Former Bears player calls out Matt Eberflus for botching final play of the game vs. Packers

This was just another one of those losses for the Chicago Bears.

Give fans hope that they might, just might, beat the Green Bay Packers. And, in the end, the Bears somehow squander the opportunity and it ends in heartbreak.

After Caleb Williams played some of his best football on the final few plays of the game against Green Bay in Week 11, the Bears were set up for a possible game-winning field goal from Cairo Santos. It came at a modest 46 yards away.

Santos' kick was blocked, and the Bears lost on the final play of the game. There were plenty of opinions and questions in regards to that final play, but one aspect of it wasn't about to squeak past a former Bears player.

The blocked field goal happened to come off Santos' foot on the left hash mark, but in the past, Santos had shown preference for the ball to be placed on the right hash.

Now, there have been different theories about Santos' preferences and whether they've changed over the years, but one former Bears special teamer decided to ask a logical, obvious question on social media, and that question was directed at head coach Matt Eberflus.

Eberflus could have directed the offense to do one of two things before the potentially game-winning kick. First off, there were still roughly 35 seconds remaining on the clock that the Bears decided to waste away, rather than running another play and getting even closer.

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For context, Santos has never missed a field goal under 40 yards while in a Bears uniform. He is a perfect 70 for 70.

Second, if Santos would have preferred the right hash, why wouldn't the Bears have made that adjustment for their kicker?

Cairo Santos seemed to defend Matt Eberflus' decision-making late in the game

After the game, Santos was asked about the blocked kick, to which he responded:

"That was a comfortable range there. Left hash in that left-to-right wind. Everything felt great and it looked like the line that the ball was going was right down the middle. ... So operation was good – snap, hold – and they just made a good play."

Santos acknowledged that the range was comfortable and the execution looked good, essentially having his coach's back. But, the question still remains... if Santos historically preferred the ball on the right hash, why wouldn't Eberflus and company have used the extra time to center the ball where their kicker was most comfortable?

We can only play this game of having each other's back for so long, folks. Something has to change. Someone has to step up and point out the fact that the Bears have been ill-prepared under Eberflus for a very long time, now.

When will someone say what's needing to be said, so that Ryan Poles ultimately does what needs to be done?