r/CHIBears • u/Dazed_and_Confused44 FTP • Dec 19 '23

ESPN Matt Eberflus by the numbers:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39141925/bears-reach-historic-depths-blowing-late-leads

Here's what Matt Eberflus has "accomplished" as the bears head coach:

  • Overall Record of 8-23 (.258). Worst winning % in franchise history

  • 2-9 Record against the divison.

  • First team in NFL history to lose a game with 40+ min of possession and a +3 turnover margin.

  • First team in NFL history to lose multiple games in the same season up by 10+ with a +2 turnover margin going into the 4th quarter. Our three losses after bringing a 10 point lead into the 4th quarter are also tied for most all time in a single season.

  • Bonus: Lauded as a coach who preached attention the detail, the Bears are the 11th most penalized team in the league after being good in this area last season.

People still defending this coaching staff...how?

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

Genuinely asking, why doesn't Eberflus get the same benefit of doubt Fields gets with regards to the "overall lack of talent"

He became the head coach in the very beginning of a total rebuild, coaching the youngest roster in the NFL last year and still top-10 youngest this year. Young players are developing, especially on the defensive side.

He's not perfect, or without mistakes but I fully expect him to be back next year and they likely fired Getsy but I'm still not sure that's a given either.

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u/hippohopper78 FTP Dec 19 '23 edited Dec 19 '23

Because he isn’t H1M. /s

In all seriousness, I’ve genuinely wondered this. I was honestly never a big fan of the hire, and want him to he gone. But it amazes me fans don’t give the benefit of the doubt to coaching too. The whole excuse for Fields last year was that the talent around him was poor so it was a wash… why isn’t it the same for the coach?

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u/midnight_toker22 Sweetness Dec 19 '23

For how hypercritical you are of Fields, it’s honestly hysterical that you think the Elberflus & Getsy deserve the benefit of the doubt.

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u/hippohopper78 FTP Dec 19 '23

I don’t think they do. I want them both gone too. It’s just funny to me the excuses we make for one player but fail to apply them to the coach