Hot take alert I know
But there's a big difference between what he's done versus what guys like Nagy, Tristan, and others have: his side of the ball is playing well.
Nagy and Trestman were offensive background coaches who could not field competent offenses. While there is a lot of scrutiny of the Bears offense this year, the defense has turned it around lately after getting healthy and certain players stepping up.
If this defense finishes the year as a top 15 or 10 unit, wouldn't it be counter productive to clean the entire house? Continuity on the defensive side of the ball and in the building may be what's best for this team instead of another complete tear down. Players like Kyler Gordon, Jaquan Brisker, Dexter, Edwards, and others fit this scheme and are becoming comfortable in it and experienced in it. Bringing in a new coaching staff and scheme potentially means scheming some of these players out and starting from square one on developing and building a defense.
I see every reason to move on from Getsy and the current offense. And with a potential top QB available with the draft starting fresh on that side could be what's best for the team. But that doesn't have to include the D and Eberflus too.
I think the way the D plays the rest of the year is going to be the biggest determining factor in whether or not Eberflus is retained. We've also seen CJ Stroud succeed with a defensive minded head coach too so the old narrative that a young QB needs to be married to a young offensive minded HC isn't necessary. Guys like Eric Bienemy may even be available to OC this off-season if Washington cleans house.
I'm not here to be a an apologist for Eberflus. He has had bad moments and should be on the hot seat. If his defense can't keep it together the last half of the season then by all means he should be gone. But I also don't wanna see the Bears come to some unnecessary conclusion that we have to tear everything down again and start from the beginning when their could potentially be ways to compete sooner.
