Bears head coach Matt Eberflus was retained for the 2024 season but his offensive coaching staff is getting a facelift.
Eberflus, 10-24 since being hired to replace Matt Nagy, parted with offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko, receivers coach Tyke Tolbert, running backs coach Omar Young and assistant tight ends coach Tim Zetts, the team announced Wednesday.
The Bears have been operating without a defensive coordinator since Alan Williams resigned in September. Eberflus called defensive plays for the balance of the season.
Chicago started the season 1-5 but finished 7-10. The Bears ranked in the top six in most major categories over the final 10 games of the season.
Under Getsy, the Bears finished 28th in total offense in 2022 and 20th in 2023.
The change factors into the quarterback situation.
Speculation about the future of quarterback Justin Fields future is rampant. The Bears have the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft, and general manager Ryan Poles said before the 2023 draft, when he swapped the No. 1 pick to the Carolina Panthers for two first-rounders and wide receiver DJ Moore, that this year’s first-round pick was important in the trade because it could be used on a franchise quarterback.
Should Fields return, he would be learning yet another offense, playing under his third offensive coordinator in four seasons.
–Field Level Media
