Matt Eberflus is not in a great situation at the moment. Once again, his Chicago Bears are floundering in September, plagued by offensive issues and a lack of identity. Frustration with the head coach is building. Fans are tired of how unprepared his teams look, especially early in games. Eberflus makes it even worse with his in-game decision-making. Two awful challenges against Houston and two even worse timeouts in the second half against Indianapolis. Yes, he is a quality defensive play caller, but that isn’t enough.
One person probably isn’t surprised by this. Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin had a contentious relationship with Eberflus during their time together. On his “The Trenches Podcast,” he made it clear his opinion of the Bears head coach is low. Franklin accused him of underhanded tactics, always sabotaging him when the linebacker made headway on the roster.
“I told him, I said ‘When I lost, I …