The Chicago Bears have finally made a change after this weekend’s awful 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, offensive coordinator Shane Waldron is out after less than a year.
Passing game coordinator Thomas Brown will reportedly take over as offensive coordinator and play-caller for the remainder of the 2024 season.
Waldron was hired as head coach Matt Eberflus’ hand-picked offensive coordinator on January 23, 2024. His job was to reshape the offensive strategy around young quarterback Caleb Williams, the Bears’ first overall pick in the 2024 draft.
And before their Week 7 bye, there were some successes. They had a 4-2 record and a four-game home winning streak. They scored at least 20 points in four of their first six games, all of which were wins. There was room for improvement everywhere, but the offense was functional.
The Bears returned in Week 8 against the Washington Commanders. Chicago’s defense did the landowner’s job and kept the score under 20, but Waldron’s offense, led by Williams, could not take advantage of the opportunities to even the score and the Bears lost 18–15.
The next two games were almost complete disasters. In Week 9, they lost 29-9 to the Arizona Cardinals, who are proving to be quite a formidable team. Then in Week 10, they only managed a field goal against the Patriots, one of the worst teams in the league right now. By the end of that demoralizing loss, Waldron had seen his personally designed offense go 23 straight drives without scoring a touchdown.
This story will be updated.
