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Natalie Miller

Caleb Williams sees the ousting of his first head coach despite elite performance

It is almost bizarre how shockingly consistent the Chicago Bears have been in pairing young quarterbacks with new head coaches within their first two seasons. First Mitch Trubisky, then Justin Fields, and now in the middle of his rookie season, Caleb Williams loses the head coach who drafted him despite the rookie’s best efforts.

 

The boiling point for Matt Eberflus and the Chicago Bears was clearly what happened at the end of their primetime Thanksgiving day matchup against the Detroit Lions. Instead of taking a timeout and serving up a handful of plays to be able to move into field goal range or win the game with a touchdown, the Bears let the clock bleed out and handed Detroit a win on a silver platter. This is despite a performance from Caleb Williams that was one of his best on the season with over 250 yards passing a 3 touchdown passes on the afternoon.

Bears fans are hoping this consistent pattern of moving on from a coach with a young quarterback on the roster doesn’t blow up in their faces again as they clearly possess one of the most talented young signal callers in the league. Williams has the ability to bounce back from this and carry over success, but it will be a matter of finding the right fit to lead this team going into next season.

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