‘I’m not gonna go there’ – The Chicago Bears have failed Caleb Williams as questions aimed at coaching staff arise
What was supposed to be a renewed sense of optimism in Chicago has come crashing back down to reality.
The Bears once again looked rudderless, as they fell to the New England Patriots, 19-3, to drop to 4-5.
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Williams has had his fair share of natural ups and downs in his rookie seasonCaleb Williams and the offense have now gone 22 consecutive drives without scoring a touchdown.
It’s unfathomable and unacceptable.
Deemed to be walking into a situation as good as any no.1 overall pick ever has, it has seemed Williams has had to press harder than his fellow first rounders have had to.
And that falls squarely on the Bears’ coaching staff, front office, and organization as a whole.
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Kliff Kingsbury has the Commanders’ offense humming and on fire on a weekly basis.
Sean Payton is overlooking the development of Bo Nix in Denver, where he is seemingly getting better every week.
Even Drake Maye looks competent in an extremely limited New England offense.
Maye did enough today, as Williams and the Bears saw firsthand.
Yes, Chicago’s offensive line has been devastated by injuries.
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Williams was sacked nine times (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)The Patriots got to Williams nine times.
It is the second consecutive game in which Williams has been sacked six or more times.
No quarterback would be able to function in that offense.
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It only makes matters worse when head coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron continue to repeatedly make questionable calls and decision making.
The last couple of weeks have led to Eberflus’ seat reach boiling point status, as he looks to be on his way out in Chicago.
Even the players are starting to be asked about the coaching staff, which is never a good sign.
When asked after the game if the locker room still believes in the coaching staff, veteran and team captain Kevin Byard did his best to keep it conservative.
“I’m not gonna go there,” Byard said.
“At the end of the day we’ve got to play better and we’ve got to win.”
Byard won’t go there, because he’s a professional, but the writing seems to be on the wall for Eberflus.
The Bears are failing Williams and Eberflus in all likelihood will be paying for it with his job.
They routinely look unprepared and uninspired, that’s on Eberflus.
Read More on talkSPORTThe failure and shortcomings of the roster construction, falls on general manager Ryan Poles and the front office.
There’s a blame to go around, and Williams is by no means free of it, but to put as much as the organization has on Williams, to be their immediate savior, is imply malpractice.
