time. Otherwise it's off to learnng a whole new system in 2025 and more question marks than answers. This happened to Trubisky and Fields, new systems in year 2, look how they turned out.
I understand that the post-game locker room got a little combative. Here's the problem: it's not the coach! Yes, Eberflus was a failure, but then so was everyone else since Mike Ditka. It's management. It's ownership. It's the culture, the process, the system. The problem here goes way beyond the guy with the clipboard and whistle. Anyone who takes this job has already made a big mistake.
This is the same thing that happened last year at the end of games. Blowing leads and all. Cost em the playoffs. The bears, poles, and eberflus deserve this for throwing Justin Fields under the bus. Fire them all
Hahahaha. Still cryin about Justin?!
@angeltorres4089 yall still don't get it. It's the organizational incompetence. You saw it at the start of the year with caleb. They have a worse record this year than they had last and thats with more talent
Nobody threw Justin under the bus. His numbers were mediocre at best, and he was due to get paid big money. AND they had the #1 pick in a good QB draft. Poles would've been foolish to pay $150,000,000.00+ to a guy who's currently sitting on the bench and squander the opportunity to upgrade.
At least the Chicago White Sox did Chicago proud this season!! And the Blackhawks are currently the worst team in the NHL! Chicago has a gift!🎉🎉🎉
Every single draft pick in 2025 should be invested in the trenches.
I wanted Eberflus fired also but let’s remember he’s a human being and just lost his job, he just wasn’t ready for head coach yet. Imagine how he feels and how his family feels. Don’t get me wrong, he needed to go but let’s be classy about it. Now let’s go on a run!! BEAR DOWN!!!
Well said. Some folks have zero empathy.
Fired but 11 million richer
They will replace him with another incompetent coach.Thats just what they do until the Bears have new owners.
The bears have one more chance to get the head coach right. Otherwise Caleb Williams will most likely fail and we’ll be at square one all over again.
To be fair the bears never fired anyone in season before. So they don't know how to do it 😂
Eberflus fired his self
I’d argue eberflus earned that disgraceful exit. I’m all out of care to give to that man. Now if you want to discuss ownership and front office process sure but that’s nothing new.
You can Not say, He was the wrong guy! He was not good at winning games, but He is great at building a culture and brand, which was much needed at the time. Now, it is time to win! Thanks, Coach Flus, part of the business, all life, is a stepping stone. We are all here to learn and grow, bar none! I do not believe in kicking an individual, at a low point in life. If I am not willing to assist that individual in some way, physically, emotionally, with knowledge, or wisdom... I, do them no positive service, kicking a man while he is down. It is not about Coach Flus's integrity, it is about my own! It is my responsibility to always be aware of myself, and act in a responsible manner I, would be proud of. Peace. LaMu
Well said, at least partly.
Agree with the culture change and his integrity but I feel he was promoted too far. Hes probably best suited to be a DC
He was the wrong coach from day one.
Bro who cares he did a press conference this morning! All yall been saying fire him and now that he's fired you don't like how they did it. Bears fanz can't be pleased i swear.
He shouldn’t have been allowed to have a press conference this morning when he was going to be fired.
Bears fans are the meatballiest around.
I wanted Dan Quinn
Jim Schwartz would be perfect for this job.
I like Tomas Brown, if he looks like he knows wat he is doing and wins some games. I say Tomas Brown for head coach!!!!!
Gabe brought nothing to this conversation, should have not even been here.
Are you guys high? Ryan poles was hired after eberflus he didn’t pick him. Sheesh.
Kevin Warren should stay out of hiring the new coach. That is Poles job.