Poor teams always manage to lose. On Sunday at New Orleans, the Chicago Bears were superior in nearly all categories. In practically every offensive metric, they outperformed them. Regretfully, Matt Eberflus and his team kept up their poor performance history at crucial times. Even with the addition of Montez Sweat, the pass rush was insufficient. Coaching is the only thing left to blame when skill is no longer an acceptable argument. Too many times, Saints players were wide open in the red zone and on third and long.
Subsequently, the Saints decided to alternate between Braxton Jones and Larry Borom at left tackle, which ultimately resulted in a late-game strip-sack that sealed the win for them.
Again, penalties were a recurring issue, which Eberflus is said to brutally teach to eliminate. Luke Getsy came next. First half execution by the Bears offensive coordinator was excellent, as Tyson Bagent established a rhythm and executed a solid ball run. The fourth quarter was when it all came apart. On third and 6 at the Bears’ 13-yard line, Darrynton Evans was given a bad screen call, which resulted in a punt and a short field, which gave New Orleans the advantage.
As if that weren’t awful enough, he outperformed himself the following series when, knowing that Velus Jones is an inconsistent receiver, he strangely added him to the game. As expected, Jones fumbled a pass on the opening play of the following drive. Bagent was intercepted during the subsequent play.
This Chicago Bears staff has run out of excuses.
As head coach, Eberflus is currently 5-21. That is not an acceptable reason. This team is underachieving at every level. The fact that he is 1-9 in games decided by a touchdown or less may be the most annoying thing. This implies that his team always crumbles under duress when things become tight. You can’t attribute any of that to talent. Such issues are well explained by coaching. In the fourth quarter, they turned it over three times. Teams with good coaches don’t act like that. At this moment, it’s difficult to say much more.
With this team, Eberflus and the Chicago Bears coaching staff have nothing to offer that is as advantageous. The best play from good players isn’t being seen. Not many of their young players have made noticeable progress. It seems like the other teams’ staffs effortlessly keep up with them every week. Though there is a distinction between having a vision and carrying it out, general manager Ryan Poles may support Eberflus’ idea. The man can’t motivate his players to give their best when it matters most.
There is a tonne of proof. Something needs to shift.
