Thomas Brown is now the most important coach on the Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears fired Shane Waldron in a move that had to happen after the past three games by their rookie quarterback.

When the Bears hired Waldron, it was noted that his offensive coaching staff had a lot of name potential. One of the big names was Thomas Brown, as he was once a name who was being interviewed for offensive coordinator jobs. Now that Brown is calling plays for the Bears, what are the positive and negative outlooks?

Pros to Thomas Brown calling plays with the Chicago Bears

Brown is not Shane Waldron, and that in itself should make Bears fans happy. After how badly they started this season, a change needed to happen, so making a move and not letting Waldron sink things further down is a good decision. 

The other reality is that Brown should focus on the run game. He is a former running back, he came up as a running backs coach and he has helped churn out some solid running attacks during his career. 

Brown also brings many of the Sean McVay concepts that the Bears were expecting to get from Waldron but did not see. The odds of Brown sticking are not high given the environment, but at least now, if Brown looks great and the Bears' offense takes off, they got a long enough look at him that they could make him the coordinator for 2025 and moving forward. 

Cons to Thomas Brown calling plays with the Chicago Bears

The only other time Brown called plays was for the Carolina Panthers last year, and it was a disaster. He was not in a good spot personnel-wise, and he was thrown in as the interim, which should be a good excuse, but he is now in the same situation with Chicago. 

Brown cannot improve the offensive line overnight, and he cannot make Caleb Williams more accurate. Beyond that, Brown has limited experience working with quarterbacks. This may help, as the Bears can keep the quarterbacks' coach working exclusively with Williams, as Brown focuses on the offense. Still, it is a blind leap of faith to think that Brown can find the plays that will ease Williams in and make him more comfortable as a quarterback.