Matt Eberflus saw any chance of remaining head coach of the Chicago Bears evaporate with the game clock on Thanksgiving in an ill-fated trip to Detroit. Thomas Brown, who had just taken offensive coordinator duties from Shane Waldron, was elevated to interim head coach as the organization once again regroups and tries to find the long-term sideline solution.
And even though the talking point from Halas Hall is that all the best candidates are going to be interested and it's all going to work out well, recent history suggests that this process is not easy and the Bears are a unique animal.
Kevin Warren: "This will be the most coveted job in the national football league this year."
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) December 2, 2024
Kyle Brandt broke down what has happened at the head coaching position in Chicago over the past two decades and, when you listen to it all in one place, yeah it's all a bit odd.
The Bears next head coach?
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) December 2, 2024
Be ready for weird. pic.twitter.com/sBxGSfCA2O
"Be prepared for it to be a name that no insiders are talking about," Brandt cautioned. "That no one is expecting and for you to be like what!? "Just get ready for the weird."
He's probably right but the people who put together those Five Potential Replacements for Matt Eberflus posts do not want you to hear that it might be an actual replacement out of nowhere.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Kyle Brandt Breaks Down Embarrassing Decade's Worth of Bears' Coaching Hires.
