The Chicago Bears fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy after two disappointing seasons, where he failed to develop quarterback Justin Fields and struggled to build an offense around his players.
But just one month after being fired by Chicago, Getsy has found a new offensive coordinator role with the Las Vegas Raiders. The move comes after Kliff Kingsbury backed out of the job to take the offensive coordinator position with the Washington Commanders.
New Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce explained what impressed him about Getsy, referencing the Bears’ dominant 30-12 win over the Raiders last season with Justin Fields sidelined with a dislocated right thumb.
“(Getsy) whopped our a** when we played them,” Pierce said, via Vic Tafur. “Who was their quarterback? I don’t know. Who was their running back? I don’t know. But they still beat us pretty good.”
Antonio Pierce on new offensive coordinator Luke Getsy: “He whupped our ass when we played them (the Bears). Who was their QB? I don’t know. Who was their RB? I don’t know. But they still beat us pretty good.”
— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) February 6, 2024
The quarterback was undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent, making his first NFL start in place of an injured Fields. Chicago was also down starting running back Khalil Herbert, but D’Onta Foreman — who nearly had 1,000 rushing yards last year with the Carolina Panthers — stepped up in his absence.
There’s no denying it was impressive that the Bears were able to win — and in dominant fashion — down their starting quarterback and running back. But it was a bad Raiders team that Chicago dismantled, which helped lead to Josh McDaniels’ firing later in the season.
It wasn’t all bad with Getsy at the helm, as the Bears had a top-two rushing attack in back-to-back seasons. But it was Getsy’s inability to build an offense around his quarterback — and failure to develop Fields — that led to his firing in Chicago.
But, just a month after being fired, Getsy already has a new gig in Las Vegas.
