The Chicago Bears spent months waiting to fire Matt Nagy.
His demise was no secret and the franchise even decided to fire GM Ryan Pace as well.
That begins a new era of Bears football and they finally have their new head coach in former Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.
This marks a change in philosophy as the Bears have decided to go away from targeting a “quarterback guru” and instead focused on finding the best leader for their team.
The hiring of Eberflus also shuts down wild rumors of the team maybe targeting Ryan Day or Jim Harbaugh to coach Justin Fields.
Eberflus is in and NFL fans are reacting to the news on social media.
NFL World Reacts To The New Bears HC
A quick look at the overall reaction shows a lack of excitement over the hire.
That is to be expected, as Eberflus’ name does not carry a ton of star power.
Bears fans in particular have a right to be cautiously optimistic about the news.
They were told Nagy was going to guide Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears to greatness.
That did not exactly go as planned.
The focus now turns back toward developing Fields.
Eberflus needs to bring in a talented offensive staff to ensure this isn’t a repeat of the Trubisky situation.
The thing fans must remember is that Eberflus himself wants to get the best staff possible so he can be the head coach of the team for a very long time.
He also has an easy pitch because coaches will get to work with a dynamic talent in Fields.
Who he hires to lead his offense in 2022 will determine the trajectory of both his job and the franchise.
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