Bears End Their Season with a Thud and No Clarity

Their 17–9 loss to the Packers didn’t help Eberflus, Getsy or Fields.

Justin FieldsPhoto byCreative Commons: Ryan Dickey

The Bears were full of optimism going into their season finale against the Packers. That optimism turned to bewilderment after the Packers handed them their collective rear end in a 17–9 Packers’ win. The game wasn’t as close as the score would indicate.

Though there is some debate as to how much the outcome of the game would determine the fates of Matt Eberflus, Luke Getsy and Justin Fields, the lackluster performance of the team couldn’t have helped any of them. Of those three, head coach, Matt Eberflus seems the most likely to retain his job, though that’s not a lock.

Luke Getsy’s job seems to be in the most peril, while despite strong support from the team, Justin Fields seems destined to be traded to another quarterback hungry team. The allure of Caleb Williams will likely be too much for the Bears to pass on.

Justin Fields is the Rodney Dangerfield of the NFL.

Fields managed to go a whole season without being the beneficiary of a roughing call. That’s absolutely ridiculous. And frankly, Matt Eberflus and the Bears organization may play a part in that. The coach and team should have been screaming bloody murder about that all year.

And the Bears haven’t done much to make Fields’ life easier. Between poor coaching, game planning, a lack of an offensive line and offensive, Fields has had very little chance to succeed in Chicago.

The Bears are probably more talent deficient than we thought.

The offensive line was destroyed once again by the Packers. The interior of that offensive line really needs help. Ryan Poles has to get a center. Another premier edge rusher would help.

Some guys that are likely leaving Chicago

The vast majority of the Bears’ fan base would likely rejoice if OC, Luke Getsy, doesn’t come back. And I suspect many of the Bears’ players feel the same way.

The consensus seems to be that Bears’ safety, Eddie Jackson, also likely won’t be back. He hasn’t made many big plays and at times seems tackling adverse. Longtime offensive lineman, Cody Whitehair and his big cap hit are also likely gone.

Finally, WR Darnell Mooney is a good candidate not to come back. I will remember Mooney has the guy who made one of the biggest drops in recent Bears history.

While personnel is definitely an issue, Bears’ coaching is an even bigger problem.