The Chicago Bears have finally made a change after this weekend’s awful 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, offensive coordinator Shane Waldron is out after less than a year.
Thomas Brown, the passing game coordinator, will reportedly take over as offensive coordinator and play caller for the rest of the 2024 season.
Waldron was hired on Jan. 23, 2024 as head coach Matt Eberflus’ handpicked offensive coordinator. His job was to reform the offensive strategy around young quarterback Caleb Williams, the Bears’ first overall pick in the 2024 draft.
And before their Week 7 bye, there were some successes. They had a 4-2 record and a four-game home winning streak. They scored at least 20 points in four of their first six games, all of which were wins. There was room for improvement all around, but the offense was functional.
The Bears returned in Week 8 against the Washington Commanders. Chicago’s defense did yeoman’s work keeping the score under 20, but Waldron’s offense, led by Williams, couldn’t take advantage of the opportunities to even the score and the Bears lost 18-15.
The next two games were all but unmitigated disasters. In Week 9 they lost 29-9 to the Arizona Cardinals, who are turning out to be quite a formidable team. Then in Week 10 they only managed to score a field goal over the Patriots, one of the worst teams in the league right now. By the end of that demoralizing loss, Waldron had watched his personally engineered offense go 23 straight drives without scoring a touchdown.
This story will be updated.