George McCaskey's failures are the biggest Chicago Bears' Week 12 observation

The Chicago Bears are expected to be in the market for a new head coach this offseason. They must determine if the general manager, Ryan Poles, is the one who gets to hire another one. This is the same man that team chairman George McCaskey was seen going to the airport to pick him up when he was hired over two years ago.

Once again, McCaskey finds himself in an embarrassing position. His track record of hiring coaches since he took over in 2011 has been dubious as he's gone through Marc Trestman, John Fox, and two Matts (Nagy and Eberflus still TBD) after firing Lovie Smith in 2012. He is as popular in Chicago as Jerry Jones is in Dallas these days.

1. For the sake of the Bears, George McCaskey must take a hard look at himself this off-season

Whatever the problems with the Bears are, they all point back to George. The Bears have finished last in the division 6 times during his 14 seasons, with only 2 winning seasons (2012, 2018) as a chairman, which makes the Bears one of the worst franchises in the league. And he has made the mistake of allowing a rookie quarterback to be paired with a lame-duck coach only to fire him after the rookie season(2017 and 2021). And the Bears made another mistake with Eberflus and Williams.

As disdain for George McCaskey and apathy toward the franchise are at an all-time high, the Bears cannot afford to mishandle Williams' development. No rookie quarterback will ever want to play for the Bears if Williams fails to develop under his ownership. Bringing back Eberflus, who has fired eight coaches and is already on his third offensive coordinator, for the sake of continuity makes absolutely no sense.

All the head coaches that has been hired under McCaskey's tenure is a direct reflection of him: Nice men who does not ruffle feathers. They have all failed which is a failure on George as well. Whoever the GM is, let him do their job now if increases your chance of landing a hot coaching candidate like Ben Johnson.

The lovable losers he has hired in the past have not gotten the job done. He needs to be ruthless and hire a competent coach with a bold personality that can command respect. No one cares if George feels threatened or if his feelings are hurt if the coach curses.

2. Is Thomas Brown a legit head coach candidate for the Bears?

Speaking of head coach candidates, it took only one game since he took over as the offensive coordinator for Thomas Brown to establish himself as such. Last week's game against the Packers provided a breath of fresh air with his attitude and helped Caleb Williams get the ball out quickly through improved communication.

Listening to offensive coordinator Thomas Brown speak this week, he continues to provide a breath of fresh air while distinguishing himself from Eberflus who kept doubling down this week on Cairo Santos' missed field goal from not running another play before the kick to not kicking from the right hash mark where he always kicks his extra point from.

3. Ryan Bates looks like another failure by Ryan Poles

Offensive lineman Ryan Bates will miss the Minnesota game with a concussion. He had been hurt most of the season and just when he finally returned to action, he suffers another major injury. Since it is a concussion, the Bears have to be careful since safety Jaquan Brisker has missed more than a month now with a concussion. He might miss the Thanksgiving game against the Detroit Lions since it is a short turnaround after the Minnesota game.

For Ryan Poles, he came close to acquiring Bates when he signed him to a restricted free-agent tender when he first became the general manager two years ago. It was matched by Buffalo, and two years later, he traded a 2024 fifth-round pick for him.

Along with the signing of Nate Davis, the acquisition of Bates looks like another bad misjudgment by Poles, which is why his position is becoming shakier than ever.