Chicago Bears insider doesn't shy away from placing Shane Waldron on hot seat

Jayden Daniels' performance on Monday Night Football earlier this week with the Washington Commanders has added to the scrutiny that first-year Bears' offensive coordinator Shane Waldron is facing after the first three weeks of the season.

Waldron's play calling has been far from perfect as it seems that the coordinator either isn't aware of the players he has at his disposal or is seeing that the Bears' offense isn't actually producing. Regardless of what the case may be, Waldron appears to already be on shaky ground.

While the Bears entered the 2024 season with the goal of reaching the playoffs, the most important part of their season was the development of Caleb Williams. Williams has seen growth since Week 1 but overall, the offense has looked discombobulated.

The Bears have an opportunity to get back on track over the next three games, but if the offense continues to look out of sync, the first man to fall may not be Matt Eberflus. In his mailbag for the Chicago Tribune, Brad Biggs said he wasn't placing Shane Waldron on the hot seat, but it very much read like he was.

Odds are greater the team might make a move with coordinator Shane Waldron if the offense remains a mess the next couple of weeks. Developing Caleb Williams is Waldron’s No. 1 job and the Bears can feel like that’s headed in the right direction, but there has to be some tangible improvement in the running game to give Williams a better chance.

Biggs did characterize such a move as an "extreme measure" but let's remember the source of information. Biggs very rarely throws information out as pure speculation. That's not to say that the Bears will definitely make an in-season change with Waldron but it is to say that Williams' development is the most important thing to the organization right now. If Williams' development is hindered moving forward, it may force the organization to do things they haven't done in the past.