Chicago Bears fire offensive coordinator Shane Waldron

CHICAGO (WLS) — The Chicago Bears have fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the workforce introduced Tuesday

Coming off arguably their worst sport of the season Sunday, there was a whole lot of strain on the Bears to do one thing.

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There have been a whole lot of boos coming from followers as they managed solely three factors towards the New England Patriots Sunday.

It seems like not less than for now the Bears offensive coordinator, Shane Waldron, goes to take the blame.

The Bears made the uncommon transfer of firing Waldron simply 9 video games into his first season.

The Bears offense ranks thirtieth within the league this season. They’ve managed simply 278 yards a sport on common.

They’ve misplaced three in a row, and had been maintain with no landing in again to again video games.

The Bears haven’t modified offensive coordinators mid-season since 1970.

And there is a whole lot of concern about growing the Bears’ new quarterback, No. 1 draft alternative Caleb Williams.

The accidents to the offensive line have not helped; Williams has been working for his life.

He was sacked 18 occasions within the final three video games, and is coming off his worst efficiency for the reason that season opener towards Tennessee.

There was a lot of speak on sports activities radio Tuesday morning about it. Some imagine that is solely the beginning of the modifications the Bears have to make.

“Once you modified out and went to a brand new quarterback, you must have modified out all the pieces. As a substitute, what is going on to finish up occurring is he will get fired,” ESPN 1000 radio host David Kaplan stated. “He’ll be gone, and now you are going to ask your rookie quarterback – who turns 23 on Monday – to be taught one other system. So, he’ll have his school system, then the Bears system, then a brand new Bears system all within the span of like two years. That’s not the way you develop a rookie quarterback, a man who’s the way forward for your franchise.”

Waldron got here to the Bears this yr after two seasons as offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks.

The Bears have promoted passing sport coordinator Thomas Brown to the job of offensive coordinator for the remainder of the season.

Brown is in his first season with the Bears.

He hung out because the OC for a foul Carolina workforce final yr.

However, he is additionally received a Tremendous Bowl with the Rams as assistant head coach.

Head coach, Matt Eberflus, was anticipated to handle these modifications Tuesday afternoon.

The Bears face the Inexperienced Bay Packers Sunday.