People still aren’t certain whether or not the Chicago Bears will ultimately fire John Fox. Despite the prospect of him not finishing any better than 6-10, there is a prevailing concern he will find a way to compel ownership to let him have the last year of his contract. Of course this is one of the nightmare scenarios for fans who have long since had enough of the Fox Era.
What will it take to be assured that he’s 100% not coming back? Well in this case one must merely look at recent history. Fox is of course connected to fellow coach Mike McCoy. The two spent years together in Carolina and Denver. McCoy eventually became head coach of the San Diego Chargers. He had a brief good run but began to struggle after the first couple seasons.
The 2016 season was his final stand. It looked like he just might rescue his job with a strong run leading into and out of the bye week. Then a series of heartrendingly narrow defeats did him in, and most agree it was the loss to the 0-14 Cleveland Browns on Christmas Eve that put the final nail in the coffin.
John Fox is facing the exact same situation as McCoy last year
This is where the creep factor dials up. Fast forward to this week and it’s literally the same setup. It will be Christmas Eve against the 0-14 Browns. Fox is 0-7 in games where the Bears are favored to win too. Just in case the initial picture wasn’t horrifying enough. The last time these two teams met in preseason Chicago was soundly beaten and Mitch Trubisky struggled mightily. This matchup may be under real conditions, but it’s just as meaningless.
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This is the quintessential lose-lose situation for the Bears. If they win nobody care because they were supposed to. If they lose it’s one of the biggest embarrassments of the 2017 season and in recent franchise history. If the Packers and Eagles losses were bad, this would be the final kick to the groin. The setup is almost too perfect.
Not that anybody would be surprised by this point.
