Montez Sweat chimes in on Matt Eberflus' biggest shortcomings as Bears coach

For a moment, it looked like the Chicago Bears were en route to some late-game heroics thanks to rookie quarterback Caleb Williams and an improved offense.

At home, against the Green Bay Packers and on the brink of snapping a 10-game losing streak to their most bitter rival, the Bears were in position to get the win. And then, something completely predictable and not surprising whatsoever happened.

No, really ... if you've seen this story unfold once, you've seen it plenty of times as a Bears fan.

After the blocked field goal which ended the game for Chicago, there were plenty of people pointing fingers and a lot of blame to go around. Sure, it could have been chalked up to a nice play made by Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks.

But, looking a bit deeper, it's a situation that could have been avoided entirely. Yet, head coach Matt Eberflus is deflecting blame a day after attempting to take responsibility for what happened.

One particular Bears player was especially down about the game's result, pointing out that the Bears should have been more detail-oriented.

Pass rusher Montez Sweat chimed in after the loss:

"We just gotta be better up front. The rush lanes were breaking down a little bit. We gotta have a better chip plan ... There's just a lot of things that we could be more detailed on," Sweat said.

Montez Sweat didn't directly slam Matt Eberflus, but he might as well have

Whether it be ill-timed penalties (not that there is ever a good time for one of those), late-game decision-making, questionable challenges or simply this team not being generally prepared whatsoever, the entire idea of Eberflus losing track of the details is etched in stone at this point.

Sweat's comments are just further proof that this team is not one which comes prepared, week-in and week-out. The sentiment remains the same all season long, just in different tones.

We could go back to Jaylon Johnson alluding to some players not wanting it as much as other, or other comments made by Cole Kmet, D.J. Moore or Marcedes Lewis earlier in the season when it came to coaching. Sure, some of that was directed at Shane Waldron. But, in the end, this environment is allowed and cultivated from the top on down.

Eberflus has been at the helm for too many losses which should have been the opposite result. He's been at the helm for far too many embarrassing outings.

All of this is a direct reflection of leadership, period. Sweat might not have been pointing a finger at Eberflus, but his words still ring truer than ever in reference to his head coach's biggest shortcomings.