The fire John Fox chants are only going to get louder from here. The supposed solution to the Chicago Bears’ losing woes has actually somehow made them worse. He is now 10-26 in his tenure with the team, suffering a higher percentage of blowout losses than Marc Trestman did. When a coach starts getting compared to Trestman, it’s a huge problem.
Fans are left wondering how much more of this disaster they have to stomach. Fox refuses to see common sense on the quarterback issue. He wanted Mike Glennon because he could protect the football. Glennon has eight turnovers in four games. His team looked unprepared and passive against the Packers. Inexcusable given the rivalry.
He’s beaten them exactly one time in five tries now. His team is ranked among the worst in the NFL again. Everything about the past two years indicates he needs to go but thus far the Bears have remained steadfast in their support of him. Could that last into 2018?
Buzz growing that the Bears will fire John Fox
Before people lose their minds and wonder if the Bears will fire him right away, don’t get overexcited. This organization has never fired a head coach during a season and there’s no reason to expect that changes. However, according to NFL insider Benjamin Allbright, it’s pretty much a given at this point that Fox is done by January.
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He wont get another year. I promise.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) September 29, 2017
John Fox has six winning seasons in 16 seasons as a HC.
He's basically Jeff Fisher if Fisher had Peyton Manning for three years.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) September 29, 2017
Allbright has solid credibility in these sorts of situations. He’s also a reporter covering football in Colorado. That includes the Denver Broncos who employed Fox for four years. It’s safe to say he has a good feel for the situation surrounding the head coach. He seems more than confident that Fox will be gone by next year. At that point it will become about who the Bears get to replace him.
Allbright even had an idea about that too.
I would be enquiring about Matt Patricia. https://t.co/n4Mn09fYue
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) September 29, 2017
An interesting name to be sure. Matt Patricia comes with a lot to like. He’s got two Super Bowl rings as a defensive coordinator. He’s known for being detail-oriented and able to adjust to the players he has. Also he’s young at 43-years old. His beard fits the requirement for success in Chicago. Everything about the guy says he could be great for the Bears. Of course people will cry foul, saying he’s a defensive guy and wouldn’t be good for Mitch Trubisky.
He’d likely counter by saying Bill Belichick is a defensive guy too.
