Are coaching changes needed in Chicago after the Bears’ Hail Mary loss?

A change-up in Chicago may be on the horizon after the team’s 18-15 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

The successful Hail Mary heard ’round the world delivered by Washington rookie Jayden Daniels in a showdown with the Bears was just the icing on the cake of a matchup FOX Sports’ Colin Cowherd called “the worst coaching” he’s seen by an NFL team in years.

On Monday’s episode of The Herd, Cowherd began with a call to action for the Bears franchise, saying, “I’m not somebody that says, ‘you know, this coach needs to be fired or get rid of this staff.’ I’ll make an exception today. Multiple people probably need to lose their job.”

Cowherd then went on to specifically call out the coaching staff’s decisions.

“What I saw in the second half may have been the worst coaching I have seen by an NFL team over the course of a half, in years,” Cowherd began.

“I mean number one, handing the ball to a backup center. You’ve got good running backs, you’ve got good tight ends, you’ve got good wide receivers. Handing the ball to a backup center … You’d had one big run, but that was the best drive of the day to that point, and that’s your play? Off of a bye? That’s the play. That’s your clever play. That’s non-negotiable. You can’t do that.” 

The failed scoring play for the Bears came in the fourth quarter after they drove the ball down to the 1-yard line while trailing 12-7. The next play call was a handoff to offensive lineman Doug Kramer, who fumbled the ball, turning it back over to the Commanders.

While Cowherd was in disbelief at the Bears’ lack of use of their vast offensive weapons, he was even more baffled by cornerback Tyrique Stevenson’s decision to taunt the Commanders fans ahead of the final play, as well as the team’s overall coverage choices in the final moments.

“On the Hail Mary, you got one of your defensive players jawing with fans as the ball’s in play … There’s also the fact that you have a linebacker on that play spying on Jayden Daniels…

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Publish date : 2024-10-28 23:56:19

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