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The Chicago Bears widely considered one of the worst-coached teams in the NFL. That falls at the feet of Head Coach Matt Eberflus.
Last week, the Bears lost to the Green Bay Packers after their game-winning field goal attempt was blocked, sending a crushing blow to their playoff hopes. That’s a mistake you’d think would be shored up during practice this week, but that wasn’t the case.
The Bears had a huge divisional game with the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the kind of game where every point is going to matter. Caleb Williams played a strong first half, and had the Bears in field goal range for what should’ve been an easy field goal.
Vikings block the field goal 🙅♂️
📺: #MINvsCHI on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/iipT5wPdDc— NFL (@NFL) November 24, 2024
Clearly, the field goal issues have not been resolved. It’s inexcusable at this level to have a field goal blocked, given the speed that the ball gets back to the holder and is kicked. To have it happen two weeks in a row is completely inexcusable.
It’s just more evidence that Matt Eberflus is out of his league as an NFL Head Coach. Heading into Sunday, he was a terrible 14-30 as an NFL head coach. The Bears, who finally do have a solid roster, often look unprepared. His hire of now-fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron completely stunted the development of first-overall pick Caleb Williams.
All that aside, not fixing the field goal protection is completely inexcusable. It’s bad enough to give up one blocked field goal. To give up a blocked field goal two years in a row is simply appalling. It shows that the Bears need to move on from Matt Eberflus this offseason.