Hey, remember just a few days ago when Chicago Bears obliterated their former head coach, Matt Eberflus, and his Dallas Cowboys defense?
I'll tell you who clearly doesn't remember: Eberflus.
Quarterback Caleb Williams went for nearly 300 passing yards, four touchdowns and was not sacked a single time for the first time in his career. Yet, when speaking to the Dallas media this week in light of their impending Sunday Night Football matchup against the Green Bay Packers and Micah Parsons, Eberflus had this to say:
“We’ve got good enough pass rushers."
Eberflus also led with the fact that their "eyes are forward" in this matchup; alluding to not looking back on the Parsons trade.
Matt Eberflus is speaking like the Bears didn't just thump his Cowboys defense
I'm not sure what's funnier, the idea that Eberflus actually thinks his Cowboys defense has good enough pass rushers or the fact that, in reality, they don't. No one believes him. In fact, Tom Brady even alluded to this fact during Sunday's broadcast.
Might we remind Eberflus that the Week 3 matchup with Chicago was, once again, the first time Williams was not sacked for an entire game?
That was Eberflus' defense at work, folks.
Clearly, Eberflus is still as tone-deaf as he was when he was in Chicago. Also in his time with the media this week, Eberflus said that they had one of their best practices yet on Wednesday.
Oh, how familiar that must sound to Bears fans. "It was a great week of practice," Eberflus used to say after a loss.
Then, he'd say it again after the next loss -- and the next, and the next, and so on.
Thank goodness, the Cowboys have had some good practices. It's almost as if they haven't given up 71 points over the past two games.
The problem is, that's exactly what they've given up.
Bears fans sure don't miss that type of sugar-coated, rose-colored word salad. Eberflus was the type of coach who refused to take responsibility or address issues head-on. And from the looks of it, he hasn't changed.
This week, Eberflus also noted that he opted to change his Cowboys defensive calls to just one word, so as to simplify things. We're just three and a half weeks in, and he's making silly changes like this, thinking they're going to help.
Maybe the problem isn't the length of defensive calls, rather the lack of talent on that roster.
Now, the Bears have enough problems to worry about in their defensive rotation as well. But, thankfully, they've got a coach who isn't afraid to address the pain points in Dennis Allen.
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Boy, what a difference a year makes.