Matt Eberflus is trying to deflect blame for completely screwing up game-winning FG for Bears

The Chicago Bears lost a heartbreaker on Sunday when they dropped their 11th-straight loss in their longstanding series against the Green Bay Packers. It came on the last play of the game, as Cairo Santos' potential game-winning field goal was blocked.

After the game, Santos infuriatingly defended his head coach's decision-making leading up to the play. And no matter your opinion on those plays leading up to the kick, it's been abundantly clear where the blame lies.

Less than 24 hours after the blocked field goal and loss, it's been reported that head coach Matt Eberflus is now taking film of the last play and handing it over to the league based on the premise that Green Bay was "on the Bears' long snapper" before defensive players were allowed to make contact.

According to NFL rules, defensive players are not allowed to make contact with the long snapper until one second after the ball is snapped. Upon reviewing the replay, it's awfully close.

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Still, the fact that Eberflus is trying to make excuses is simply another indictment on him. Forget the fact that the Bears could have opted not to run the clock down 30 full seconds before attempting the game-winning kick. That's an entirely different conversation.

This is about deflecting blame, and it's embarrassing.

Matt Eberflus claims to take responsibility but is in fact doing the opposite for the Bears

So many times over his tenure in Chicago, we've heard Eberflus start out his postgame pressers with statements such as, "I take full responsibility" following a loss. It is now becoming tiresome. We have heard it far too many times and seen the Bears lose far too many winnable games to believe him, at this point.

How many games do the Bears need to blow in order for Ryan Poles, George McCaskey and the powers that be to understand that he is way in over his head?

Eberflus is not only not taking responsibility for this Bears loss, but he's going to the league about it now. It's almost as if he's a student that's been given an 'F' on a test but willingly admitted to not studying, and yet has the audacity to complain that the test was too hard.

What Eberflus is doing, at this point, is so beyond illogical. If your everyday fan can see things that you cannot, it's time. It's time for Eberflus to get the boot. It's been time, and we all know it.

There are no more excuses upon excuses to be made. Eberflus has had more than a fair shake, and with multiple quarterbacks and multiple coordinators. He is not cut out to be a head coach, period. We've seen enough, and it's about time McCaskey realizes he's seen enough as well.