Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus has been with the team for three seasons now and has yet to lead the team to a single season. But despite this, it sounds like the Bears are planning to bring Eberflus back for another season next season.
While many expected Matt Eberflus to be fired after this season after leading the team to a losing record yet again, NFL insider Adam Schefter reported on Wednesday morning that the team is actually planning to retain Eberflus for yet another season.
“After extensive meetings Monday and Tuesday, the Bears are not making a head coaching change and Matt Eberflus offically is expected to return for the 2024 season, per league sources,” Schefter said in a post on X, the social media website formerly known as Twitter.
After extensive meetings Monday and Tuesday, the Bears are not making a head coaching change and Matt Eberflus offically is expected to return for the 2024 season, per league sources. pic.twitter.com/eWwag6e0N6
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 10, 2024
Obviously, this is some pretty horrible news for all of the Bears fans who were hoping that the team would fire Eberflus this offseason. As a result, the NFL world had a lot to say about the surprising decision on social media.
call me, @ChicagoBears https://t.co/f0EzynZKye pic.twitter.com/9Tst1TP4JU
— Bill DiFilippo (@billdifilippo) January 10, 2024
The Bears played 8 games against teams that finished with a winning record this season.
They went 1-7 in those games. https://t.co/PoHr9VGcfc
— Connor Allen (@ConnorAllenNFL) January 10, 2024
The tried and true strategy of a lame duck HC bringing in a new OC AND a rookie QB.
The kinds of moves successful NFL franchises are built upon. https://t.co/spVFsU2MPY
— Diante Lee (@DianteLeeFB) January 10, 2024
Harbaugh turned them down https://t.co/EwwdFxhZei
— Intent To Deceive (@nezzy21) January 10, 2024
Poles has attached himself to Eberflus fully now, there isn’t any “he was set up with him” excuse anymore
I personally don’t think this is a good idea at all but nothing I can do about it https://t.co/wj61bR52JY
— DaWindyCity Productions (@dwcprodz) January 10, 2024
Sooo all the people he hired are fired but he gets to stay? Isn’t a BIG part of the job is to hire a good staff? https://t.co/oyoTxVeY8V
— Anthony (Tony) Gill (@thetonygill) January 10, 2024
It’s definitely a bold move for the Bears to keep Eberflus for another season. We’ll have to see how it works out for the Bears next season.
