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The new Shane Waldron Bombshell makes his attitude look a whole lot worse

Shane Waldron was fired a month ago. You’d think the stories about him would have stopped by now. That is not the case at all. If anything, they’ve gotten crazier with each passing day. Adam Jahns and Dianna Russini of The Athletic may have just delivered the pièce de résistance. Head coach Matt Eberflus was fired Friday after his disastrous handling of the end of the game in Detroit. Players reportedly got into a heated confrontation with him, led by cornerback Jaylon Johnson.

GM Ryan Poles and team president Kevin Warren were also angry. Both went to chairman George McCaskey and urged him to make a change to save the locker room. For the first time in over a century the ownership structure was aligned. People debated where the problems began. While most agree that the Hail Mary game was the turning point, the first signs of a major problem began to emerge in training camp. It seems that players realized Waldron was a fraud so early on.

“The players’ frustration with Waldron was simmering since the summer. The new offensive coordinator transformed the Bears’ running game, erasing two years of progress under offensive line coach Chris Morgan. His decision to implement a pure progression passing system – a challenge even for experienced QBs – made things even more complicated for Williams. Players expressed concerns to their head coach several times but rarely felt heard.”

No wonder things fell apart so quickly for Shane Waldron.

He changed a running scheme that had been successful for two years and installed a passing system that had only worked with players like Russell Wilson and Geno Smith, both decades-long veterans. It was a clear sign that the offensive coordinator lacked the wherewithal for what he was getting into. He had never worked with a young quarterback in his career and had no idea what forcing an advanced plan on him before he was ready could do. No wonder Williams looked overwhelmed and lost in these three games following the bye week.

One can only wonder what the hell Eberflus was thinking. During the interview he met Shane Waldron twice. Were no warning signals raised at all during this time? Then again, this is the man who also thought Luke Getsy was the perfect option. This was the risk the Bears took by allowing the head coach to stay. It was possible, just possible, that he didn’t know how to recognize a good coordinator. In the end, that mistake and refusal to listen to his players’ concerns cost him his job.

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