What do you get when you add two number one picks, a shiny new wide receiver, a “big-play” quarterback, and a national garnering – as Hard Knocks kicked down the door – into an offseason? 

A fun season ensues. Only if “fun” is listed in the dictionary as a 4-8 record, Hail-Mary misery, a fired offensive coordinator, being sacked nine times against a putrid New England squad, taking a 6-3 Packers team to the brink at home – but losing that game on a blocked field goal, almost winning a shocker at home vs. the Vikings – but defensively handing Minnesota the game in OT – as well as forgetting timeouts exist against Detroit on Thanksgiving. This season’s been “fun”. So “fun” – a football campaign for the ages. 

The Texans helping Chicago out with a last-moment win in week 18 of 2022 didn’t get the Bears past their miscues that have punched them down since the double-doink (*shudder*). 

Wideout DJ Moore and quarterback Caleb Williams haven’t joined forces often for huge plays. For some reason, Hard Knocks giving the Bears attention they haven’t had since the 80’s still hasn’t allowed for menacing wins and dominating football seen in the mid-late 80’s – ahem, 1985 – in this current year of 2024. 

Fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron tried to recreate “The Fridge” touchdown rumble in Super Bowl XX in early 1986 against the Commanders in late 2024. The problem? 

Doug Kramer Jr. was “The Fridge”, in this case. Yeah, you’re probably wondering – who?? 

I willingly sat down on the couch a few Sundays ago and watched the Bears put up a measly field goal against the Patriots. And no, not the Patriots with Tom Brady. Far worse. All I could do as the game finished out was stare at the screen. Truthfully, I was tearing up. With sadness – something us Bears fans have experienced far too many times in this century. 

This feeling bled into the next few weeks… Packers, Vikings, Lions. Blocked field goal. Overtime flop. 30 seconds. All losses. 

Losses that did enough to prompt Chicago to make a move unlike them… making sure Eberflus couldn’t take the plane to San Fran next week… or anywhere else with a Bear head on his clothing. 

Did the Bears actually do something right this time?!? 

I mean, not getting rid of Eberflus the same night of the loss to the Lions wasn’t a strong move, and there were some negative reactions to Flus being shown the door after his opening press conference this week… because he just assumed he would be donning a headset again vs. the 49ers. 

But, alas, the Bears finally moved on from a coach that managed game-endings worse than people trying to get their families together for a photo on a holiday. 

So, what now? Former offensive coordinator Thomas Brown is the man at the top of the coaching rungs for Chicago (at least for the rest of the ‘24 campaign) heading into San Fran, with *permanent* head coaching candidates being Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel (per Bleacher Nation), and also per Bleacher Nation, current Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores (who previously led the Miami Dolphins as their head coach).

Personally, can we just please hire a head coach that can actually get us meaningful results?! For the Bears to keep their “smartness” on the rise following the ushering out of Eberflus, let’s bring in a coach that can do just that – coach. 

I honestly don’t care who we hire, as long as this person who is brought in to Chicago can get the things that need to be done, done, in order to succeed. Which, unfortunately, is a tall task. 

Also, let’s cool it on the facial hair. That would be great.