3 reasons Bears must fire Matt Eberflus after loss to Cardinals
It might not be now but the time to fire Matt Eberflus is imminent.
The Chicago Bears came into the 2024 season with a new sense of life. They seemed to luck out in the NFL Draft, thanks to a pick swap in the previous year’s event, which allowed them to draft one of the best quarterback prospects in years, USC’s Caleb Williams, at No. 1 overall, as well as select wide receiver Rome Odunze with another first-round pick. However, now sitting at 4-4 after their second consecutive loss, this feels like the same old Bears.
In the Bears’ previous three losses this season, each came by one score. But in Week 9 against the Cardinals, they were blown out 29-9, marking their worst showing of the season. Even that could be debated, considering their loss to the Washington Commanders the week before on a miraculous Hail Mary pass from rookie Jayden Daniels.
When a team has performances like these and has for some time now, fingers inevitably begin to point in one direction—toward head coach Matt Eberflus.
Eberflus is now in his third season in Chicago, currently holding a 14-28 record (.333). His first season ended with a 3-14 record, and although the Bears won five of their last eight games last season to finish 7-10, the pressure was already mounting. While this season began much better, with the team winning four of their first six games, the same issues that have plagued Eberflus’ tenure—and past Bears teams—are resurfacing.
