Eberflus (finally) fired

[sullim4]

The Bears are just completely irrelevant to me as a football fan.  For being in such a large market, and having the history that the franchise has... it's odd.  They're in that bucket of NFC teams that I just couldn't give a rat's behind about like the Cardinals, Falcons, and the Bucs.  They made that Super Bowl with Lovie but other than that, they haven't been relevant since the 1980s.  Meanwhile the Packers, a similarly historic franchise from a much smaller market, have completely whipped their behind for years.

 

I know we like to complain about Ralph and the drought, but the Bears have truly been dreadfully run the past 35 years or so.  I mean how does Eberflus go out there for a press conference the morning after the game, and then get fired shortly thereafter?  He deserved to get let go, but my goodness, how bush league is that?

[MiracleAtRich1393]

1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

No. Ben Johnson to Buffalo if we don't get to,and win, a super bowl.

 

Can you imagine what he could do with Allen?

Not a whole lot different than Brady most likely. We are 16-4 including playoffs since he took over. That also includes the game @Philly with horrendous reffing and multiple botched TDs plus the KC playoff game where we had a decimated LB/DB crew, the offense had the stuff.

[co_springs_billsfan]

What do we need to do to get this guy hired by the Jets?

[Offside Number 76]

1 hour ago, mannc said:

Supposedly, Williams checked out of the play call, which caused the delay…

 

Williams got the play call late because the coaching staff didn't have one ready, then, by the time they lined up, the headset was shut off so he couldn't communicate with the staff.  He did audible and change the play because he didn't like the over-the-middle routes that were called with time expiring.  Had the staff gotten the play to him promptly, there would have been no problem.  Had the staff called a better play, no problem.  But letting 15 seconds evaporate before sending in a bad play was the error, and on the staff not Williams.

1 minute ago, co_springs_billsfan said:

What do we need to do to get this guy hired by the Jets?

Probably not a whole lot, frankly.  It seems like destiny.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

14 minutes ago, sullim4 said:

The Bears are just completely irrelevant to me as a football fan.  For being in such a large market, and having the history that the franchise has... it's odd.  They're in that bucket of NFC teams that I just couldn't give a rat's behind about like the Cardinals, Falcons, and the Bucs.  They made that Super Bowl with Lovie but other than that, they haven't been relevant since the 1980s.  Meanwhile the Packers, a similarly historic franchise from a much smaller market, have completely whipped their behind for years.

 

I know we like to complain about Ralph and the drought, but the Bears have truly been dreadfully run the past 35 years or so.  I mean how does Eberflus go out there for a press conference the morning after the game, and then get fired shortly thereafter?  He deserved to get let go, but my goodness, how bush league is that?

If their was an 11th Commanment it should read.

Though shalt not denigrate another franchise that has a Lombari Trophy if yours does not! 

[FLFan]

He was going to get fired at the end of the season anyway.  This does not matter much either way, but it is well deserved.

[MJS]

1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

No. Ben Johnson to Buffalo if we don't get to,and win, a super bowl.

 

Can you imagine what he could do with Allen?

So he can be the next in a long line of good playcallers to flame out as a head coach? He isn't a sure thing any more than any of them were.

[Sojourner]

When my brother in-law, who isn’t even a casual football fan, looked at all of us (my father in-law, son and soon to be brother in-law) confused and concerned about the end of the Lions/Bears game it had to be a move Chicago made. 
 

Confusing complete novices to the sport about game/clock management is bottom of the barrel coaching. 

[I'm Spartacus]

1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said:

Eberflus? Isn’t that the song Captain Von Trap sings in the Sound of Music? 

Edelweiss!!!! 🙂

[Golden*Wheels]

I'm sitting there with my nephew watching the end of this game and in dead synchronicity we both said "what the &^$% is he doing???" and just like that I'm not allowed at the kids' table any more.

 

Thanks a lot Eberflus!

[Doc Brown]

Wow.  What happened?

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Jets Front Office: "Woody is our guiding light!"

Giants Front Office: "Mr. Mara says pay Danny Dimes!"

Bears Front Office: "Here, hold our beer.  New coach coming up!"

30 minutes ago, I'm Spartacus said:

Edelweiss!!!! 🙂

🎶Bless our head coach forever!🎵

[syhuang]

2 hours ago, Simon said:

 

I have a hard time buying it, but that would be just perfect. 

 

 

[TBBills Fan]

Beats fans are thankful today

[SinceThe70s]

Has anyone mentioned the timeout the Bears took with 43 seconds left and the clock already stopped after an incompletion?  I thought that was nearly as inexcusable. 

[Mikie2times]

1 hour ago, sullim4 said:

The Bears are just completely irrelevant to me as a football fan.  For being in such a large market, and having the history that the franchise has... it's odd.  They're in that bucket of NFC teams that I just couldn't give a rat's behind about like the Cardinals, Falcons, and the Bucs.  They made that Super Bowl with Lovie but other than that, they haven't been relevant since the 1980s.  Meanwhile the Packers, a similarly historic franchise from a much smaller market, have completely whipped their behind for years.

 

I know we like to complain about Ralph and the drought, but the Bears have truly been dreadfully run the past 35 years or so.  I mean how does Eberflus go out there for a press conference the morning after the game, and then get fired shortly thereafter?  He deserved to get let go, but my goodness, how bush league is that?

I mean, when Jim McMahon is the best QB you have produced in nearly 75 years its saying something. 

[benderbender]

The Bears deserve it for passing on Leslie Frazier. If they wanted a defensive head coach, they could have had one with not just more defensive coordinator experience, but actual head coaching experience. Plus they blew the perfect chance to welcome home a former player from the 85 championship team. Instant cred. 

[stevestojan]

6 hours ago, frostbitmic said:

It was horrible clock management on Eberflus' part but the QB has to have some awareness of the clock as well. I'd assume he's been playing the game for a few years.

This. 
 

Everyone at my folks house for Thanksgiving was saying “WTF are they doing” from barely causal fans to the sports nuts. 
 

A coach is now expected to remind the QB to not waste 25 of the remaining 35 seconds with pre-snap shenanigans? 
 

Sure, Caleb is a rookie. But I’m guessing he’s played ball since he was 5 or 6. 
 

Eberflus stinks, but that last 35 seconds was just as much on CW as it was the coach, if not more. 

[Low Positive]

3 hours ago, Mikie2times said:

I mean, when Jim McMahon is the best QB you have produced in nearly 75 years its saying something. 

The last great Bears QB was Sid Luckman. He retired in 1950.

[hondo in seattle]

Reportedly, the players were angry in the locker room at the end of the game and near the point of mutiny.  Keenan Allen, for example, said, "I feel like we did enough as players to win the game." 

 

Whether the wasted clock was more the HC's or QB's fault is immaterial at this point.  When the coach loses the locker room, he's done.  

 

Edited Saturday at 12:47 AM by hondo in seattle