The Chicago Bears are weighing whether or not to fireplace offensive coordinator Shane Waldron within the wake of one other dismal outing, coach Matt Eberflus mentioned Monday.
“The means of this, we’re going by means of proper now,” he mentioned. “All these changes and modifications and issues we will do — we’re nonetheless within the analysis section.”
Eberflus vowed to make modifications following a 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots for Chicago’s third straight loss. He simply wasn’t able to announce them.
“I simply suppose proper now, come right here in lower than 24 hours and make no matter modifications or modifications you wish to make and declare,” Eberflus mentioned. “When I get these solutions, I’ll give them to you. I’m simply not at that time proper now.”
Eberflus mentioned the choice on Waldron is “mine alone, sure sir.” Chicago may strip Waldron of his play-calling duties if they do not let him go.
The Bears (4-5) ranked thirtieth within the NFL in complete offense and twenty fourth in scoring as of Sunday. Chicago has gone consecutive video games and 23 consecutive possessions with no landing since scoring within the closing minute at Washington in Week 8, when it misplaced on a Hail Mary go from Jayden Daniels, and the schedule is about to get quite a bit harder. Six of their final eight video games are in opposition to the NFC North, beginning with a go to to Green Bay this week.
Waldron is in his first yr with the Bears after changing the fired Luke Getsy. He spent the earlier three seasons as offensive coordinator underneath Pete Carroll in Seattle. He helped quarterback Geno Smith go from journeyman to AP Comeback Player of the Year in 2022 after passing for 4,282 yards and 30 touchdowns.
In Chicago, gamers urged Waldron to educate them more durable after the loss to Indianapolis in Week 3. The Bears received their subsequent three video games in opposition to struggling groups, beating the Los Angeles Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Since then, Caleb Williams seems to have regressed. The No. 1 draft decide accomplished simply 48 of 95 passes throughout this stretch and was sacked 9 instances in opposition to New England after exhibiting indicators of progress throughout the streak.
“We received just a few video games in a row, so there’s proof on tape that we had a togetherness, complementary soccer, performed profitable soccer and so that you can sit there and say we did not do this, that is not true,” Eberflus mentioned. “I might say I additionally perceive that we have misplaced three in a row and there is an urgency there and there is an adjustment, modifications which might be wanted in that course of as a result of it hasn’t labored the final three weeks, and I’m totally glad additionally conscious of this Again, I’m not at that time alone proper now by way of affirming these modifications as a result of we’re within the midst of that course of.
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The Bears will attempt to cease a 10-game shedding streak in opposition to Green Bay once they host the Packers on Sunday. Chicago has misplaced 25 of its final 28 video games, together with the NFC championship on the finish of the 2010 season.
Associated Press reporting.
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