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I know this might be a bit of a hot take, but I don't think Eberflus is the problem.
I think Getsy needs to go, but Eberflus can't call both the offense and defense all on his own, as well as ~~coach~~manage the team.
He needs to find someone who knows how to utilize Justin Fields and the weapons we have on offense to the fullest, but I don't think that person is on the coaching staff right now. Maybe it could be the QB coach (Andrew Janocko), but I don't think he has enough experience for Eberflus to trust him with that kind of responsibility.
I completely disagree that Eberflus isnt a problem, but even if we table that and say Getsy is somehow exclusively responsible for the Bears being a bottom 5 team this year, how do you expect a hot seat coach/regime to replace Getsy with a viable OC candidate? No one is going to wa ant to come to the Bears to be fired after a year.
The thing is, with the weapons our offense could have next season if the Bears draft a few pieces like an O-Lineman and a decent WR to complement Moore, the Bears should be able to find an OC that fits the plan. The defense isn't perfect, but they have been serviceable for the past few games. We have a really strong run defense at the moment, and if they could put together the pass rush, then the DBs would have an easier time too. I can't name a good candidate, but I am sure there is someone out there, probably at the college level, that would be a good fit for Fields, and if the Bears want to move on from Fields, then they could easily pick an OC that can mold their new QB.
Coach Eberflus is a first time head coach and is still learning how that actually works compared to being a DC. He has made a lot of mistakes over that past two years, but I think he has started to find some kind of rhythm. I know we can't give him too much more time to prove himself, but when the Bears picked him as HC they new he didn't have the experience and that there would be growing pains.
My question is, who do Bears fans think would be a better head coach and is available right now? We already have to replace our
DC. Do we gut the whole coaching staff, again? That would be what, the fifth head coaching change and the sixth offensive coordinator since 2012. We need to have some continuity in our coaching staff at some point. Building a locker room and culture takes more than two years to do. I don't think firing everyone is the smart move. We are already in the middle of a rebuild. Let's not tear it all down and start over again. And I don't think that is Poles' plan either, or he would have been selling at the trade deadline instead of looking for pieces for next year.