Rich Eisen Reacts to Bears Firing Matt Eberflus; Says Who Chicago Should Target as Next Head Coach

[@joeshome3047]

There were 33 seconds on the clock. I took a bite of turkey. I swallowed there was 23 seconds left. Then I scooped a spoon of mashed potatoes and gravy. Looked at the TV 15 seconds on the clock. And yelled call a timeout. Had a scoop of sweet potatoes. A sip of wine and passed the green bean casserole....and time ran out!!! WTF!

[@concepcionledezma5027]

😂😂

[@buckhorncortez]

Simple...stop eating...

[@joeshome3047]

@buckhorncortez wow I guess you didn't learn about sarcasm in your simple life....

[@k9under]

Funny.

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Madden would've loved your analysis 😂

[@GrayWolf323]

the Bears biggest mistake this season was not firing Eberflus during the off-season

[@keeganandersson4281]

If you think about it though, you can understand it a little bit. They went 8-5 to end the season last year and appeared to be improving. However, with Bill Belichick, Vrabel, and Jim Harbaugh on the market in the offseason, they should have still chosen someone more proven imo

[@jacobgross2648]

Easy to say now. Nobody knows a different coach would have gotten better results.

[@Stacked3403]

​@@keeganandersson4281yeah but isn't he 2-15 against the division or something like that? That's unacceptable

[@america1st721]

williams will be on his 2nd contract before He catches up to this mess of a franchise.

[@jugganuat6440]

The bears went 8-5 to end the season and they traded the guy who helped get them that record

[@IsaacHozz]

All it took were multiple national embarrassments.

[@jugganuat6440]

Eberflus was very close with fields last year this year with all the additions the bears are going to lose more games

[@Cam-mo7gq]

Eberflus has never won an away Sunday game 😮

[@irish6783]

@@jugganuat6440he is historically the worst coach in 1 score games. Out of 221 coaches he is 221

[@DrKarate64]

EmBEARassments

[@barrelrolltoday6051]

That's not even an exaggeration. It's pathetic

[@A_Bunch_of_Savages]

His severance package was the leftover timeout from yesterday’s game.

[@leehemmersbach8018]

😂😂

[@michaeldavid6284]

How dare you say something so savage and disrespectful before me.

[@OvSpP]

Stole this from Tommy Grossi 😂

[@ajaqua3757]

hahaha

[@billbellell9462]

No, he gets the leftover turkey, wonder if he got a drumstick.

[@thearchivist250]

If that was the only mental error and the Bears were 8-4, Eberflus would still have a job, but he continues to lose games purely for terrible coaching decisions, and he never apologizes for mistakes. He lost the locker room a long time ago.

[@christopherweise438]

Yesterday post game when Keenan Allen said "I think we as players did enough to win this game" i knew Eberflus was gone. That is a very public FU from the players. You can't survive that.

[@noah.conley]

Stop acting like yesterday bears would have won! Even after the sack bears would have had to kick 60 yard field goal if they used a timeout! Go lions!

[@mattst.germain4023]

It was only 3rd down bud. Bears could of run another play to get closer then tried a FG. It’s not just the loss, it’s the fact the coach didn’t have the mental capacity to recognize the situation and do what was needed.

[@christopherweise438]

@@mattst.germain4023 - Just like they didn't try to get more yards in the Packer game. Just like they let Washington get 10 yards to make the hail mary even possible.

[@tjones5719]

Noah Conley they may not have won but if they had done what they should have - take the timeout at 31 seconds left, they could have had a few soft out patterns to gain another 5-7 yards each. Making it a 45 yarder or so without too much difficulty. Now that still only puts them into OT, so no guarantee of win but a lot better than what happened.

[@adamplace1414]

Watching that live, I thought the on screen game clock must have been wrong or something, because why else would EVERYTHING take so long unless you had more time? Players didn't get back, they couldn't get in formation, Williams is taking his time reading the defense for three seconds before the snap... And all the while, Eberflus was on the sideline watching like it was 2nd and 5 on the first drive of the game! When you lose on the very last play, 3x in a month, by failures on offense (against the Lions), defense (Commanders), and special teams (Packers), with your generational QB prospect languishing, and then stand up with a straight face and defend your decisions afterward... You're getting fired.

[@cdjhyoung]

In watching that last sequence for the Bears play out, I swear, the only Bear that actually understood the time situation was one of the Bear Offensive Tackles that was trying to get everyone down in position, INCLUDING THE QB.

[@Peakfreud]

Facts 😂

[@Jay-r6s1i]

@@cdjhyoung Which is a testament to coaching or lack thereof. The Bears should be 6-6 at worst and a realistic shot at being 9-3. Coaching cost them a chance of winning against Green Bay, Washington, Minnesota and Detroit. They were completely embarrassed by the 3-win Patriots.

[@Matt92Machine]

Caleb should have hurried the offense more, but you can't blame this on him. It's on the head coach.

[@johnm.washington7449]

...what U described is not just what results in a fired coach, but exposesORGANIZATIONALflaws. WHO SAW this coach as a leader of a pro team? If Poles is soley responsible,he should b walking on banana peels,but given that "flubber" was given 9lives, I just get feeling g.m. was overruled by others. If Poles is solely responsible 4flus,he should fall in sword&apologise. If he was overruled by others,he should resign rytnow,bcause he will b thrown under team bus sooner than later.JETS,TIMBERWOLVESseem2 have a HOPELESSownership problm too,LAKERStoo. This only sours fanbase&ruins good athletes' careers.

[@15mmGustavus]

You could say.... It was..... Unbearable

[@1337Aiel]

Take the angry up vote

[@dannyc.9161]

Lololololololol

[@TPXdude]

😮

[@scotmelville]

He was bear'd for years.

[@joh6629]

You win.

[@IanSane]

On one hand I wonder if Eberflus got any sleep at all last night. One the other, in his press conference after the game he took no responsibility and "liked" what his team did, so maybe he's so full of himself that the idea that he would get blamed and potentially fired didn't enter his thoughts at all. If I'm the Bears that press conference would have been what I fired him for. Owning up to your mistakes makes a big difference. Good coaches take blame on themselves for things they know are someone else's fault just for the optics of it.

[@PEN-N-PAL]

@IanSane *He got fired for the press conference, the Bears management wanted to hear Eberflus take the blame for once, when he didn't and "liked" his decision making, the Bears broke a 100 yr tradition and axed Eberflus.*

[@philnorman5912]

He got plenty of sleep at the end of the game

[@Jay-r6s1i]

I said this earlier. It reminded me of when Zach Wilson took no responsibility for his performance when the Jets scored 3 points while the defense gave up only 13.

[@Myriad861]

I just cannot fathom not getting up at the podium and saying “that loss is on me. The players did everything they could to get us in position and I let them down. I take full ownership of the result of last nights game and will never let it happen again.” He does that and he’s coaching the team next week.

[@brianbelden2449]

Why wouldn't Matt Eberflus sleep like a baby every night? He is now a multi millionaire for being the worst coach in the NFL for the only franchise in the league dumb enough to make him a HC in the first place.

[@jackmakackov7077]

I will never understand how NFL coaches are worse at clock management than I am in Madden. I watch maybe 3 football games a year. I shouldnt know situational football better than someone who gets paid for it.

[@TheJBeXo]

You’re telling me in madden if you have 36 seconds on a third down and one timeout in the bag you aren’t going to no huddle to the line and run a quick play to get 5 yards?

[@dawsonje]

@@TheJBeXobut that’s not what happened. Eberflus completely screwed up that ending

[@VvVT734]

You don’t know situational football better you just think you do because you play a game lmao. You can control everything in madden in real life there are circumstances and other things that happen lol some coaching staffs the head coach isn’t even completely in charge of that they have the final say but some aren’t doing the entire clock management part

[@neilenglish8582]

I'm a STEELERS fan...we have perhaps the WORST time management in the NFL...I'm a strong believer...you need an asset coach...to help you...speak into your headset...but..

[@ricksmith2127]

This made me laugh. I feel ya

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Not calling a timeout after Williams was sacked was indeed inexcusable. A fireable offense. I don't like calling for people's jobs but that was Just. Plain. Stupid. It wasn't the only straw, just the last one.

[@SteOhara]

If he called it then he wouldn't have had one to let them set up for the field goal they were aiming for

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

@SteOhara they'd have had time to set up a sideline pass to get a first down and stop the clock by going OB. Or throw downfield and then clock the ball. They'd have multiple options other than throwing to the end zone immediately. Football basics.

[@vanillasky1271]

​@@JohnDrummondPhotolol... football basics is you don't take a sack... if you take a sack you ready have your best 3 3rd down plays and snap it with 15 seconds to get yardage for FG and then call timeout... no way you can run a play and then run FG onto field without that last timeout... your scenario doesn't factor in an incomplete pass or gaining no yards...

[@hiimbob2121]

@@SteOhara 30 sec is more than enough for a pass over the middle and a spike. They had 15 sec left when they first got lined up. Caleb wasted the other 10 and the play took the last 5

[@vanillasky1271]

Taking the sack was inexcusable... lack of urgency by Williams and not understanding time clock was inexcusable... pretty sure they use scoreboards in high school and college... taking a timeout to bailout your QB would've done nothing as there wasn't enough time to gain the necessary yardage needed and get FG unit on to the field...

[@Korczak-j7y]

"Fans, what did you think of your coach's execution?" Fans: "We're in favor of it"

[@lagodifuoco313]

Perfect.

[@thegreatrenaldo7718]

At least give John McKay the credit

[@TheSilvert8008]

Ghosts of Tampa Bay's past are chuckling, nicely played!!!😂

[@BobBaker-v9v]

STOP SMOKING CRACK

[@daviddurango9562]

That's good! 😂😂😂😂

[@cjhunnicutt4278]

Thank you for these videos Rich :D

[@johnchedsey1306]

Eberflus probably is a fine assistant but not everyone is cut out for the final decision in stressful game management situations. He'll be fine and I'm sure he can contribute on a staff elsewhere. The Bears should have realized this after last season ended and found a new coach for Caleb and the rest of what looks like a fairly talented team.

[@Matt92Machine]

He's a defensive coach, and the Bears defense was average at best the whole time he was there. I don't even think he'd cut it as a DC.

[@nicholasjarosch8908]

@@Matt92Machinehe’s a great defensive coach if the players are not injured but he can’t motivate his players

[@Matt92Machine]

​@@nicholasjarosch8908 Bears defense doesn't have many injuries, that's just a lame excuse. He always just lets teams get way down the field, instantly without much effort. Sure the Bears defense is good in the red zone, but we shouldn't let so many teams get to the red zone all the time. At one point in the game, the Lions had more first downs than the Bears had yards.

[@RobertBruce-f9g]

As a longtime Lions fan, I can relate. While my first season of fandom was 1979…2-14…I harken back to 0-16. Rod Marinelli was the ultimate example of the Peter Principle run amok: a great Line coach promoted TWO levels beyond his competence. And I have to agree with the commenter who questioned whether Eberflus was a decent Defensive playcaller though, to be fair, this is by far the best Lions offense to ever hit the field. Take heart, Bears fans: I think that Williams is going to be one of the better QB’s in the league with some experience. It very well could be Lions vs Bears for the North before long.

[@Nick_4i]

​​@@Matt92Machine Totally agree. Also worth pointing out that the Bears defense is VERY expensive and has a lot of highly drafted players. The defense SHOULD be a top 15 defense minimum. They have had stretches of brilliance, but it has never been consistent. Eberflus having a "good" defense should have been the absolute bare minimum expectation, not something to be celebrated.

[@joe-edward]

I was waiting for you to say the word, but it's the right word: inexcusable. Coach has to call timeout to preserve the field goal opportunity once you're down to 10 seconds and you see your rookie QB is not cognizant of the clock. That's too much of an obvious error on too big a stage to be called by any other word.

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

Especially when they zoom in on him at the end and he looks like a deer in headlights!

[@jonharris2135]

You could just as easily argue that they’d ping him for waiting until they were at the line and calling a timeout, had it gone that way. It was a no win after not calling it immediately. Fair enough to let him go, but a tough way to end it.

[@nwhite3562]

​@@eddiewinehosen6665The same look as Nagy after the double doink.

[@Kragerz2010]

never shoulda fired lovie after a 10-6 season man, they're cursed

[@khal7702]

we need offensive head coach, Lovie was great but we would have been mediocre with him if he stayed

[@johnm.washington7449]

McCASKEYs!!!!!!! Superbowl shuffle team had DYNASTY POTENTIAL!(fired Lovie after losing SUPERBOWL by 1score 2 his mentor)

[@rodbrewster4629]

Nah Lovie was done. They starved the offense to feed the defense and basically just played the Tampa two. He went through several oc's in a more and more offensive minded league.

[@jaemillz7145]

​@@johnm.washington7449they lost the superbowl 29-17. Scored 10pts on offense. And lovie wasnt fired until after the 2012. Tampa 2 was becoming obsolete Players were aging fast. And had 1 plaoff appearance after that SB. The hired a new GM and he wanted his guy.

[@jayblue7117]

So what have Chicago done since Lovie Smith?? Absolutely nothing

[@Marveryn]

what made that ending worse is that they wasted timeout earlier in the game. You waste time out and you dont use the one in your pocket when you knew you needed

[@robertstoner5873]

It's Black Friday in Detroit also. Four LB's are knocked out for the season. 4 DEs knocked out, two backups may come back at some point. Lions only have five week one starters left on that defense for the rest of the season. It's going to catch up to them at some point most likely with the outside LBs.

[@robe2504]

As a Vikes fan I called this from the Hutch injury. I expected the FO to either go after a star like Miles Garrett, or go after two players - maybe like a Zadarius, or Clowney and a younger guy like Azeez Ojulari or Chase Young with upside who they might be able to bring along and put alongside Hutch in the future. I was stunned that they sat on their hands. You can always get less talented players to lift their game for a while but it catches up. It happened to Flores last season when he got the players he inherited at the Vikes to overperform, but they started breaking down late in the season - Wonnum, Hicks, Murphy - and then there was nothing left. Failing to bolster your defence before the deadline might cost the Lions the division, and any sort of playoff run. That was a very lucky escape yesterday, and every game still on the Lions schedule is tougher than that. No margin for error now.

[@scottiepatterson4251]

As a Vikes fan, we have no room for error as well lmao. We can't even win games that we should (on paper) without having a heart attack every week...2022 was the same way. We have a lot of talent but a mediocre coaching staff. KOC insists on running an offense that can't ever put the boot down and score 40, and Flores runs a defense that plays to bend but not break completely. 9 and 2 is nice, but we all know what's coming

[@robe2504]

@@scottiepatterson4251 No scottie, you are only speaking for yourself and the negative pessimistic segment of Vikes fans. And you are already bitter and angry because you have been so completely wrong about this season already. The only hope your battered ego has of any redemption is for Darnold and KOC to fail which is why you're cheering for that, instead of enjoying your team winning like an ACTUAL Viking fan, and not a bandwagon fan who is so obsessed with his need to be right, that he would rather his team loses.... This team is nothing like the 2022 team. Kirk barely had a two score win in his 6 seasons at the Vikes. Sam has 3 already this season, unlucky not to have 4 or 5. The 2022 team had the worst defence in the league - this defence is top 10, possibly top 5, and is the best run d in the league. Sam is a top 10 QB in the league by every measure, whether you like it or not. He even won his two worst games. Every team has close games, and lucky outs. The Lions got lucky yesterday, and vs the Rams and Cards earlier in the season. The Chiefs did vs the Panthers last week. The one thing I will agree with you about is your use of mediocrity, but only in so much as it describes you and the segment of the Vikes "fan" base that your represent. Skol!

[@shawnjohnson9763]

​@robe2504 Very well said. I get sick of people who say they are fans of a team, but crap all over them when they're having a great year. That's one thing I give Lions fans credit for. They don't have fans like that. It's probably because they have been such a down franchise for so long that they truly appreciate when their team is having a great season.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

The Lions defense will be fine. It helps that the offense can put up bunches of points.

[@ZedzDed311]

Eberflus was watching a different game in another time and dimension. Watching that ending was really odd but such a Bears way to go down

[@justinburt4657]

Watching all that, I was wondering when the coach would intervene with the running clock.

[@justinbeynon7980]

Not only did Eberflus and the Bears leave a TO on the field they also left a down on the field. Worst case scenario: even if the bomb to Odunze fails on 3rd down (which it did) at least you'd get one more shot at the endzone or a long FG. They even failed that.

[@ggriesenauer]

Problem is the Bears don't want another Ditka. They don't want a HC that will challenge the front office. They've continually gone after guys that aren't contentious. I would lean towards Vrable only because he's a proven coach. But I do like Johnson as well

[@LevelElevenStudios]

Agreed. Hoping Ben Johnson and an aggressive DC that does not sit in Cover 2 Zone.

[@larrymcardle]

Harbaugh was that guy. But they didn't have the balls to fire Eberflus last season to even interview him.

[@stevenbarnes8238]

Johnson doesn't have hc experience so vrabel would be my pick or brown, but even he hasn't enough experience so...

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

The Bears organization is a bit of a mess. I doubt Johnson would take the job for that reason.

[@PatDK]

@@larrymcardleabsolutely right…. And to be honest, not even just last season…. Jim was interviewing for the past two years for sure and possibly three, vikings and broncos I heatd and why not Bears??? He’s the perfect fit that’s why

[@8BitChad]

To my understanding it went like this: - Tackles don't know the snap count and Caleb eats a sack - Caleb as a rookie is unallowed to use timeouts - Thomas Brown doesn't get a play in because it's obvious that a timeout is needed to save clock and get the right play in - Eberflus stands there wanking on the sidlelines - Brown realizes Eberflus is really not going to call timeout and rushes a play in - Bears line up, Caleb realizes they aren't going to get 2 snaps off and you cannot run a play and spike the ball anyways cause it's 3rd down. - Caleb gets them lined up and calls an audible so they at least get a shot to the end zone to win the game cause his head IS in the game. Justified firing.

[@drewmorrison]

This is exactly how it went. ALL of this falls on the HC. His decision making caused the rest of the team and staff to panic and get something in

[@stefanhager8950]

@@drewmorrison No its NOT. Calub can absolutely call a timeout. It would actually have shown he has the ability to take control (leadership) of the offense. Yes, the coach is responsible, yes he should've been fired long ago. But, the QB isn't completely off the hook here. He had a good game, but the coach and QB both panicked under pressure.

[@tjmckenzie4048]

@@stefanhager8950 Exactly!!! We all know Eberflus is a clown, but this is shocking how dumb Caleb is. This kid won the Heisman. He was the #1 pick in the draft. He didn't even know they had a timeout. His situational awareness in the final 35 seconds was a flat out ZERO.

[@8BitChad]

@@tjmckenzie4048 what's shocking is how people who watched their first Bears game of the year make assumptions. Caleb has not called a single timeout all year and the coaching staff doesn't allow him to. The only one with his head in the game at that point was Caleb with the audible to the shot to the end zone. We don't need out of town stupid talking about our team. Edit: Anyone who thinks Caleb is stupid has never heard him talk and barely has watched him play, and are probably letting their internal racism blind them.

[@tjmckenzie4048]

@@8BitChad His post game interview showed how little he knew at the end of the game. It was scary.

[@RedHoodFH]

Letting him have that press conference was fucking cold blooded 😂😂😂😂

[@ethankeller1835]

I love it. They let him go out as embarrassing way as possible. For what he did he deserves it.

[@thomaswoodmancy7096]

No doubt.. and I don't have a problem with it. This time the end justified the means. 🐻⬇️

[@YT-Holdings]

I don't think they planned to fire Matt Eberflus until Monday until what was stated in the press conference, yesterday, and this morning.

[@nicoj9984]

They gave him the chance to publicly explain himself, save his face and his job for the rest of the season - but him going out there, saying "I like what we did", was either the final confirmation of his absolute incompetence or him consciously begging to get fired. In short: The press conference was what got him fired today instead of at the end of the year.

[@jeremims9044]

Tells you their front office has no class. Who tf would want to work for that clown show?

[@RedHoodFH]

Thomas brown is speed running the coaching path experience 😂😂😂

[@YT-Holdings]

I am looking forward to seeing how the defense responds to Eric Washington calling plays.

[@YT-Holdings]

Why are fans upset? If the Bears beat the Lions, then their dream of Matt Eberflus being fired woulnd't have happened.

[@anon-r9q1111]

he was the assistant head coach for the Rams under Sean McVay and won a superbowl. alot of people dont know that

[@brianshaker1885]

I think he deserves it.

[@RedHoodFH]

@@YT-Holdings oh im thrilled dude, him being fired is better than if we won yesterday

[@NeilTruick]

...and here I thought my Steelers were going off-script when they went 83 years without firing a coach mid-season. *Chicago Bears front office:* Hold my beer.

[@GrayAreaAmbience]

Embarrassing TO situation, being in the Thanksgiving spotlight made it all the worse.

[@noone1704]

To come after that ending and say that you're happy with it is just crazy and it's not the first time he wouldn't take any blame after a horrible decision

[@jeromemaida4933]

Was a ridiculous decision. He needed to go.

[@LivingAbundantLife]

Ben Johnson basically said he doesn't want to go somewhere with organizational disfunction. I just don't see how the bears could possibly line up with that.

[@pewsandbrews]

I think the QB was as much to blame as the coach. They were in field goal range and took a sack to knock them out of field goal range. The QB can call a time out too. I think he was looking at the play clock not the game clock and thought they had more time.

[@jaemillz7145]

Took a sack? You mean the right tackle left the de run right by him as caleb was dropping back had zero time to even try to get the ball away. Yeah that sack. Or how about the olay prior when kmet gets called for OPI?. And it negated caleb hitting moore for aa 20yd gain. But yeah its the rookies fault. Kmet is in year 5. Wright year 2. Caleb 12th game on his 2nd OC in the same year.

[@CioerKieov]

I appreciate these videos, Rich. :D

[@detroitmidunkin2138]

Damn. Ima miss him. He gave me a great Thanksgiving. 👑🦁💙

[@WoodyWard]

OMG. Why do teams keep firing their coaches after playing the Lions?

[@cdjhyoung]

Dang. Is that really a thing? That would be another first in a long line of Lion's history.

[@brandonbaty2291]

I had that exact thought today! We used to be the team that was a coach killer because whoever we hired was doomed. Now we are coach killers after they play us. 😂

[@joer1678]

His whole time there repeated bonehead mistakes led to the firing. The Lions game was the final straw. As a Packer fan I was shocked they brought him back with a new qb. Should have started over with the qb

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

Why didn't Williams call the timeout either? That's even worse for me

[@drewmorrison]

They said he wasn’t authorized by the coach to call a timeout. Sure he could have over ridden that in the moment but I’m sure it was something in the back of his mind. My take for Eberflus was his logic was that if they got to the line, snapped the ball at like :15 seconds, and got a completion on field goal range, then call a timeout with 7 seconds left. However, when it was clear at about 20 seconds that no one was set and it was to take another :15 seconds to snap the ball, he should have called timeout. There’s no real way to defend it but that’s the best way I can think of what was going through Eberflus mind.

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

@drewmorrison fair enough. I just feel like if Williams is as knowledgeable as he seems, he should have called it

[@tedkrillies5326]

@@drewmorrisonnot authorized?!?! That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard? Where did you hear this? He’s the leader of the offense. He should have called it. What’s going to happen if he does? They’d bench him?!?! Ridiculous

[@andrew_xlr]

I know this is a function of the holiday, but I really like these off-the-cuff videos of just Rich. Such a brilliant voice/mind. More of these would be very welcome

[@tsrgoinc]

I’d go with Vrabrel now, get him in to work with the team until the end of the season and he’s in a better position to assess what he needs to change!

[@chrislawton27]

Vrabes is in Cleveland right now as a coaching consultant

[@InvalidUsername2113]

Lol no.

[@eccehomer8182]

They should go for Ben Johnson if the Lions will let him go to a division rival.

[@SLHJR0390]

Vrabel/Brown

[@robe2504]

Great suggestion.

[@josel.martinez7210]

Thank you, now I can enjoy my Thanksgiving Holiday! 🙂‍↕️

[@AntonyC83]

Since when did the Bears become the Midwestern version of the Jets?

[@butkusfan23]

Since the double doink.

[@andrew4437]

Since they fired Lovie.

[@johnm.515]

Any year since 1985

[@pwincesslole]

Forget the Jets, this is Chargering at its worst.

[@ThisWangsChung]

It really does feel like the bad karma that cursed the Lions for decades suddenly migrated to the Bears

[@jondoe4307]

Thats crazy work, Rich, just crazy work.

[@ck1011Original]

The more I see takes on this game the more annoyed I get. Caleb Williams and the Bears offense needs to take way more blame. There's no reason it should have taken 26s to line up and snap the ball. It was after a sack, but there was no pile up, the yards weren't changed drastically and they were lined up for a good while before the snap too.

[@trancemaster5009]

I would love to see your top 10 bonehead plays of the year. To see where this lands!

[@garageforcerestos]

well done Rich

[@tomchrisfield7348]

I don't think I'd trust any of the Bears coaching staff, they all just stood there and did nothing. Incompetence.

[@drewmorrison]

Only the HC can call a timeout but yes. Someone should have been in his ear to do it

[@jeanfourcade]

They all knew what was going to happen. They were biding their time.

[@alynch9846]

That guy had brass balls saying not taking the time out was the plan all along.

[@TheJBeXo]

Why would taking a timeout be the plan…?

[@aaronbrock9480]

I’d be willing to bet that Jim McMahon would have called a timeout himself in that situation even when he was a rookie.

[@chucklos391]

Of course. Jim McMahon would’ve even called out EberIdiot in the press conference.

[@leebryant-y3w]

If ever a coach deserved to be fired mid season this was it. Unparalleled professionalism at Washington, then a sinking losing streak climaxing in not knowing how to handle clock management in the least bit causing another loss . It’s too bad for players like swift, Allen and. Moore, who are all veterans that played elsewhere and know it didn’t have to happen, game after game, like it has.

[@leebryant-y3w]

Lack of professionalism, sorry

[@robertsabado2889]

There's always a first for everything. But the slide started with Tyrique. The last 32 sec was brutal!

[@calebflynn9636]

I almost question if he did it on purpose.

[@mrb.2497]

Certainly looked like it. Sheesh.

[@markmyers3409]

I agree. That is what I thought after the game yesterday. You can’t make that big of a “mistake.” It seemed intentional. He was ready to get out.

[@richiegunner3398]

Absolutely spot on. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@kennygibbs9627]

NowThat's a Christmas 🎄 Present

[@pemulis123]

Black Friday Fire (Sale)

[@jimmyispromo]

It wasn't a "hailmary" it was a throw. Hail Mary is in the end zone. He needed yards after, even after, if it was caught.

[@ObscureManifesto]

The mistake was bad enough but then saying he did everything perfectly was the nail in the coffin. You can tell he's not head coach material

[@BirdmanG07]

No, it’s not enough for Ben Johnson. BEN, PLEASE DON’T LEAVE, especially for the Bears.

[@alexalonso2093]

Has😂😂. ahh yea guess what. It’s too late. He Gone 🤑💵💵💸💸💰

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

He's not going to go to the Bears and their mess of an organization. I also think it's possible he stays with the Lions. He's got a QB who he's very in-tune with and all kinds of playmakers to work with. It's an OC's dream.

[@jaemillz7145]

He wouldnt leave for Washington and they were handing him total team control and like 10m year. and he said no. They were so locked in on him they didnt interview anyone else and had to scramble n hired quinn

[@mrTestosteroni]

It will be interesting to see how the defensive style goes.

[@kcartmonx2778]

This is definitely a wake up call for all nfl head coaches that the times are changing and if you don't change with the times you ain't gonna win football games.

[@klardfarkus3891]

That decision not to Call timeout would have been considered a bad call at anytime in football history. At least since the Super Bowl era started.

[@mrdivinity8]

Allow the process to play out. Thanks Coach Flus, and family. Coach, remember, Tough times do not last, tough People do! God bless You, and your family, during this challenging time. I hope you, and your family, will continue to be Bear fans. Peace. LaMu

[@davidely7032]

In my (humble) opinion it would have been acceptable with 30+ seconds left rush to the line with a preprogrammed play set, thrown the ball 10 yards to a sideline and go out of bou ds and have 10-15 seconds left and two plays left ... another quick pass and timeout for the field goal. The quarterback took too long, calling for a huddle and wanting to talk it over. Still ... when the clock ticked at 10 seconds the coach should have called for a timeout. That he didn't is inexcusable.

[@jaemillz7145]

They didnt huddle half the players were down field. he was trying to get them set and call a play. And then was yelling for the snap.

[@davidely7032]

@jaemillz7145 I didn't say he forme a huddle. I indicated he tried to have the players huddle up. He thought better of it, but only after 5 precious seconds passed. Don't read more into a statement than what is there.

[@jaemillz7145]

@@davidely7032 he was telling for them to get on the line. They were running no huddle that entire drive. It was a coaching blunder again period

[@davidely7032]

@jaemillz7145 So, wanting to be sure and keep an open mind I watched the last couple of plays. Caleb, with fewer than 35 seconds left was sacked. He popped up, held his hands above his head and waved his hands towards himself. I think you'll find that this is a universal sign for all to huddle up. Well, almost universal. You seem to think drawing your hands and arms towards yourself means get to the line. Odd that interpretation. Maybe you think pushing your arms out and away from yourself means gather round. 🤔 In any event, our unqualified opinions count for naught. I'm of the opinion that if you stand behind the line, motionless, and draw your hands towards you you want to huddle up. I think a quarterback who immediately rushes to the line and waves his arms towards the line wants to get his guys set and run the next play. This Caleb did not do. But you are of the opinion that standing behind the line motionless, and waving hands towards the self is a sign of wanting all to move up to the line the quarterback isn't approaching. Regardless, when the clock ticked 11 the coach needed to call a timeout. Tell me, what motion or action led you to believe he was trying to immediately get the next play off? The stillness? The hands drawn towards his head? I'll listen.

[@davidely7032]

@@jaemillz7145 There is an N f L video of the last two wild minutes. At the 9 minute, 24 second mark Caleb is clearly seen waving his hands towards himself, clearly wanting his teammates to gather round and listen to what he wanted to tell them. I'll go with facts and Occam's Razor over blind faith that these clear gestures and stillness meant "Get to the line and rush the next play.".

[@howardb4601]

Would it be a stretch to say the Bears management was pissed?

[@JJGuccione]

Khmer Rouge slogan “We gain nothing by keeping you and lose nothing by killing you.”

[@AJGreen-cn8kk]

I heard it was the second time to change coaches in the middle of the season. The first time was in 1942 when George Halas, owner and head coach, left to join the Navy to fight WW2.

[@sergioalpert66]

Caleb Williams deserves some blame. A lot of blame.

[@alexalonso2093]

Mmm … no… first season that’s to be expected.. 🫵🏻🧸

[@sergioalpert66]

@alexalonso2093 Mmm...yes. Football is not rocket science. Williams has been playing quarterback his whole life. Williams choked big time.

[@jacobdameron3203]

Mmmm… no … if you have noticed he hasn’t called a timeout all season. Seeing how Eberflus likes to manage things it would make sense that he told Williams that he would be the one to manage the clock.

[@rosspeters3638]

One interpretation is that the Bears did not decide to fire Eberflus until after his press conference.The decision should have been made soon after the game.There should also have been a decision as to how to handle things so the press conference did not happen.That is a big deal because it shows the dysfunction within the organization.Completely unprofessional imo.

[@TeezyHadaBaby]

Good. Everyone blamed Justin Fields when low and behold it was the HC.

[@rogue9ch]

I blamed Eberflus after last year, but I still thought it wise to draft a QB over paying Fields.

[@LdyVder]

The last four Bears head coaches have been Trestman(O guy), Fox(D guy), Nagy(O guy), Eberflus(D guy). These are the coaches Chicago has hired since firing Lovie Smith after the 2012 season.

[@davej9228]

Aaron Rodgers wouldn't have waited for the coach to call it

[@alphatrion4365]

Aaron Rodgers doesn't have a coach. Hmmmm....

[@Voysh2Voysh69]

Caleb said after the game that, as a rookie, he didn’t feel it was his place to make that call with the final timeout. He said he was just trusting his coach’s judgement and trying to run the best play for the offense. Caleb said as he becomes more of an NFL veteran, he thinks it’s more appropriate to make that judgement call if he feels the coach is clueless. Clearly the Bears coach was clueless. And clearly Caleb would’ve been right to make the call and take that timeout. It says A LOT about Eberflus as a head coach that we’re discussing a ROOKIE needing to be the one to manage the game, when that’s literally the job description of a head coach.

[@alphatrion4365]

QBs are supposed to manage the offense. Granted, Caleb is a rookie, but it seems concerning that he's already pushing the blame somewhere else. Ironically, like Aaron Rodgers does.

[@luckymanshirley7044]

I think that last pass should have been a td. It looked like odunze could have ran right under that pass but for some reason he kinda tried to jump hop to catch it. It's almost like he didn't see it or he miss timed it. Now that would have been a killer play if it was completed.

[@johnpapageorge7925]

Dear McCaskeys, Do you even remember your long history of failure and incompetence? Let me remind you. Virginia, you had to fire your own son Michael for botching a hire-how embarrassing is that? You hired Phil Emery, the same guy who humiliated Bruce Arians, forcing the Coach of the Year to act out a press conference during his interview, only to pass on him entirely. Then you drafted Trubisky-a quarterback with nine college games-over Patrick Mahomes. Oh, but it gets better. Back in the late ’70s, Bill Walsh wanted the Bears job. He practically handed it to you on a silver platter, and you said no, hiring Neil Armstrong instead. And now we’ve got Eberflus, the latest example of your ineptitude. Who’s responsible for this mess? Not the coaches. Not the GMs. It’s you-the McCaskeys. George, you call yourself a fan of football? Fine. Then be a fan, but for the love of God, stop pretending you know how to run a football team. Those aren’t my words-they’re yours. You admitted it. So do the only thing left to do: sell the team. Sell it to Robert Kennedy Jr., the Kardashians, or even Carrot Top for all I care. Just get the hell out of ownership. You’ve done nothing but screw over your fans for decades, and we’re done. We’re going to hurt you where it matters-financially. Stop buying jerseys. Stop buying merchandise. Stop showing up. It’s time for someone else to step in and build a Chicago team that can actually compete. Maybe even a whole new team to put you out of business. Sell the fucking team. Do it for the fans. Do it for the city. Or don’t-because we’re done with you either way. Sincerely, An Enraged Bears Fan

[@Dragon2287]

dead on!

[@johnm.washington7449]

..👍..what @johnpapageorge said🤗...was HELLA WELL SAID!!!!

[@jaemillz7145]

George cant sell anything None of virginias kids want anything to do with the team after she dies. That being said VIRGINIA is NEVER selling her dads team while she is alive. Its really that simple. The besrs finally hired a team president for the 1st time. A GM and asst. Gm 1st time ever. They stillndont have the same front office stucture as most nfl teams

[@James-w8x1q]

Belichick coming in and teaming with Caleb as he did with Tom Brady could work!

[@mark11967AD]

Everyone knew Eberflus was not a head coach after last season. And yet the cheap Bears with inherited wealth idiot sons and daughters stood pat. And look what happened. Why would anybody want to come and work for this forlorn franchise? I feel sorry for Caleb Williams getting drafted there. Turns out he should have refused to go there after all. And he has some deficiencies but at least he’s a competitor and has some ability. I’m just glad I abandoned this dumpster fire of a franchise back in the 90s. Until they sell the team this will go on and on as it has the last nearly four decades.

[@CaptainCanuck1975]

Even Nathaniel Hackett was yelling at his TV. Not every first mate is captain material.

[@tonyg.3696]

Why is everyone giving Caleb a pass? He can call a timeout, too.

[@kingtchalla2289]

He's a rookie and it's the coaches job to manage the clock for his young QB. That's why.

[@DanielEDugger]

It was inevitable!, should have been done during the off season,😢, thanks for all you report on Rich, I am glad you are still around! 😊, and I still miss Stuart!,GOD bless you 🙏!.

[@jacktowle3664]

I think the press conference is why he lost the job, to not come on and not immediately apologize shows his incompetence

[@BobBaker-v9v]

Lol..

[@Matt92Machine]

His apology would mean nothing to me. You don't get to not do your job, and then have no consequences.

[@jacktowle3664]

@@Matt92Machine that is a fair point, clock management is literally your only job in that moment, even more so with a rookie QB

[@Matt92Machine]

My family thought I was nuts screaming call a damn timeout at the TV as the clock was running out.

[@scottyo64]

Don't even think about Ben!

[@creolerican]

Ohh, he coming to Chi-town😂

[@Matt92Machine]

We are thinking about him.

[@VictorRomeo1917]

"Fiasco" up on the shelf on the right - appropriate on this story :)

[@patrousseau1828]

ben johnson is not going to chicago. lol

[@mrcoliseum]

Brian Daboll next please 🙏

[@Sarkus01]

Ben Johnson’s pickiness makes me think the Bears are not on his list.

[@robe2504]

So many reasons not to, and within the division is kind of taboo. The best reason might be that it is a lot easier to look good and fix things going into a bad situation, than it is to make a good operation better.

[@8thaccount535]

If he thinks Caleb can be one of the top QBs then it's a good situation. Having an elite QB is the most important thing in the NFL

[@carrite]

Belichick is a football history guy and a defensive guy, so the Bears would be on-brand for him.

[@georgelanders4271]

Let's see, leave Detroit and probably 4 super bowl runs, or go to a team that can't do anything right.........I think we aren't getting Ben

[@georgelanders4271]

​@@carriteyeah but the bears are too cheap and won't give him total control. He won't come here

[@newtonmenlo]

Any team in the same predicament would have gone downfield and lined up for the next play. There would be no standing around or confusion. It's standard in the two-minute offense. There would have been agreement what the next play-call would be, and everyone would have known the assignment. Whether that would be a spike to kill the clock or calling a time-out. The long delay in getting the play off is inexcusable. That's on the coach too. To have a team so ill prepared is unacceptable.

[@cdjhyoung]

I thought McCasky showed a lot of class not firing him in Detroit and making him find his own way back to Chicago. As a Lions fan - Keep your hands off our Offensive Coordinator! I can't see anyone stepping into the role of Head Coach in Chicago without a total house cleaning of the entire front office. That is what it took in Detroit.

[@hungrybraineater2]

no more then that a full house cleaning of the roster to. These people were hired by the same brain trust that is running the shop. New Regime Trade Caleb Williams for a ton of draft picks to a qb needy team that is likely to still suck. Ie the trade we had with Carolina. Caleb needs to go just like stafford did.

[@glowilk5377]

Clean house ! Clean start.

[@hungrybraineater2]

@@glowilk5377 Exactly what i am thinking. Bring in someone like Bill Belichick create a system we need to stop all this trying to make this frankensteins monster of a roster to work.

[@mrlaw711]

Williams did set the NFL record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception: 212 breaking record held by Kyle Murray.

[@nathanahrens6415]

OH, HELL YEAH!!!!!

[@jedi1967]

hEy rIcH happy thanksgiving sir and can you talk about the Dolphins now??

[@biggsjones2486]

If I had a choice between Johnson and Vrabel I'll take Vrabel. They need a good tough veteran coach, and that's what Vrabel is.

[@2500BC]

Who for OC? Need someone who can maximize 18

[@nickrasooo3911]

Give me stefanski, vrabel, or Johnson. Any of them would be great

[@noeltarr8834]

I was shouting at the Tv as a Bears Fan saying timeout, timeout to bring out the field goal unit. No one listened to me because Eberflus wanted to roll over the time out to the next game.

[@freedomfightre]

Vrabel would be an amazing hire for the Bears.

[@pjwillsr]

Rich, if you haven't seen Thomas Brown's pre-game press meeting... you must. He comes off as a leader, communicator, and tell it like it is man....I see him doing well for the Interim...would see him as a head coach long term.

[@dalepettiner5036]

And now the Bears have to wait for Mike McCarthy to become available.

[@Mozart12201]

Why?

[@wrathchild3935]

How did none of the players or assistants make the coach call a TO?

[@stevenjpatten7422]

Matt Eberflus deserved to be fired. He is a complete idiot. That clock management was horrific at the end of that game. Even a high school coach can manage that better. Ridiculous. Game should at least went into overtime.

[@stevencook4002]

At least had a chance to tie it. There are no guarantees they make the field goal try.

[@johnm.washington7449]

WHO lookd at flus&said,"this guy's got IT 2 take us 2 the top"?....WHO?....🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗

[@johnm.washington7449]

...pick a PROVEN WINNER,or b known asBORN LOSERS. NO tym 4 experiments.Pursue HOODY&FAIL,then,at least folx know you're serious! Ryan Poles, if U blow this,then u dserve 2go,2 bcause eflus is anEGREGIOUS ERROR.

[@FrankieLunn]

I had Vrabel 1 on my list and Ben Johnson 2. So I agree with ya Rich!!

[@Johnonayacht]

How does the Golden boy Caleb not spike the ball. He sucks at the clock, every game he runs the clock to 1 or 2 seconds.

[@smith-marsette2721]

Why would you give up a down to spike the ball when you have a timeout?

[@smith-marsette2721]

Yeah why use a timeout wgen you can spike the ball...

[@MNWILD43]

I'm a 58 year old Minnesotan and Vikes fan, but you gotta love Rich??!

[@kieronmckay4276]

With all due respect, if fan bases get coaches fired, good luck to us all because they’ll be firing every coach every time they lose a game. This is what happens when you immediately say a team is a Super Bowl contender cause they got the #1 pick, when getting the #1 pick means you were the worst (or among the worst) teams in the league…I know they got the number #1 pick through a trade, but still…you put the highest expectations on a disappointing team and a QB who hadn’t played a down.

[@Redmenace96]

I see the over reaction, too. It is hero or villian, and nothing in between. Especially, Bears with revolving door at GM/HC.

[@Intabih]

Better framing for the Emmy than last night.

[@carlaauri8461]

Too bad they can’t fire the Qb, he was equally inept and equally non committed to take responsibility. Can’t imagine for a second McMahon will run the offense like that regardless of coaching. Some are men some are kids even at 23.

[@mattpeckham667]

I don't see how you could NOT fire him after the end of yesterday's game. And then to have him give a postgame presser defending how the situation was handled!

[@johnsonjjohnson100]

I thouight the interview of Caleb was revealing He said he "checked out" of the play that was called for him to be able to get the quick yards needed for thre field goal THAT was the reason they spent so much waisted time at the line of scrimage The coach DIDN"T throw the QB under the bus for this blunder

[@peanuts974]

flus could still have called timeout at literally any point when he realized they weren't gonna get the play off in time. he wasn't some powerless bystander in that situation lol

[@TheOtteroo]

Just a thought, if the pass had been completed for a touchdown to win the game, would that have changed anything?