ESPN's Lewis Riddick, Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Clark called it that.
Bears head coach Eberflus said after Chicago's 23-20 road loss to the Lions on Thanksgiving, which messed up time management, that he liked how his team handled the final seconds. All three said he should be fired.
The Bears ultimately waived Eberflus on Friday morning.
“I don't deserve to be in the role of a head coach who says such nonsense. It's embarrassing.” Riddick wrote About X, including Eberflus' post-game comments.
The Bears were 3-point behind and had a chance to tie the game late Thursday, but QB Caleb Williams threw an incomplete pass at the Lions' own 41-yard line, forcing the Bears to take a timeout before giving the Lions an incomplete pass. The time was shortened from 32 seconds to 6 seconds with one remaining. Wideout Roma Odunze calls time up.
After Chicago's six-game losing streak, Eberflus said, “I like what we did there,” and took no responsibility for leaving his quarterback stranded.
“I think we handled it the right way. … It didn't work out the way we wanted it to,” Eberflus added.
On Friday's “First Take” before Everflus' dismissal, smith said The Bears should have fired the embattled coach the moment the team arrived in Chicago.
ESPN personality Ryan Clark puts it this way: “Fireproof finish” for Everfulls on Friday's “Get Up.”
“For me, [Eberflus] He's fully signed on as to whether he should continue to be the head coach of this team,'' Clark said.
The Bears' chance of an upset ended when Williams was sacked with about 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter against Ford Field.
With a 59-yard field goal on the line, the Bears instead of taking a timeout with a quick play call, Williams appeared panicked and threw a deep incomplete pass to end the game.
“In those situations, I accept and leave that decision to the coach.” Mr Williams said He said this at the post-match press conference. “Probably in the later years of my career, [he may call a timeout himself]now I'm getting the call and trying to lead my team to victory. ”
The Bears actually had Eberflus hold a press conference on the Friday before his departure. he said He met with Bears president Kevin Warren and Bears general manager Ryan Pauls after Thursday's game for the usual postgame debriefing and was scheduled to meet again Friday afternoon.
Eberflus said he is focused on the Bears' next game against San Francisco.
He was then asked twice whether he intended to coach in that game. According to ESPN.
Eberflus said his future with the Bears is “operating normally.”
Eberflus finished 14-32 as the Bears' head coach.
Chicago will face the 49ers (5-6) in San Francisco on Dec. 8, with offensive coordinator Thomas Brown serving as interim head coach.
