LAKE FOREST, Ill. — After a disappointing 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots at Soldier Field, you would think things couldn’t become any worse for Matt Eberflus and the Chicago Bears.
Well, there’s always the next day, and Monday brought even more dysfunction.
During Eberflus’ weekly radio interview with Kap & J.Hood on ESPN 1000, his phone cut out three times, ending the interview short. The Bears’ head coach avoided a series of tough questions all because he couldn’t establish a secure connection at Halas Hall.
“Coach, your cellphone is as bad as the offense is right now,” David Kaplan said.
It’s honestly hysterical but also not surprising how things went. Unfortunately for Eberflus, he still had to speak in front of reporters at Halas Hall, which was originally supposed to happen at 10:45 a.m. but was pushed back to noon.
At 12:10, Eberflus addressed the media and Bears fans watching live at home. As per usual, he discussed injuries and shared that he had watched the film. Great.
Then he had this say.
“There will be changes, adjustments, being made,” Eberflus said. “I’m not going to disclose those right now. I’m not at that point in the process.”
Not at that point in the process? How, after watching the film of an offense that put up just 142 total yards and had Caleb Williams sacked nine times, has Eberflus not come to the conclusion that Shane Waldron has to go or, at the least, should not be allowed to call plays anymore?
Not only did the team have time on Sunday after the game to decide, but also the extra hour and 15 minutes after delaying Monday’s availability.
Eberflus could’ve given a concrete answer on Monday but chose to delay the inevitable, which helps nobody. Instead of focusing on this week’s opponent, the Green Bay Packers, the coaching staff is stuck wondering what will happen next.
When Eberflus was asked if Waldron would remain on the staff this week, he reverted to what he knows best.
“Like I said, the process of that, we’re going through that right now,” Eberflus said. “All those adjustments and changes and things that we’re gonna do – we’re still in the evaluation phase of that.”
This fanbase doesn’t want to hear anything about the process. They want – and deserve – answers.
Right now, the Bears can’t find any on and off the football field.
