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The Chicago Bears are at a essential crossroads of their teaching journey, sitting at a difficult 4-7 report heading into their Week 13 Thanksgiving Day showdown towards the Detroit Lions.
What started as a promising begin with a 4-2 report at their bye week in Week 7 has devolved into 5 consecutive losses, placing head coach Matt Eberflus squarely on the recent seat.
His three-season tenure, marked by a 14-31 report, could also be nearing its conclusion.
ESPN Chicago not too long ago highlighted the rising odds for the Bears’ head teaching place, revealing an intriguing panorama of potential replacements.
Buffalo Payments’ offensive coordinator Joe Brady leads the pack with +325 odds, intently adopted by Detroit Lions’ Ben Johnson at +400 and surprisingly, the Bears’ present offensive coordinator Thomas Brown at +600, per Bovada.
Regardless of none of those candidates having earlier head teaching expertise, the NFL has repeatedly demonstrated that gifted coordinators can remodel into distinctive head coaches.
Nevertheless, the Bears’ current historical past suggests warning. Earlier makes an attempt to nominate inexperienced head coaches haven’t yielded optimistic outcomes for the franchise.
Names like Mike Vrabel from the Cleveland Browns and Brian Flores from the Minnesota Vikings might emerge as extra viable alternate options.
Ben Johnson, at 38, has been instrumental in creating the Detroit Lions’ top-scoring offense, positioning them as reputable Tremendous Bowl contenders.
Equally, Joe Brady, the 35-year-old Buffalo Payments offensive coordinator, has been essential in Josh Allen’s MVP-caliber efficiency, main the NFL’s third-highest scoring offense.
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