After losing 29-9 to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, the Chicago Bears' chances of reaching the playoffs have taken a dramatic hit.
It seems that the aftermath from the Bears' Hail Mary loss to the Washington Commanders in Wee 8 flooded into their poor showing on Sunday against the Cardinals.
Above all else, the loss to the Cardinals seemed to have placed Eberflus directly on borrowed time as the Bears' head coach.
Trailing 14-9 near halftime, the Bears defense allowed a touchdown by backup running back Emari Demercado, who went untouched. Eberflus took accountability in saying it was his play call that led to the touchdown, but the head coach suddenly using the word "accountability" sounds empty and hollow after avoiding it for so long.
As if Eberflus' lack of awareness could not be any more defining, the head coach left his rookie quarterback, Caleb Williams, at harm's risk when he left the Williams in the game despite it being garbage time. Williams, who was sacked six times on Sunday, appeared to suffer an ankle injury during the final two plays of the game.
Matt Eberflus has reached the point of no return as the Chicago Bears' head coach.
Eberflus leaving Williams in the game should be the final straw. The Bears have never fired a head coach in-season but for Ryan Poles' desire to break history, this is another new page he should look to write for the organization. Eberflis needs to be fired immediately.
Keeping Eberflus for the remainder of the season will allow for the locker room to continue to fracture in the way it did in Marc Trestman's tenure as the Bears' head coach
If Poles is serious about this being a new era for the Bears, he needs to do that by being the first general manager of the team to hire a head coach in-season. Otherwise, Poles may find himself on the hot seat by the time the season concludes.
