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Will Justin Fields-Matt Eberflus relationship continue to be bedrock of Bears’ rebuild? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — No matter what happens next, Matt Eberflus and Justin Fields will always be linked together.
When Eberflus took the job as the Bears’ head coach, he prioritized being present with the offense and building a bond with Fields — a quarterback he didn’t draft but who would play a key role in whether or not his regime found early success.
Eberflus is present in the quarterback meetings and the “breakfast club” meetings. He and Fields have worked and grown together over these two seasons. It’s a relationship that has become the bedrock of this Bears’ rebuild.
“Their relationship is really neat,” quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko said. “That relationship between a head coach and a quarterback is really everything. I think as that relationship continues to blossom, as that continues to grow, then [Fields’] growth continues.”
Being a defensive-minded head coach, Eberflus could have done what countless others have done before him and focused on the side of the ball he’s familiar with, leaving the offensive coaches and players mostly on their own.
Instead, Eberflus entered with a CEO’s mindset. He wanted to oversee the entire operation and especially wanted to be present as much as possible in offensive meetings.
Eberflus believed it was essential for him and Fields to develop a relationship because of the positions they hold and the market they are in.
“It was intentional for sure that first year to stay with the offense a bunch and work with them and be in the quarterback room, much more than I have been this year,” Eberflus said Friday of his relationship with Fields. “It’s really important for the quarterback of the franchise, a quarterback of any franchise, to be close to the head coach because those are the two guys who really, let’s face it, get a lot of criticism, and that’s all part of the biz. You have to stay…
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Author : NBC Sports Chicago
Publish date : 2023-12-29 22:22:45
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