Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss whether head coach Matt Eberflus is the right guy to lead rookie quarterback Caleb Williams and the new-look Bears offense. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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Now, you and I have talked about Caleb Williams a lot.
You and I have agreed that I think we agree that the Bears are, are likely contending for a playoff spot this year.
Right.
Like you agree with me, the Bears, a playoff caliber football team.
Correct.
Yes, absolutely.
I, I think they could be in contention.
All right.
So my one big thing is why the hell do we trust Matt Eberle?
Like, if we’re just being honest for a minute, Matt Eber flu is the defensive minded head coach that’s come in and did not do anything the right way to get the best out of Justin Fields, whether it was Justin Fields or Luke gets his’s fault, the offensive coordinator at the time.
I don’t really know.
And at this point, I don’t really care.
The fact is you had a quarterback that regressed instead of getting better.
You had an offense that just never seemed to click the way it was supposed to click.
Nothing really worked.
Right.
And for some reason, the organization with the transcendent talent at the first overall pick, decided to keep the same guy in charge.
I said, when Trevor Lawrence was drafted, that the Jags would fail Trevor Lawrence before Trevor Lawrence would fail.
The Jacks.
I think Matt Eber Flew specifically will fail Kayla Williams before Kayla Williams will fail as a quarterback in this, in this league.
I, I believe in Caleb’s talent.
I don’t know why.
Right now I should give benefit of the doubt to the Bears organization considering the fact that they decided the right thing to do was to keep a coach that we all know is on a short leash, which means you’re really putting your quarterback in a situation where either Eber flu suddenly figures it all out.
Yippie or he doesn’t.
And then all of a sudden…
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Publish date : 2024-07-09 14:11:15
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