Chicago Bears hire Matt Eberflus

[Stop_It_5]

There's no right or wrong way to do it, and a defensive head coach can absolutely make strong hires on the offensive side and help a young QB reach his potential.

The fear is the lack of continuity when you have success without an offensive HC who you know is gonna be there with your QB for the long haul. Zimmer had to replace successful OCs every year or two after they got poached and suffered for it, Quinn had to replace Shanny after Ryans MVP year and never got it right again, Vrabel had to replace Arthur Smith this season and Tanne took a noticeable step back, etc - you avoid that issue when your HC is the offensive playcaller and in lockstep with your QB.

 

[viktordoomsecretwars]

I doubt the new GM had a say in this hire. Highly doubt it.

He had no say.

 

[Supa]

I doubt the new GM had a say in this hire. Highly doubt it.

I'm pretty sure I read the decision was all his but Poles and Eberflus have the same agent if that matters.

Caldwell could have been good for Fields but at 67 I think it would have been interesting to see what a younger guy like Leftwich could bring to the table. Daboll would've made sense as well.

 

[hcobbland84]

I’ll withhold judgement for now.
Would have preferred Caldwell, since he has a proven track record.

 

[Brozay]

I doubt the new GM had a say in this hire. Highly doubt it.

He had no say.

literally every report is saying it was fully Poles choice, and it was even written into his contract he would have final say on HC decisions

 

[Fly]

Bills were garbage and the fans wanted mcDermott fired until they got Allen. They drafted the right guy, point blank.

No they didn’t. McDermott took them to the playoffs for the first time in like 20 years in his first year. They drafted Allen the next year. Fans weren’t calling for dudes head like that until this past week.

After Matt Nagy I’m good on having to hire an offensive coordinator as HC. Just hire a good football coach and hopefully he can hire the right coordinators

 

[Born2BKing]

No they didn’t. McDermott took them to the playoffs for the first time in like 20 years in his first year. They drafted Allen the next year. Fans weren’t calling for dudes head like that until this past week.

In 2018 after the 6-10 season, they wanted him gone.

 

[JLova]

1 black coach

 

[beenz]

So how does this help the Bears offense and Justin Fields' development?

they better find a hell of an offensive coordinator. cuz we will be going thru this same coaching/executive search 4 years from now if fields becomes a bust.

 

[beenz]

How did Bienemy or Caldwell not get this job? Who is going to develop Fields? WTF?

the thing is the bears hired a new GM ryan poles who's black. and he hired this coach. bienenemy still can't get hired by a black GM even.

 

[beenz]

if the bytch ass mccaskey's forced this hire due to nepotism,

they will continue to be a joke in this city.

 

[beenz]

Fields is really getting the short end of the stick, they needed an offensive mind in Chicago. They need to let the 85 Bears smash mouth reputation go and get them a real offense for a change.

nagy was supposed to be an offensive mind, and he was a disaster on that side of the ball.

 

[CarltonJunior]

nagy was supposed to be an offensive mind, and he was a disaster on that side of the ball.

Fair enough

 

[Born2BKing]

nagy was supposed to be an offensive mind, and he was a disaster on that side of the ball.

Supposed to is key in that statement. Guess it didn't matter that Andy Reid called all the plays when it came to him. Wonder why?

• Kansas City Chiefs (2013–2015)
  Quarterbacks coach

• Kansas City Chiefs (2016–2017)
  Offensive coordinator
• Chicago Bears (2018–2021)
  Head coach

 

[jwinfield]

nagy was supposed to be an offensive mind, and he was a disaster on that side of the ball.

Fair enough

As was Marc Trestman.