Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus says the team may hire a senior defensive analyst to help with advance scouting and game plans. The Bears haven’t had a defensive coordinator since Alan Williams resigned on Sept. 20. Eberflus has been calling the defensive plays since Week 2. Eberflus says the analyst would work a week in advance to help the team prepare for its next opponent. He says he's not sure whether the person would be based at Halas Hall or work remotely. The Bears are 1-4. They beat Wa
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus speaking to members of the media after an NFL football game against Washington Commanders, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Landover, Md. Chicago won 40-20. LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears are mulling hiring a senior defensive analyst to help with advance scouting and developing game plans, coach Matt Eberflus said Monday.
Eberflus said the analyst would “give us certainly ideas and things, how to attack that upcoming opponent.” He said the Bears are “looking at a few guys” and was not sure if the person would be based at Halas Hall or work remotely. “It would just be more of a head start in terms of the advancement, so that person would be ahead on the next opponent, so working a whole week in advance, so that would be beneficial for us early in the week,” Eberflus said.Jets offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker out for the season with a torn Achilles tendonOne person Eberflus said was not a candidate for the role is former Detroit Lions coach and ex-Bears defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli.
“He’s very comfortable in retirement,” Eberflus said. “He’s out in Vegas right now. We talk weekly though for sure.” Eberflus has been calling defensive plays since Week 2 against Tampa Bay. Williams stepped away from the team following a season-opening loss to Green Bay and later resigned, saying he needed to take care of his health and family.NOTES: Chicago on Monday opened a 21-day activation window for cornerback Kyler Gordon and center Doug Kramer to return from injured reserve. The team also signed running back Darrynton Evans from Miami’s practice squad.
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