Firing Shane Waldron received’t remedy all the pieces for the Bears.
Former Bears receiver and ESPN Chicago radio host Tom Waddle reported Tuesday that not solely did Bears gamers push for the offensive coordinator to be let go, however “a few veteran players requested” that the group bench rookie No. 1 decide Caleb Williams.
Whereas head coach Matt Eberflus finally determined to axe Waldron on Tuesday, he confirmed earlier within the week that Williams would stay the starter.
“After talking to a few people with knowledge of the situation, players went to Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles asking them to make a change at offensive coordinator,” Waddle wrote on X. “There have also been a few veteran players requesting (Tyson) Bagent starts.”
Bagent performed respectably as an undrafted rookie final season for 5 video games instead of an injured Justin Fields, finishing 66% of his passes for 859 yards, three touchdowns and 6 interceptions.
It comes after Williams was sacked 9 instances and had accuracy points in an embarrassing 19-3 loss to the Patriots on Sunday.
The No. 1 decide and the complete offense has regressed considerably in three straight losses after beginning the season 4-2.
“Definitely this game is a lot to learn from for myself, just speaking on some of the situational things,” Williams stated Sunday after the loss dropped Chicago to 4-5.
“Obviously, there’s a few passes every game that you wish you could have back and things like that. But I think situationally, this game was a great learning experience for me with some of these situations that I could have done better for sure.”
The onus now falls on Thomas Brown, who’s changing Waldron after serving as move recreation coordinator, to revitalize Williams’ rookie season.
Williams has been sacked 38 instances already this season and has been criticized for holding on to the ball too lengthy.
The offense is coming off back-to-back video games with out a landing, one thing the traditionally offensively-inept franchise has not achieved since 2004.
The previous Heisman winner has thrown for 1,785 yards, 9 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
The Bears now start a slate of three straight video games towards NFC North rivals, beginning with the Packers at house Sunday.
