Chicago Bears Need to Fire John Fox

1) Game planning

The Chicago Bears didn’t boast a great record last season, but they were competitive in nearly every contest. Through Chicago’s ten losses, only three were by more than eight points. Those losses came at the hands of the NFC North champion Vikings, as well as playoff qualifying Seahawks and Cardinals. The Bears suffered narrow defeats against teams that were much better than them talent-wise such as a three-point loss to the Vikings and two-point heartbreaker against the eventual Super Bowl champions, the Denver Broncos.

Unfortunately, this year has been a completely different story. The Bears have already suffered five losses by more than eight points, and four of those teams might not even make the playoffs (Texans, Eagles, Buccaneers and Packers). While some people claim injuries are to blame, the Bears have actually held the lead at halftime in six of their games. Additionally, the Bears only trailed by three points or less at the half in three games (Eagles, Colts, Packers). That makes nine games in which the Bears were well within reach of victory at halftime. If you want to count the 7-point halftime deficit to the Buccaneers at halftime, that makes ten games.

Having leads and one score deficits at halftime turn into blowout losses isn’t because of injuries, it’s because of bad coaching. John Fox didn’t get outcoached in a single game last season, but it has become a regular occurrence in 2016.