Matt Eberflus just can’t get out of his own way. It’s almost an art form at this point. It started with failing to call a timeout on the Hail Mary attempt in Washington. Then it was wasting 35 seconds not trying to get closer than 46 yards for a field goal against Green Bay, which was blocked. His defense allowed multiple 3rd and long conversions, including a big one in overtime against Minnesota. Yet all of those pale in comparison to Thanksgiving afternoon in Detroit, where he let the final 30 seconds of the game expire despite having a timeout left and the Bears being barely five yards outside field goal range
It was unlike anything people had ever seen before. You don’t see such egregious late-game mismanagement from an NFL head coach. Hell, you don’t even see them from most college coaches. People tried to determine what in the world happened. Hall of Fame head coach Bill Cowher summed it up in four terrible words.
“Matt Eberflus just froze.”
Matt Eberflus choked. That is basically what was said.
There is no other way around it. Caleb Williams had just taken a sack. There was 30 seconds left. The offense wasn’t organized. Any head coach with common sense would’ve known to call the timeout. It would’ve allowed time for two more plays. One would hopefully be a completion to get in field goal range and the other would be the field goal attempt to force overtime. Matt Eberflus let every last bit of that fly right over his head. His lack of situational awareness remains appalling. People can’t understand how the Bears continue to keep him employed despite overwhelming evidence against his competency. There can be no doubt the calls will be louder than ever for days to come after this. It was already ugly. Now it’s about to get worse.
I’m with y’all on this, Flus should go, now. But remember that Virginia is almost as old as the NFL – she watched Sid Luckman win 4 championships, she was 40 when the Bears won it all in ’63, and has been involved with the team that whole time. She’s seen plenty of bad coaches, and will keep doing what the Bears do, you fire a bad coach at the end of the season. George ain’t gonna break the mold. Maybe Warren and Pace could push to make it happen – hopefully, they have been. On the plus side, I’m… Read more »
With ANY other team, this guy would have been fired weeks ago, but not in the house of cards that is the McCaskey’s empire or should I say house of mediocrity. The Bears franchise burns while George fiddles.
I don’t believe in name-calling, but Flus is a dunce!
Out-coached, out-trenched, out-scored. Fix the first two and the third will fix itself.
Jenkins penalty was a buzzkill and Flus did Flus.
On the bright side….20 plus pts on the board and the rookie QB and third week OC went to the wire with the now 11-1 Lions. In Detroit. Flus is closer to the door.
@Tred
The Bears have never fired a head coach during a season…to me that says it isn’t Poles call……it’s the cheap McCaskeys call…..probably not wanting to pay a fired coach….