Chicago Bears Insider May Have Tipped Off Team’s Planned Changes
The Chicago Bears have remained silent about what their objectives are this off-season. Teams are required to hold an end-of-year press conference within a week of the season’s end. They have done nothing so far. Expectations are they will finally resurface in the next day or two. However, word has already begun to trickle out of Halas Hall on what is coming. Jeff Hughes of Da Bears Blog revealed on Twitter that it’s looking like head coach Matt Eberflus will return for a third season. The big adjustment will be a complete overhaul of his offensive staff, meaning Luke Getsy is out.
If that’s the case, the question becomes who they have in mind to replace him. Here is where it gets interesting. While discussing the topic further, Hughes appeared to hint that the Bears may already have a path in mind at offensive coordinator and quarterback.
Mentioning Eric Bieniemy was either by total chance or a clear indication of something in the works. Remember, this isn’t the first time the Bears have been mentioned in connection to the former Chiefs and Commanders offensive coordinator. Josina Anderson revealed their interest in him over a month ago. Is it possible they’ve had this plan in mind for that long? Maybe.
Luring Bieniemy will be the hard part for the Chicago Bears.
Retaining Eberflus means a lot of established coaches won’t want to come here, fearing the head coach is one more losing season away from getting fired. It is what happened with Matt Nagy in 2020 when he was forced to settle for hiring Bill Lazor as offensive coordinator after firing Mark Helfrich. Some believe Bieniemy won’t want to hitch his wagon to Eberflus, especially after what just happened in Washington when the staff was dumped after his only season there. However, there is one key factor in play.
The two decision-makers at the top have direct ties to him. Kevin Warren worked alongside him in Minnesota from 2006 through 2010 when he was the Vikings running backs coach. Ryan Poles then worked with him in Kansas City, where he became a household name as offensive coordinator for both of their Super Bowl championship teams. Perhaps they feel they can sell him on their vision for what comes next. Getting a chance to work with a top quarterback in this draft would be appealing to him.
Nothing is set in stone. We still await the exact details of the Chicago Bears’ plan, but it looks like they may have an outline in place.