Everybody was praying that the Chicago Bears would do the right thing for once: recognize the situation and act. Matt Eberflus had cost this team yet another winnable game with his appalling situational awareness. Failing to use a timeout with 30 seconds left and sitting just outside field goal range? It was inexcusable. Going into Friday morning, people wondered if they’d finally grow a backbone and fire the man. When Eberflus showed up for his 9 a.m. Zoom meeting, the reaction was every bit as visceral and outraged as you’d expect. The craziest part is it wasn’t just fans and media. Jaquan Brisker also had something to say.
Or, a better way to put it, he had a notable reaction. It’s been evident for weeks that players are growing fed up with Eberflus and his substandard operation. When Eberflus popped up on the screen for his brief 9-minute presser, Brisker posted his reaction on Twitter (X).
The fact the Bears haven’t fired Eberflus despite another national humiliation tells you how unserious of an organization they are. Now, maybe they still might do that, but allowing the man to act as if everything is fine when it clearly isn’t tells you how lacking in leadership this organization is. Jaquan Brisker just proved that the players aren’t blind to this reality. They can’t say anything outright because it will only lead to more unnecessary scrutiny. Don’t be fooled. They want changes as much as anybody. Having to endure five more games of listening to this guy, knowing he has no business being the head coach, will be brutal. Brisker can’t at least count himself lucky that he won’t be on the field for most of it. If nothing happens in the next 24 hours, it is confirmation nothing will until after the season ends.
