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So I have been wondering which 6 coaches @brettkollmann would put ahead of Eberflus. Obviously LaFleur, Campbell, and KOC are three. Then, Brian Flores and Ben Johnson make 5. Is Brett already putting Jeff Hafley above Eberflus? I could see it. Or perhaps he was talking about Robert Saleh?
I remember when Brett made a similar video about the Texans and he even directed the video towards people in the organization that will likely see his video loll They have since turned things around. Let's see what Chicago does.
We appreciate it... As a life long Bears fan, we need everyone on board ushering in brand new mojo so we can actually, proactively put points on the board...
As a bears fan I can speak to how it is. It’s like watching a slow moving train crash over and over - only problem is EVERY SINGLE PERSON knows how to fix it, but nobody does. They just let the crash occur over and over and over again
Man, I’m sorry. Packers are my bread and butter but I hate it when I see situations like this even amongst the rivals. It sucks and you have my sympathy.
As an avid Bears fan, I normally have something to add in the comments to really drive a narrative. But Brett did a fantastic job describing my pain in excruciating detail. Well done brother.
@@monsi8536 haha I too watched that game with a bunch of family in the city. Who cares if the defense knows what you're doing? If it's 1st down inside of the 5, stack the box, pull a guard, put a tight end in motion, get a full back and run the fucking ball into the A or B gap with all those guys blocking.
@@JJJJYYYLLLL No, that was actually a good play call since 99% chance it would give them 3 plays instead of 2 to score the TD. Browner (who was on the Seahawks) is the one that knew the play and blew it up.
Completely agree! What the hell happened to the guy who coached that Eagles team to the SB win over the Pats? I thought he was one of the best coaches in the league for a minute there but sheeeeesh
First off, thank you Brett, for using the powers of your curse, for the good of mankind. Second, as a Bears fan, this is tough to rewatch. But the larger problem, George McCaskey, is going to be tough to overcome. Until he stops screwing with things, because mommy owns the team and will never fire him, we're doomed as fans.
We're unfortunately in the same position as Blackhawks fans were in the 2000s; just waiting on Father Time to come collect the owner and hope George is willing to let someone who knows what theyre doing run the show.
I also want to take a moment, to point out that Matt Eberflus as HC, has directly led to now 5 direct losses due to his coaching! He blew three games, last year with double digit leads in the 4th quarter! And now, with the losses to the Colts and Commanders, that's FIVE FUCKING LOSSES DUE TO BAD COACHING!! In back to back seasons.
@BrettKollmann how can Eberflus come back from hanging the players out for his and Waldron's fuckups? Surely there isn't a path back now, all bridges have been burned?
Leave it to Bears fans to use 16 more commas than are needed in a sentence. The Chicago Public School system leaves yall unable to understand more than 5 words in a single phrase.
The fact they even held onto Eberflus after last year is UNFORGIVABLE. They had a chance to tie a young bright playcaller like Ben Johnson to Caleb Willams. How you do not do that is beyond me.
Not to mention, if Caleb could win ROTY, Waldron would get HC opportunities. If not, the whole coaching staff is probably gone, meaning Caleb has a lame-duck OC
Waldron just said in a presser he has no regrets on the play call(handing off to a lineman down 5 at the one) and said he has no regrets and would call it again if he had to do it over Fire everyone
and what's so dumb is when you're a leader, even if you called the correct play, even if everyone knows you called the correct play, and absolutely knows the players screwed it up, you still go in front of the press and take blame. Sure, you give your team hell in practice and hold them accountable, but in front of everyone, even IF everyone knows you're lying, you still just take the heat because that's what a leader does, takes the heat.
It is funny. It also has a sense of inevitability about it. In what world is there any other outcome to the decision to place Carter there with that assignment? Technique can accomplish a lot, but it can’t outright defy physics.
This had to be made, thank you for putting my relationship with this team in such a well made video. My first memory of the Bears was seeing Devin Hester return a kick (in a green bay packer household) during the superbowl and seeing my father get all happy & excited, I had no idea why he was so absurdly pissed later in the night.
I hate to be that guy, because this Washington game was inexcusable, BUT...... I'm almost positive Flus was ordered to play tank ball so they could better build out of the draft, which he actually did a fine job of. Now that it's time to finally play ball and we get this bs???? Unbelievable
@@garrethbolandYeah I'm convinced of that too because Luke Getsy is not a good coordinator but he COMPLETELY abandoned his good run concepts in 2023. Justin Fields designed runs was the Bears entire offense and he abandoned it
Been a Bears fan my whole life and have always loved Brett's videos. I've been avoiding sports talk for the most part this week about the game for obvious reasons. But had to watch this one though. Tough one last week
I feel bad for Caleb Williams...to be stuck with this coaching staff meanwhile having to listen to the constant comparison with Jayden Daniels...say what you want about Dan Quinn, atleast he is fundamentally competent as a coach. And while I understand that Daniels is doing something very special, its still there rookie year and they both need to learn and grow sufficiently before we pass our final judgement on the two. I mean, look at cj stroud over at Houston, as great as he was his rookie year, we can see that he still needs to develop some more before he can be truly elite
The whole bit of being compared to Jayden Daniels confuses me. Sure, the highlights are pretty, but his level of play isn’t sustainable. He’s already hurt 9 weeks in, he leaves the pocket often, most times when he has a clean one and takes off instead of manipulating the defense with his arm. He’s been able to get away with some remarkable plays, but that’s thanks to Kliff Kingsbury, he’s putting on a masterclass of an OC Job this year. Since 2018 most “athlete” QBs are struggling now in this era of the league. Only one that’s truly been elite has been Lamar. I love that dude. Or Mahomes and Josh Allen. I think people need to slow the comparisons down and wait a couple of years before making judgement. Most Commanders fans wanted a trade up for Caleb, how they and other NFL fans bash him is beyond me. As if he’s supposed to transcend coaching and the structure around him which truly is sad.
@@NotNykohturn on the film and tell me Jayden isn’t playing QB at a high level while also being dynamic with his legs. Week 1 he may have been bailing from the pocket but since Week 3 he’s been incredible and this past week against the Bears was some of his best film as a pure passer. Washington fans don’t bash Caleb, we root for him because he’s a local kid. It’s been Bears fans bashing Jayden all year because they’re self-conscious about how good he’s been. No ones trying to make definitive statements 8 weeks into their careers, but trying to discredit Jayden makes no sense.
@@NotNykohDude it's clear you have a hard on for bashing Athletic QBs. Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Kyler Murray,Mahomes , etc have been manipulating defenses for years with their legs and they are just fine
Brett's Rant about Matt Eberfleus crappy Head Coaching post conference and blaming the players for execution is funny because Doug Pederson has been doing this ish for the Past 14 games. Blaming players, awful schemes, getting mad at reporters, and had the NERVE to say that we need a culture change. After we lost a VERY winnable games against the Texans this year... Doug Pederson was asked by reporters should he take away play calling from Press Taylor (who is horrible) and Doug Pederson responded by saying "Why would I do that? I think he called a Great Game". Its there is a clear fireable offense... it would definitely be that one RIGHT THERE!! Say way you will about Eberfleus. At least something he's doing is working...(Defense). NOTHING is working for Doug Pederson right now.
@@NichrysalisNo you’re wrong there. The defense is great and there’s no denying his job as a defensive coordinator. It’s that Eberflus has consistently been a poor game manager which is what he said he would specialize in when he was hired at the head coach.
There is nothing that puts it quite in stark contrast as comparing the Bears coaching staff to the Commanders coaching staff. As someone who has lived through plenty of bad coaching staffs here in Washington, a lot of this is familiar, including firing a head coach a year after drafting a new QB. But, when you finally get a good one that actually knows how to maximize the talent they have, rather than play like they wish they had different talent that can actually run the scheme they are trying to run, it feels so much better.
@@parkerdavis7859 Bro y’all did this to yourself. We didn’t force you to make that trade. Anyway thanks for the tanking again, there must be some talent left with pick #33
Bravo...The best podcast I've seen on the ridiculous Bears coaching situation.. it was astounding that they hired flus in the first place, insane that they kept him.
Bears fans before the game "JD will get exposed and CW will take over as top rookie" Bears fans after the game: "we are a trash org with a stupid coach and will always fall on our face" As always, the truth is somwhere in the middle. But their rollercoaster of emotions this past week have been nothing short of spectacular
I’m probably one of the very few, if not few, only bears fan who knew this wasn’t going to be a good game. I hate the coaching and OC, thought Eberflus wasn’t the right guy since day 1. It sucks this organization can’t ever seem to get things correct top to bottom
Eberflus is a great DC and motivator and the guys love him, he’s the reason why our defense has been so good…he’s also blown 4 4th quarter leads with a 90% or more win percentage in the past two years, so as a bears fan every loss ends up feeling like a kick in the nuts (And Shane Walrdron sucks again, captains need to have another meeting with him 💀)
I'm a Lions fan, so i know exactly how you feel because my Lions organization was dysfunctional from 1958 - 2020. That's 62 years. Im 47. It was terrible. Your points are strong and they stick. Maybe you should write a letter to the management team to shed light on their obvious deficiencies. Good luck moving forward, except when y'all play us. The video was well done!
I just want us to get your OC as our next coach. You guys will still be great without him as he already has done his job (I want you guys to win the sb this year so there is no unfinished business with Ben Johnson), and the Bears need someone with that level of offensive play-calling talent. But the Bears hire low iq people who make predictably poor decisions, so I don't know at this point. I am getting to the point of not caring.
Asking an organization that got their own stadium removed from the Historical Landmarks list from their meddling to get their act together and pay attention to the play in that field might be a Sisyphian endeavor. Much love from a Detroit sports fan, we definitely know the struggle
I appreciate your efforts to save the Bears with this video. I have not bet on the Bears once this season yet because I have been waiting for your video jinx. I am now about to make millions. Ty.
You nailed it, the play of the game was 1st down on one yard line, 40 seconds with 3 timeouts. They stop the clock with a fade pass. That was the game and nobody has talked about that but you.
I mean they hired a Coach named Eberflus. He was bound to fail. He sounds like this coaches you forget about for 20 years and you remember him on a random night in the future “Oh shit you guys remember when we had Eberflus”
The problem is not the name itself, it's the fact that everyone went Eber'who'? Because they always hire cute no-name losers instead of hiring the obvious guy for the job.
Brett is the only person that doesn’t make me immediately skip the ad reads. Also thanks for making this, hopefully it does some rounds around Halas hall. Doubt it’ll make a difference
Born ans raised on the north end of I-43. Always loved the rivalry. Always had some sort of respect for the Bears. Some of my first football memories is the 85 bears winning it all. (Yeah, sorry about that Jim McMahon thing) I finally got to go see a game in Chicago last season. I was honestly feeling bad for the fans by the end of the game. I was hoping to see a good game and the Bears we're just depressing. I may have been sworn at a few times leaving the stadium, but I do remember the 80s and what it was like to be rooting for a stagnant organization.
The craziest part is that literally anyone who watched the Bears for 3 seconds the last 7 years could tell you coaching was the issue. It’s kind of amazing how only the front office can’t see it. And as much as it’s a LAYUP to hire Ben Johnson, or Vrabel, or any number of coaches that would make the Bears legitimate contenders, there is literally no evidence to make me believe the Bears will do right by Caleb and the players lol.
You didn't even mention the best part about that goal line fade. Why are you throwing it to DJ Moore and not the 6ft 3 receiver you just drafted to do exactly that
Wish you waited to post this, because my Cardinals just kicked their ass 29-9. Caleb Williams was sacked multiple times, the O-line was laughable, Bears defense couldn't stop run plays, and the offense couldn't get a single TD. 3 field goals is all the Bears got. They did better in their game against Washington than they did against Arizona
I wasn't shocked when they didn't clean house at the end of last season, but I was relieved, because it was like seeing the old familiar cycle repeating itself, even with the chance to draft a (supposedly) generational prospect at QB. Coaching aside, I was also mildly amused to see the Bears go WR with their second top 10 pick in a historically good offensive line draft. Odunze might be awesome some day, but you can get WRs anywhere in the first few rounds of the draft. Giving a rookie QB a guy like Fuaga to help protect him probably would have gone a helluva lot farther to developing Williams than another target who is only going to be targeted maybe 10 times a game. As a Packers fan, I can't say that I'm complaining about the outcome so far, but holy shit is it baffling to watch the Bears and the way they go about things.
Stop it. Historically good Oline draft? What? after 8 games? In a year that was widely panned as a very week draft because a ton of NFL level players were staying in school another year because of the NIL money?
They didn't have another pick until R3 after Rome, which they did spend on OT. You could hypothetically flip them and have taken Fashanu/Fuaga + Jermaine Burton/Roman Wilson/Jalen McMillan (assuming they still need a WR). Personally I think the picks they made are pretty justified, Rome was projected as a better player than either OT and through half of their rookie seasons Fuaga has a better PFF grade, Fashanu quite a bit worse. Kiran, the 3rd round OT is doing like, kinda ok for a rookie (very similar PFF grade to Fashanu). I think a lot of what the Bears management has done is questionable, but I don't think the Rome pick is really that bad, even if he is having the worst season out of all of the 1st round WR picks that didn't get shot.
The Odunze pick is probably justified in that he's a high valued known commodity. WRs hit rate from the the last decade (at least 2011 to 2021) in the top 10 of the draft is 9/14. If he he's got the size and desireable skillset (ISO ball winner, etc.) plus he'll be on a controlled cost for 5 years, that is a great investment. Day 2 receivers can hit but the Bears didn't have the draft capital to be taking players still within the top 100. I'm a little more negative on Tackle-swing tackle prospects even in the top 10 because they take time to develop (unless it was the sure deal player) and they can whiff. Even worse because the Bears interior O-line group isn't exactly set and stable either.
The fade in the end zone to DJ Moore was an RPO. Caleb could've handed it off. I'm also much more comfortable giving the ball to Caleb on a QB Draw than a backup center on the goal line.
I love the bears and have been watching them since I was 5. But now this team is literally effecting my mood… I don’t know how much longer I can put myself through this.
The only ray of hope and why this time is different is that if we make a change at HC, Caleb is legit enough to deal with it and succeed. Comparing him to Trubisky and Fields is unfair. He is light years ahead of both of them in the ability to process things mentally on the field.
Well said. Well done once again Brett. I wish I wasn’t SO biased so I could have actually watched the game tape instead of burying my head in a hole for a week. Everything you said is SPOT ON. Love your content.
Shane Waldron Going to the Matt Canada Playbook. Speed motion into obvious wrong defenses, Gunner Olszewski sent to block DE’s on run plays… Except unlike Pittsburgh…head coach Eberflus also needs to go
@@UserName-ts3sp Understandable. But for team fanbases who have yet to sniff a consistent playoff run with a HC who can do more with less like Tomlin (especially on offense), they can only dream of being in such a scenario.
@@UserName-ts3spabsolutely unequivocally wrong. Yes he hasn’t seen a playoff as of late… he also had to content with the Greatest QB of all time in his conference unlike the soft NFC. And tbh if not for that bullshit Jesse James no TD call They would have more recently. Sometimes unfortunate things happen. Vontez Burfict knocking the greatest WR at the time out of the game in the last second with a concussion before the team had to go on to the patriots being one of them…it’s just football. Those are excuses but they are vital. Because after those years with Bell,Brown etc it was a rebuild all the offensive line retired. The Steelers rebuild slowly. It’s the way they have always and I mean always been. Good teams that stay good Draft well and rebuild over half decades. It’s the way the team operates and it operates that way to catch and edge on other teams who choose different methods. You clearly don’t understand the team and ownership. That level of consistency is prized and will continue to be.
Thanks for the jumpscare at 0:00 Brett. Been waiting all night for this video and this is how you start it off smh! As a bears fan I hate seeing the Hail Mary EVERYWHERE I GO!!!!!
As a Panthers fan I'm glad you get to suffer like we do, to have a graphic that scars you as much as one does for us. I can think of no fanbase that deserves it more after the sheer arrogance that was on display since early 2023.
I was front row in the end zone with my daughter. He caught the ball right in front of me. I was all over the NFL this week on the replays for our heartbreaking loss. I feel your pain. If you watch it again, I’m in a white hoodie right behind the play.
Stark reality when you realize Eburflus is the 7th best HC in the division (LaFlaur, Campbell, O'Connel, Johnson, Flores, and maybe Hafley) oof. Kind of crazy how everybody saw this coming, but the Bears stuck with the bad coach and hamstrung their rookie QB going into his second year by learning an entire new offense. Hopefully, Caleb can overcome that.
I mean ask the die hard Justin Herbert observers. I don't mention the Chargers fans necessarily because some of them deluded themselves to wanting Joshua Palmer balling out as WR1. But Herbert for the most part of his career has been battling domestic terrorism being attached to a bad offensive coordinator. And being asked to bail out an inefficient offense who can't move the ball on early downs and has to create magic on late passing downs. I feel Caleb with bad coaching is that destiny.
Hey Brett I know you’re a NFL guy, so it wouldn’t make sense to do this in the middle of the season, but I think a video going into detail about how college and the pro game are effectively categorically different games would be really helpful. It took me years to realize that you weren’t being hyperbolic and that the different rules completely alter the decision making process on a play to play basis. I think a whole video on this topic with visuals would be really cool.
As along time Washington fan, I empathize with the pain you feel. We had that same feeling, but for far longer: we sucked for 25 years. It won’t change until the ownership changes.
@3:12 not only was the play called questionable, you can see in 3 seconds 3 bears offensive lineman are on the ground and one second later a fourth offensive lineman joins the other 3 on the ground. The execution of that play was beyond horrendous. That’s why Swift was gang tackled. His entire offensive line was on the ground.
I’ve had conversations with friends about the Bears before they drafted Caleb. My thought was to play out his first year with Eberflus then Lincoln Riley gets the job.
Alternatively, look at how the Bills defended the Hail Mary vs. the Jets a few weeks ago: they rushed two, Rodgers had all the time in the world to choose his footing and fling the ball, and they got a TD at the end of the half. The Bears had all the evidence they needed for what they should do from this season alone even if they ignored all previous statistics.
As a packer fan these tears from bears fans are delicious. This really is what separates the good franchises vs the bad. Hiring decisions and offensive line 😂 bad franchises can luck their way into a good team but it never lasts and almost never achieves as much as they should
As a Packers fan, the Bears had me worried there for a while that they were going to become great. 1st and 9th overall picks, good defense, good offensive pieces and then they were going to get either Jim Harbaugh or Ben Johnson for head coach (turns out Johnson was terrifyingly close to happening as Chi was the only team he wanted to go to) and maybe even Kliff Kingsbury as OC. I literally did the "YES!" with fist pump when I heard they were keeping Eberflub and hiring Waldron.
My brother has been a Packers fan forever and he called this kind of Bears Organization Dysfunction before they even drafted Williams this year. I kept asking him what he thought the Bears would do this year and he said they will fire Eberflus once the season ends and just be the same Bears organization as always. As an outside fan it sucks for the players for sure but it is comedic that this always happens to the Bears
Bobby Slowik did the same thing last year with Tank Dell (170lbs soaking wet)... Dell got hurt... can you do a deep dive on the Texans struggles offensively this year and where Bobby hasn't adjusted
I was at the game and am a lifelong Bears fan. Here’s what I wrote Sunday night: I see the media is now trying to blame the game on Tyrique Stevenson talking junk to the crowd when he was supposed to get into position to defend. Having seen the game live, it had little to do with him. We should not have won that game. Our coaches are not good. Caleb couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. When we got the ball to the goal line the first time, Shane the feckless gave 68 the ball. And when we got there the second time, we got lucky with a PI call. Lastly, when Jayden was scrambling on the Hail Mary, we gave him thirteen f-ing seconds. THIRTEEN FING SECONDs!!! All of it was inexcusable and I can’t see a coach like Bill Belichick allowing it. We deserve better than this.
Yes Brett. PLEASE say everything wrong with the Bears. We need the Kollman curse to work in our favor. I still remember being optimistic with the JF1 video
If Shane Waldron can work on the OBVIOUS personnel choice issues and improve play calling decisions even a little, I feel like we’ll be on the right track. Our defense is good. The coaching at the end of this game was atrocious, but we can improve. Let’s see where we’re at at the end of the season
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What if it doesnt go in the perfect idealized way you imagined? What if Caleb becomes another Darnold?
@@ThePenitentSquirrel you can’t expect greatness out of a young Quarterback too early. He has the pieces to win it’ll just take time.. IMO
7th best HC in own division was legit lol. True and funny af.
So I have been wondering which 6 coaches @brettkollmann would put ahead of Eberflus. Obviously LaFleur, Campbell, and KOC are three. Then, Brian Flores and Ben Johnson make 5. Is Brett already putting Jeff Hafley above Eberflus? I could see it. Or perhaps he was talking about Robert Saleh?
Definitely Saleh
@@josephklinkhammer3712 I'd say Bisaccia. Isn't he on the Packers?
CMON NOW JT!!!
Throw Saleh in there now…he might be 8th
Brett doing everything he can to save the bears
Daaaaaaaa bears
I remember when Brett made a similar video about the Texans and he even directed the video towards people in the organization that will likely see his video loll They have since turned things around. Let's see what Chicago does.
We appreciate it... As a life long Bears fan, we need everyone on board ushering in brand new mojo so we can actually, proactively put points on the board...
We’re beyond saving McCaskeys need to leave not just the team but the city and maybe the state
yea im sure if he got the hc job the bears will be a superbowl contender 🤣🤣🤣
Years of watching Brett and an episode has NEVER had a feeling like this. It’s like that cool uncle scolding you for the first time ever
Yeah man, Brett looks so sad. I don't even like the Bears and I want them to have good coaching just for Brett.
Last time this happened was with Bill O Brien and the DeAndre Hopkins trade. He was depressed.
Tbh this is slightly behind the Hopkins trade episode in terms of straight up despair
As a bears fan I can speak to how it is. It’s like watching a slow moving train crash over and over - only problem is EVERY SINGLE PERSON knows how to fix it, but nobody does. They just let the crash occur over and over and over again
Y’all finally find out about our traumas where players come here to die cause coach makes em run little league level plays
Bears are like a carousel ride, just keeps on going in a circle, and NOTHING changes. So frustrating to watch as a Bears fan. Great video man.
Man, I’m sorry. Packers are my bread and butter but I hate it when I see situations like this even amongst the rivals. It sucks and you have my sympathy.
@@SprayandPrayman22Appreciate it!
As an avid Bears fan, I normally have something to add in the comments to really drive a narrative. But Brett did a fantastic job describing my pain in excruciating detail.
Well done brother.
As soon as the ball left Caleb's fingertips on that fade to DJ, I screamed "WHY THE F*CK ARE THEY THROWING IT???!!!!!"
Same bro... same!
Bro I yelled out “fucking run it 4 times! Wtf are you guys doing!?” And my whole family looked at me like a madman 😂
Reminded me of seahawks vs patriots haha
@@monsi8536 haha I too watched that game with a bunch of family in the city. Who cares if the defense knows what you're doing? If it's 1st down inside of the 5, stack the box, pull a guard, put a tight end in motion, get a full back and run the fucking ball into the A or B gap with all those guys blocking.
@@JJJJYYYLLLL No, that was actually a good play call since 99% chance it would give them 3 plays instead of 2 to score the TD. Browner (who was on the Seahawks) is the one that knew the play and blew it up.
Doug Pederson deserves his own video honestly
Completely agree! What the hell happened to the guy who coached that Eagles team to the SB win over the Pats? I thought he was one of the best coaches in the league for a minute there but sheeeeesh
@@chowhound4844 Talk to iggles fans they had issues with Pederson even during his peak and appreciated the title but were okay with him leaving.
he did it again vs the eagles
First off, thank you Brett, for using the powers of your curse, for the good of mankind. Second, as a Bears fan, this is tough to rewatch. But the larger problem, George McCaskey, is going to be tough to overcome. Until he stops screwing with things, because mommy owns the team and will never fire him, we're doomed as fans.
We're unfortunately in the same position as Blackhawks fans were in the 2000s; just waiting on Father Time to come collect the owner and hope George is willing to let someone who knows what theyre doing run the show.
I also want to take a moment, to point out that Matt Eberflus as HC, has directly led to now 5 direct losses due to his coaching! He blew three games, last year with double digit leads in the 4th quarter!
And now, with the losses to the Colts and Commanders, that's FIVE FUCKING LOSSES DUE TO BAD COACHING!! In back to back seasons.
I'm used to it as a Jags fan with Doug Pederson
Four losses with at least 91% win probability in the fourth quarter now
@BrettKollmann how can Eberflus come back from hanging the players out for his and Waldron's fuckups? Surely there isn't a path back now, all bridges have been burned?
A coach blowing 2 games would be fireable, let alone 4. Flus should go now so we can get started on next year.
Leave it to Bears fans to use 16 more commas than are needed in a sentence. The Chicago Public School system leaves yall unable to understand more than 5 words in a single phrase.
The fact they even held onto Eberflus after last year is UNFORGIVABLE. They had a chance to tie a young bright playcaller like Ben Johnson to Caleb Willams. How you do not do that is beyond me.
cheap team with a loser mindset
I think Ben Johnson wants a ring with the lions
Not to mention, if Caleb could win ROTY, Waldron would get HC opportunities. If not, the whole coaching staff is probably gone, meaning Caleb has a lame-duck OC
They could have had Kliff Kingsbury you know the guy who litterly helped caleb get ready for the NFL through college
Coaches almost never move to another team within their own division.
Waldron just said in a presser he has no regrets on the play call(handing off to a lineman down 5 at the one) and said he has no regrets and would call it again if he had to do it over
Fire everyone
the ego on these asshole coaches is astounding
The definition of insanity….
and what's so dumb is when you're a leader, even if you called the correct play, even if everyone knows you called the correct play, and absolutely knows the players screwed it up, you still go in front of the press and take blame. Sure, you give your team hell in practice and hold them accountable, but in front of everyone, even IF everyone knows you're lying, you still just take the heat because that's what a leader does, takes the heat.
hilarious that the bulls are not mentioned when talking about the wonders of chicago sports but i get it
Seeing deadre carter being benched pressed back into the RB was hilarious 😂😂😂
It is funny. It also has a sense of inevitability about it. In what world is there any other outcome to the decision to place Carter there with that assignment?
Technique can accomplish a lot, but it can’t outright defy physics.
This had to be made, thank you for putting my relationship with this team in such a well made video. My first memory of the Bears was seeing Devin Hester return a kick (in a green bay packer household) during the superbowl and seeing my father get all happy & excited, I had no idea why he was so absurdly pissed later in the night.
it took us drafting caleb williams for everyone to pay attention to how bad eberflus has been these past almost 3 seasons lol unbelievable
I hate to be that guy, because this Washington game was inexcusable, BUT...... I'm almost positive Flus was ordered to play tank ball so they could better build out of the draft, which he actually did a fine job of. Now that it's time to finally play ball and we get this bs???? Unbelievable
Nobody thought Eberflus was great lol
@@garrethbolandYeah I'm convinced of that too because Luke Getsy is not a good coordinator but he COMPLETELY abandoned his good run concepts in 2023. Justin Fields designed runs was the Bears entire offense and he abandoned it
No coach could have made us good with fields . He isn’t a good QB . Never was 💯
@@WEAPON-MRX ok casual
Been a Bears fan my whole life and have always loved Brett's videos. I've been avoiding sports talk for the most part this week about the game for obvious reasons. But had to watch this one though. Tough one last week
Meanwhile Doug Pederson is over here cashing checks while ruining the career of Trevor Lawrence while being smug in the process
Lmfao, ok
Lawrence stinks. Pederson isn’t the only person to blame.
@Sindrella. Which QB could you slot into this Jacksonville team that could immediately turn the team around? I don't think there _are_ any.
Who assembled this Jags? Pederson or their GM?
@@Sindrella. no you stink. And your casual takes
Brett that was close! Only made the sponsor deadline by like 20 minutes. Great vid as always.
I feel bad for Caleb Williams...to be stuck with this coaching staff meanwhile having to listen to the constant comparison with Jayden Daniels...say what you want about Dan Quinn, atleast he is fundamentally competent as a coach. And while I understand that Daniels is doing something very special, its still there rookie year and they both need to learn and grow sufficiently before we pass our final judgement on the two. I mean, look at cj stroud over at Houston, as great as he was his rookie year, we can see that he still needs to develop some more before he can be truly elite
I can say as a Dallas fan that I miss Dan Quinn. It was nice having a solid defense for like two years
The whole bit of being compared to Jayden Daniels confuses me. Sure, the highlights are pretty, but his level of play isn’t sustainable. He’s already hurt 9 weeks in, he leaves the pocket often, most times when he has a clean one and takes off instead of manipulating the defense with his arm. He’s been able to get away with some remarkable plays, but that’s thanks to Kliff Kingsbury, he’s putting on a masterclass of an OC Job this year. Since 2018 most “athlete” QBs are struggling now in this era of the league. Only one that’s truly been elite has been Lamar. I love that dude. Or Mahomes and Josh Allen. I think people need to slow the comparisons down and wait a couple of years before making judgement. Most Commanders fans wanted a trade up for Caleb, how they and other NFL fans bash him is beyond me. As if he’s supposed to transcend coaching and the structure around him which truly is sad.
@@NotNykohturn on the film and tell me Jayden isn’t playing QB at a high level while also being dynamic with his legs. Week 1 he may have been bailing from the pocket but since Week 3 he’s been incredible and this past week against the Bears was some of his best film as a pure passer. Washington fans don’t bash Caleb, we root for him because he’s a local kid. It’s been Bears fans bashing Jayden all year because they’re self-conscious about how good he’s been. No ones trying to make definitive statements 8 weeks into their careers, but trying to discredit Jayden makes no sense.
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@@NotNykohDude it's clear you have a hard on for bashing Athletic QBs. Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Kyler Murray,Mahomes , etc have been manipulating defenses for years with their legs and they are just fine
Bears just cured their themselves of the Flus.
Brett's Rant about Matt Eberfleus crappy Head Coaching post conference and blaming the players for execution is funny because Doug Pederson has been doing this ish for the Past 14 games. Blaming players, awful schemes, getting mad at reporters, and had the NERVE to say that we need a culture change.
After we lost a VERY winnable games against the Texans this year... Doug Pederson was asked by reporters should he take away play calling from Press Taylor (who is horrible) and Doug Pederson responded by saying "Why would I do that? I think he called a Great Game". Its there is a clear fireable offense... it would definitely be that one RIGHT THERE!!
Say way you will about Eberfleus. At least something he's doing is working...(Defense). NOTHING is working for Doug Pederson right now.
Except brett couldn't give less of a fuck about the jags 💀
@spicybolitas4906 well that's true
Eberflus isn't doing ish for the Bears defense either. They're both really shitty head coaches, it isn't a competition.
@Nichrysalis Dude their defense is ranked like top 5 in most categories
@@NichrysalisNo you’re wrong there. The defense is great and there’s no denying his job as a defensive coordinator. It’s that Eberflus has consistently been a poor game manager which is what he said he would specialize in when he was hired at the head coach.
There is nothing that puts it quite in stark contrast as comparing the Bears coaching staff to the Commanders coaching staff. As someone who has lived through plenty of bad coaching staffs here in Washington, a lot of this is familiar, including firing a head coach a year after drafting a new QB. But, when you finally get a good one that actually knows how to maximize the talent they have, rather than play like they wish they had different talent that can actually run the scheme they are trying to run, it feels so much better.
As a bears fan I just wanna be happy
As a Panthers fan if I could give my firstborn for another century of misery for the Chicago Bears I would do it in a heartbeat
@@parkerdavis7859 Hey Parker you are insane and I’m sorry Bears fans live in your head this free
@@parkerdavis7859 Bro y’all did this to yourself. We didn’t force you to make that trade. Anyway thanks for the tanking again, there must be some talent left with pick #33
If you want to be happy. Stop watching this video. They're still 4-3. Let's just let it play out. Could be worse. We could be the Panthers.
I just want to see competitive football. Instead we get wtf are they doing
Bravo...The best podcast I've seen on the ridiculous Bears coaching situation.. it was astounding that they hired flus in the first place, insane that they kept him.
17:20 and unfortunately, this is how they’ve always been for my 39 years of being alive as a fan
Bears fans before the game "JD will get exposed and CW will take over as top rookie"
Bears fans after the game: "we are a trash org with a stupid coach and will always fall on our face"
As always, the truth is somwhere in the middle. But their rollercoaster of emotions this past week have been nothing short of spectacular
I’m probably one of the very few, if not few, only bears fan who knew this wasn’t going to be a good game. I hate the coaching and OC, thought Eberflus wasn’t the right guy since day 1. It sucks this organization can’t ever seem to get things correct top to bottom
From a lifelong Bears fan of 40yrs... Thank you to Brett & EJ for talking our truth 🙌🏼
Brett you are my icon don't even need to watch the video fully to know it's a banger
The Bears are who we thought they were.
THE BEARS ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE, AND I'M DONE LETTING THEM OFF THE HOOK!
Eberflus is a great DC and motivator and the guys love him, he’s the reason why our defense has been so good…he’s also blown 4 4th quarter leads with a 90% or more win percentage in the past two years, so as a bears fan every loss ends up feeling like a kick in the nuts (And Shane Walrdron sucks again, captains need to have another meeting with him 💀)
I don't even know if he is a great DC, maybe but he does have a lot of talent. He was not great before Sweat.
I'm a Lions fan, so i know exactly how you feel because my Lions organization was dysfunctional from 1958 - 2020. That's 62 years. Im 47. It was terrible. Your points are strong and they stick. Maybe you should write a letter to the management team to shed light on their obvious deficiencies. Good luck moving forward, except when y'all play us.
The video was well done!
I just want us to get your OC as our next coach. You guys will still be great without him as he already has done his job (I want you guys to win the sb this year so there is no unfinished business with Ben Johnson), and the Bears need someone with that level of offensive play-calling talent. But the Bears hire low iq people who make predictably poor decisions, so I don't know at this point. I am getting to the point of not caring.
In Flus' defense, he isn't an NFL head coach lol. The man is in DEEP over his head. Great video! Love your stuff!
Thank you for the honesty and passion Brett. I totally agree with you. Lifetime Bears Fan we need change.
Asking an organization that got their own stadium removed from the Historical Landmarks list from their meddling to get their act together and pay attention to the play in that field might be a Sisyphian endeavor. Much love from a Detroit sports fan, we definitely know the struggle
Great video I enjoy situational stuff like this even better than deep film breakdown!
I appreciate your efforts to save the Bears with this video. I have not bet on the Bears once this season yet because I have been waiting for your video jinx. I am now about to make millions. Ty.
You nailed it, the play of the game was 1st down on one yard line, 40 seconds with 3 timeouts. They stop the clock with a fade pass. That was the game and nobody has talked about that but you.
Most underrated channel on YT. Such good content man.
I mean they hired a Coach named Eberflus. He was bound to fail. He sounds like this coaches you forget about for 20 years and you remember him on a random night in the future “Oh shit you guys remember when we had Eberflus”
The problem is not the name itself, it's the fact that everyone went Eber'who'? Because they always hire cute no-name losers instead of hiring the obvious guy for the job.
I knew we were cooked with Waldron after that goal line sequence
Brett is the only person that doesn’t make me immediately skip the ad reads. Also thanks for making this, hopefully it does some rounds around Halas hall. Doubt it’ll make a difference
10:05 I love that reaction by Bears RB Johnson
Born ans raised on the north end of I-43. Always loved the rivalry. Always had some sort of respect for the Bears. Some of my first football memories is the 85 bears winning it all. (Yeah, sorry about that Jim McMahon thing) I finally got to go see a game in Chicago last season. I was honestly feeling bad for the fans by the end of the game. I was hoping to see a good game and the Bears we're just depressing. I may have been sworn at a few times leaving the stadium, but I do remember the 80s and what it was like to be rooting for a stagnant organization.
It’s almost worse of a scenario if the Bears finish the season above .500 because the talent and weak schedule is bailing out the bad coaching
Or maybe the coaching is just mediocre and not bad? Coaching changes a lot through a season
The craziest part is that literally anyone who watched the Bears for 3 seconds the last 7 years could tell you coaching was the issue. It’s kind of amazing how only the front office can’t see it. And as much as it’s a LAYUP to hire Ben Johnson, or Vrabel, or any number of coaches that would make the Bears legitimate contenders, there is literally no evidence to make me believe the Bears will do right by Caleb and the players lol.
You didn't even mention the best part about that goal line fade. Why are you throwing it to DJ Moore and not the 6ft 3 receiver you just drafted to do exactly that
I hear Roschon Johnson is pretty good with these short yardage runs. But I guess not good enough if it means he has the opportunity to score as well.
Wish you waited to post this, because my Cardinals just kicked their ass 29-9. Caleb Williams was sacked multiple times, the O-line was laughable, Bears defense couldn't stop run plays, and the offense couldn't get a single TD. 3 field goals is all the Bears got. They did better in their game against Washington than they did against Arizona
go to ben johnson and hand him a blank check
Nuh uh. I'm rootin for you guys over there, but Ben's ours, hahaha
I wasn't shocked when they didn't clean house at the end of last season, but I was relieved, because it was like seeing the old familiar cycle repeating itself, even with the chance to draft a (supposedly) generational prospect at QB.
Coaching aside, I was also mildly amused to see the Bears go WR with their second top 10 pick in a historically good offensive line draft. Odunze might be awesome some day, but you can get WRs anywhere in the first few rounds of the draft. Giving a rookie QB a guy like Fuaga to help protect him probably would have gone a helluva lot farther to developing Williams than another target who is only going to be targeted maybe 10 times a game.
As a Packers fan, I can't say that I'm complaining about the outcome so far, but holy shit is it baffling to watch the Bears and the way they go about things.
Stop it. Historically good Oline draft? What? after 8 games? In a year that was widely panned as a very week draft because a ton of NFL level players were staying in school another year because of the NIL money?
They didn't have another pick until R3 after Rome, which they did spend on OT. You could hypothetically flip them and have taken Fashanu/Fuaga + Jermaine Burton/Roman Wilson/Jalen McMillan (assuming they still need a WR). Personally I think the picks they made are pretty justified, Rome was projected as a better player than either OT and through half of their rookie seasons Fuaga has a better PFF grade, Fashanu quite a bit worse. Kiran, the 3rd round OT is doing like, kinda ok for a rookie (very similar PFF grade to Fashanu). I think a lot of what the Bears management has done is questionable, but I don't think the Rome pick is really that bad, even if he is having the worst season out of all of the 1st round WR picks that didn't get shot.
The Odunze pick is probably justified in that he's a high valued known commodity. WRs hit rate from the the last decade (at least 2011 to 2021) in the top 10 of the draft is 9/14. If he he's got the size and desireable skillset (ISO ball winner, etc.) plus he'll be on a controlled cost for 5 years, that is a great investment. Day 2 receivers can hit but the Bears didn't have the draft capital to be taking players still within the top 100. I'm a little more negative on Tackle-swing tackle prospects even in the top 10 because they take time to develop (unless it was the sure deal player) and they can whiff. Even worse because the Bears interior O-line group isn't exactly set and stable either.
file "Brett outing himself as a techno-knower in his ad read" as one of the things I was NOT expecting in 2024
if you know you know
The fade in the end zone to DJ Moore was an RPO. Caleb could've handed it off. I'm also much more comfortable giving the ball to Caleb on a QB Draw than a backup center on the goal line.
New. Ownership. But that will never happen.
There's a remote possibility the McCaskey's sell once the Old Lady kicks the bucket. At least, that's what I like to tell myself.
“Bad Process” are the two best words to describe the Chicago Bears organization
I learn something new every time I watch one of Brett's videos
This is another pretty epic video of you giving another NFL team a great wake up call. I still remember your Houston Texans video
I love the bears and have been watching them since I was 5. But now this team is literally effecting my mood… I don’t know how much longer I can put myself through this.
The only ray of hope and why this time is different is that if we make a change at HC, Caleb is legit enough to deal with it and succeed. Comparing him to Trubisky and Fields is unfair. He is light years ahead of both of them in the ability to process things mentally on the field.
Watching this post firing. Whoa.
Well said. Well done once again Brett. I wish I wasn’t SO biased so I could have actually watched the game tape instead of burying my head in a hole for a week. Everything you said is SPOT ON. Love your content.
"You tried to reverse psychology the Kollman Curse didnt you Squidward"
Shane Waldron Going to the Matt Canada Playbook.
Speed motion into obvious wrong defenses, Gunner Olszewski sent to block DE’s on run plays… Except unlike Pittsburgh…head coach Eberflus also needs to go
Tomlin's got plenty of issues too. He should've been fired years ago. Seven years without a playoff win means you're out of excuses Mike
@@UserName-ts3sp Understandable. But for team fanbases who have yet to sniff a consistent playoff run with a HC who can do more with less like Tomlin (especially on offense), they can only dream of being in such a scenario.
@@UserName-ts3spabsolutely unequivocally wrong. Yes he hasn’t seen a playoff as of late… he also had to content with the Greatest QB of all time in his conference unlike the soft NFC. And tbh if not for that bullshit Jesse James no TD call They would have more recently. Sometimes unfortunate things happen. Vontez Burfict knocking the greatest WR at the time out of the game in the last second with a concussion before the team had to go on to the patriots being one of them…it’s just football. Those are excuses but they are vital. Because after those years with Bell,Brown etc it was a rebuild all the offensive line retired. The Steelers rebuild slowly. It’s the way they have always and I mean always been. Good teams that stay good Draft well and rebuild over half decades. It’s the way the team operates and it operates that way to catch and edge on other teams who choose different methods. You clearly don’t understand the team and ownership. That level of consistency is prized and will continue to be.
14:00 what is the point of the QB spy?! 🤣🤣🤣
fuck yeah 2am kollmann
This must be serious if he’s uploading at 2
@@welbz2330 it was
With that super sad "Bear Down" at the end, I can't help but think, "Fat Dog for midterms!"
Keep your head up.
Thanks for the jumpscare at 0:00 Brett. Been waiting all night for this video and this is how you start it off smh! As a bears fan I hate seeing the Hail Mary EVERYWHERE I GO!!!!!
As a Lions fan this is how I feel about Hutch's injury rn. Everywhere I go I see his face lmao.
As a Panthers fan I'm glad you get to suffer like we do, to have a graphic that scars you as much as one does for us. I can think of no fanbase that deserves it more after the sheer arrogance that was on display since early 2023.
I was front row in the end zone with my daughter. He caught the ball right in front of me.
I was all over the NFL this week on the replays for our heartbreaking loss.
I feel your pain. If you watch it again, I’m in a white hoodie right behind the play.
Stark reality when you realize Eburflus is the 7th best HC in the division (LaFlaur, Campbell, O'Connel, Johnson, Flores, and maybe Hafley) oof. Kind of crazy how everybody saw this coming, but the Bears stuck with the bad coach and hamstrung their rookie QB going into his second year by learning an entire new offense. Hopefully, Caleb can overcome that.
I mean ask the die hard Justin Herbert observers. I don't mention the Chargers fans necessarily because some of them deluded themselves to wanting Joshua Palmer balling out as WR1. But Herbert for the most part of his career has been battling domestic terrorism being attached to a bad offensive coordinator. And being asked to bail out an inefficient offense who can't move the ball on early downs and has to create magic on late passing downs. I feel Caleb with bad coaching is that destiny.
Thank you, needs to be preached far and wide!!
How'd I miss this the first time around? Guess the algorithm brought it back to me after the blackest Friday
Here after Waldron was canned lol Flus pulling out all the stops to attempt to save his job
The ad transition was so smooth I didn't even skip the read 😂
THE MCCASKEYS
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Let me grab some coffffeeee, it is 4AM... OK lets go!
Hey Brett I know you’re a NFL guy, so it wouldn’t make sense to do this in the middle of the season, but I think a video going into detail about how college and the pro game are effectively categorically different games would be really helpful. It took me years to realize that you weren’t being hyperbolic and that the different rules completely alter the decision making process on a play to play basis. I think a whole video on this topic with visuals would be really cool.
"They are who we THOUGHT they were, and we let 'em off the hook!!"
Thank you, Brett. This is what my grieving process needed.
Quality video as always. Big fan of keeping it real instead of finding a positive spin
Waldron getting overly cute with the playcalls was a common thing he did in Seattle too
As along time Washington fan, I empathize with the pain you feel. We had that same feeling, but for far longer: we sucked for 25 years. It won’t change until the ownership changes.
As a Packers fan this video brings me great joy
The hard techno ad on game time was the last thing I’d expect to see you put out🤣
@3:12 not only was the play called questionable, you can see in 3 seconds 3 bears offensive lineman are on the ground and one second later a fourth offensive lineman joins the other 3 on the ground. The execution of that play was beyond horrendous. That’s why Swift was gang tackled. His entire offensive line was on the ground.
"Gutless" is the word I'd been searching for to describe it.
Love your channel... Keep up your good work
Never had Brett pegged as a theatre kid
I’ve had conversations with friends about the Bears before they drafted Caleb. My thought was to play out his first year with Eberflus then Lincoln Riley gets the job.
Brett literally said “the curse can’t possibly make things work” and now I’m terrified of the consequences
Good Commentary - The fish rots from the head.
Subscribed and Bear Down
Alternatively, look at how the Bills defended the Hail Mary vs. the Jets a few weeks ago: they rushed two, Rodgers had all the time in the world to choose his footing and fling the ball, and they got a TD at the end of the half. The Bears had all the evidence they needed for what they should do from this season alone even if they ignored all previous statistics.
As a packer fan these tears from bears fans are delicious. This really is what separates the good franchises vs the bad. Hiring decisions and offensive line 😂 bad franchises can luck their way into a good team but it never lasts and almost never achieves as much as they should
I finally found peace after this L on Sunday and then Brettt goes and drops this and I’m pissed off even more so than I was then.
Sara Landry mentioned in an NFL team video essay. Never thought I'd see those interest converge.
As a Packers fan, the Bears had me worried there for a while that they were going to become great. 1st and 9th overall picks, good defense, good offensive pieces and then they were going to get either Jim Harbaugh or Ben Johnson for head coach (turns out Johnson was terrifyingly close to happening as Chi was the only team he wanted to go to) and maybe even Kliff Kingsbury as OC. I literally did the "YES!" with fist pump when I heard they were keeping Eberflub and hiring Waldron.
My brother has been a Packers fan forever and he called this kind of Bears Organization Dysfunction before they even drafted Williams this year. I kept asking him what he thought the Bears would do this year and he said they will fire Eberflus once the season ends and just be the same Bears organization as always. As an outside fan it sucks for the players for sure but it is comedic that this always happens to the Bears
Bobby Slowik did the same thing last year with Tank Dell (170lbs soaking wet)... Dell got hurt... can you do a deep dive on the Texans struggles offensively this year and where Bobby hasn't adjusted
That intro 🔥🔥
Welcome to "The rant is due" with Brett Kollmann. I get it. You can't overcome bad coaching in Football. It is so important
I was at the game and am a lifelong Bears fan. Here’s what I wrote Sunday night:
I see the media is now trying to blame the game on Tyrique Stevenson talking junk to the crowd when he was supposed to get into position to defend. Having seen the game live, it had little to do with him. We should not have won that game. Our coaches are not good. Caleb couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. When we got the ball to the goal line the first time, Shane the feckless gave 68 the ball. And when we got there the second time, we got lucky with a PI call. Lastly, when Jayden was scrambling on the Hail Mary, we gave him thirteen f-ing seconds. THIRTEEN FING SECONDs!!! All of it was inexcusable and I can’t see a coach like Bill Belichick allowing it. We deserve better than this.
Yes Brett. PLEASE say everything wrong with the Bears. We need the Kollman curse to work in our favor. I still remember being optimistic with the JF1 video
Does he jinx everything?
If Shane Waldron can work on the OBVIOUS personnel choice issues and improve play calling decisions even a little, I feel like we’ll be on the right track. Our defense is good. The coaching at the end of this game was atrocious, but we can improve. Let’s see where we’re at at the end of the season