Enough is enough, said the Bears’ management as they decide to sack Matt Eberflus after yet another heartbreaking defeat this week. On the day when it finally looked like the Bears could get something out of their clash in Detroit. Late-game mismanagement and lack of communication extended their losing streak to six games in the season.

Well, this breaking news out of Chicago might not be a surprise to the Bears fans. Instead, it could rather be a relief for them to see the back of Eberflus. Although there were already talks of Eberflus’ position running up to this clash, it only increased after this defeat. He was also asked to express his thoughts about facing the sack in post-game pressers, “This is the NFL. I know where it is. I’m just going to put my best foot forward and I’m going to get to work and keep grinding.”

But it seems like the Bears didn’t want him to get back to work anymore. As they broke their century-old franchise record to sack Eberflus with the Bears seemingly out of the playoff picture. This even got their safety Jaquan Brisket to mock Eberflus after just 15 minutes of his departure, “God don’t make mistakes.”

Now, with Eberflus gone, the Bears have handed over the keys to their recently appointed OC, Thomas Brown. However, his third season in charge of the Bears was off to a great start. After winning 4 of their first 6 games, the slump started when they lost to the Commanders in extraordinary fashion. It took a hail-mary pass by Commanders’ rookie Jayden Daniels from 52 yards to initiate this chain of losses. Even their week 11 loss to the Packers was another example of where the Bears were heading under Eberflus.

Choosing to attempt a field goal from 46 yards proved costly. As the Bears kicker, Cairo Santos found his effort blocked by the Packers’ special team. The next week, they went on to lose in overtime to the Vikings. When it finally looked like the Bears were trying to turn things around, an embarrassing loss to their divisional rivals all but confirmed Matt Eberflus’ fate in Chicago. But was it just poor results that got Eberflus sacked this season? Or could it be his probable broken relationship with rookie QB Caleb Williams?

Is Caleb Williams anywhere to blame for Matt Eberflus’ sack?

Did it all come down to one bad decision to pull the plug on Matt Eberflus? Well, it could be, considering how their final drive in Detroit was executed. The Bears had fourth-and 4 with only 56 seconds remaining on the clock. And was handed a lifeline by the Lions for a 29-pass interference penalty. After making inroads to the Lions’ 25-yard line, the Bears could have easily gone in for a field goal. This could have tied the game 23-23 while forcing overtime. However, a 10-yard penalty was imposed because of their guard, Teven Jenkins.

Well, it proved to be costly, as a few seconds later, Caleb Williams was sacked. So now the Bears had to start from 41-yard line while trying to get into field goal range. However, they wouldn’t have to do so, as the Bears still had a timeout on their hands. But Williams decided not to opt for a timeout and instead lofted one pass to Rome Odunze. When asked about his decision to do so, Williams expressed, “In that situation, I’m living with the call and letting coaches make that decision…maybe in the later years of my career (he may call a timeout himself), right now I get the call and I’m trying to lead my team to a win.”

Unfortunately, his pass didn’t even land close to Odunze as the clock ran out. Now, with Eberflus gone, it remains to be seen whether he was the problem for the Bears all along. Or was it something else that eventually led to Eberflus losing his job? Guess we will soon find out as the Bears prepare to take on the Niners on Dec 9th.