On this episode of Football night in Chicago, Josh Schrock joins Mark Carman to talk about Matt Eberflus likely keeping his job because of the Bears’ late-season turn around, Justin Fields acting like his days are numbered, Cole Kmet playing at less than 100 percent and more.
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Josh Schrock: Bears still buying in on Matt Eberflus
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FOCUSING ON ONE MOMENT AT A TIME, WE’LL@# GET BETTER AND JUT BE CONSISTENT. >> BE YOURSELF, GROW AND LOVE IT. LET’S GO ON TO THE BEAT BROUGHT TO YOU BY CHEVY DRIVE CHICAGO. WE’LL WELCOME IN OUR GUY, NBC SPORTS CHICAGO. THE BEARS INSIDER, WHO IS ALWAYS HIMSELF. AND HIS EYES ARE FORWARD.
@#WE WILL HAVE A TON OF FUN WITH THEM. HOW MUCH WILL THESE DAYS MATTER? HE’S SO COMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW THAT MAYBE HE KNOWS HE’S GETTING THAT EXTENSION, I DON’T KNOW. >> HONESTLY AS FAR AS JOB SECURITY GOES, I DON’T THINK THEY MATTER A WHOLE LOT. WITH THE BEARS TEAM, WHAT THEY
HAVE PROVEN THROUGHOUT THE COURSE@# OF THE YEAR, THEY WILL HAVE ULTIMATE MOMENTS AND WHATEVER AFTER SAYING THEY HAVE NOT LET GO OF THE ROPE. I MEAN THEY WILL START AT 0-4. THE RUNNING BACK COACH WILL GET FIRED. WE HAVE THE SAGA AS THEY LOST FOR FOUR WEEKS, CONTINUING TO
GET BETTER AS THE DEFENSE HAS BEEN@# NEAR ELITE FOR ALMOST A MONTH. AS LONG AS THEY AVOID CATASTROPHE, I THINK THEY’RE SAFE AND THEY FELT THAT WAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. >> OKAY, IF THEY LOSE, WE’LL HAVE ALL THE NICKNAMES TODAY. IF THEY LOSE BY 30, IS@# THAT WT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT?
A TIGHT GAME AND THEY LOSE TO GREEN BAY. DO YOU THINK THEY’RE BACK IN THAT SCENARIO? >> YEAH, I WOULD THINK SO. THE@# RUN DEFENSE, THE PAST DEFENSE HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD. THEY WILL DOUBLE YOUR WIN TOTAL AND YOU’LL HAVE A CASE THAT YOU COULD HAVE WON NINE GAMES.
I THINK IT’S REALLY HARD TO LET THEM GO, ESPECIALLY JUST GIVEN THE WAY THE TEAM HAS CONTINUED TO FIGHT IT AND NOT NAIL IT IN WHEN@# THEY WOULD HAVE, ESPECIAY AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN, ONE, TWO, THREE, CANCUN, WE’LL SEE YOU LATER. >> DOES THAT MEAN YOU’VE MADE A DECISION ON THE QUARTERBACK TOO?
>> NO, NO. I MEAN I DON’T THINK SO. I THINK IT IS A REAL TOUGH DECISION. IT WILL@# DEPEND ON WHERE THEY O AND YOU KNOW, IF THEY CHECK OFF A COUPLE OF WINS HERE, THEN THEY COULD STAY. IT WILL BE A LONGER EVALUATION PROCESS. I THINK IN THE END, IT WILL BE
REALLY HARD TO PASS UP@# THE NUMBER ONE PICK. IT’S A SELF-PRESERVATION BUSINESS, AND I THINK THAT PASSING ON WILLIAMS, THEY MIGHT GET YOU FIRED. >> ALL RIGHT, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE FOR YOU HERE. BUT IF YOU HAD TO TEST RIGHT NOW, WHERE THE MINDSET IS.
DOES HE THINK THAT HE WILL BE A BEAR NEXT YEAR? YOU’RE@# GUESSING. EITHER ANSWER IS FINE. DO YOU THINK THAT HE WILL BE ELSEWHERE? I’LL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT ON YOUR OWN OPINION, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK HE’S THINKING RIGHT NOW? >> WHAT WE GOT FROM JUSTIN ALL YEAR ESPECIALLY THE LAST MONTH
IS SOME PERSPECTIVE ON THE FACT THAT IT PROBABLY ISN’T GOING TO BE RIGHT. IF YOU PAY ATTENTION AFTER THE CARDINAL WIN,@# THEY WOULD SPENA LOT OF TIME OUT ON THE FIELD. HE WALKED AROUND, HIGH FIVING FANS. YOU KNOW, HE HAS TALKED A LOT ABOUT FINDING HAPPINESS OUTSIDE OF FOOTBALL, NOT HAVING WHAT
HAPPENS WITH THIS SITUATION DICTATE HIS HAPPINESS. I THINK HE’S A VERY@# SELF-AWARE GUY. I THINK EVEN THOUGH HE’S CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON THE DAILY GRIND, HE UNDERSTANDS THE SITUATION. SO I THINK THAT HE PROBABLY THINKS IT WILL BE ELSEWHERE NEXT YEAR. FOR MY TWO CENTS, I THINK THE SAME.
I DON’T THINK THAT SAYS ANYTHING BAD, BUT HE’S TALENTED. IN ANY SITUATION IF@# THEY DON’T HAPPEN, YOU HAVE A GREAT CASE OF JUSTIN IS DEVELOPING. WE HAVE A TALENTED DYNAMIC QUARTERBACK, TRENDING STRAIGHT UP. BUT WE DO HAVE THAT NUMBER ONE PICK TO REACH OUT TO THE QUARTERBACK CONTRACT TALK.
YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED MORE DYNAMIC PASSER. ALL THOSE THINGS WILL WORK PAST JUSTIN. >> IT@# WILL BE ONE INTERESTING OFFSEASON. ALL RIGHT, THE INJURY REPORT, HE’S QUESTIONABLE AT THE KNEE. IT SEEMS LIKE COLE KMET IS TRENDING. HE’S NOT 100% BY THE WAY. WHO DO YOU THINK WILL STEP IN THERE?
BUT DO YOU THINK KMET@# IS GOING TO PLAY? >> YEAH, I DO. KMET WAS TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. HE HAS NOT MISSED A GAME AND HIS AVAILABILITY AND THAT IS SOMETHING HE LEARNED FROM JIMMY GRAHAM. AS LONG AS HE FEELS HE CAN EXECUTE HIS@# JOB, HE’LL BE OUT THERE.
I WOULD BET E COLE WILL BE OUT THERE ON SUNDAY. AND WITH NO DARNELL AND COLE, LESS THAN 100. IT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE BY COMMITTEE, BUT THEY REALLY LIKE TYLER SCOTT AND HOW HE HAS COME ALONG. HE IS STILL REALLY YOUNG IN HIS WIDE RECEIVER.
HE’S@# STILL LEARNING HOW TO BEA BETTER ROUTE RUNNER, BUT THEY LIKE THE DEVELOPMENT. SO I THINK YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF PLAYS FOR TYLER, AND THEY WILL SCHEME UP SOME THINGS FOR THEM AND THEY LIKE WHAT THEY HAVE USED IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AND MAYBE IF HE GETS IN THE END ZONE, THEY COULD BARK AT HIM. >> AND@# DOES THAT BOTHER YOU TT HE’S OUT THERE BLOCKING AS MUCH AS HE HAS? I MEAN 170 POUNDS, GO BLOCK THE GUY TWICE YOUR SIZE, IT SEEMS ABSURD. >> I DON’T KNOW, I TALKED TO HIM
ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY, AND WHAT HE LIKES ABOUT TYLER, HE LOVES BLOCKING SAFETIES AND LINEBACKERS. I DON’T KNOW IF@# THAT IS THE BEST. I THINK THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE POINTING TO AND AS LONG AS THEY ARE WILLING TO GET THEIR EFFORT, I’M OKAY WITH IT AND MAYBE NEXT TIME.
>> AND I GET HE LOVES IT. HE’S A GREAT TEAMMATE, BUT DOESN’T SEEM LIKE THE BEST USE OF THE TALENTS. ALL RIGHT, THE FUN PART OF THIS. IF YOU MISSED IT, WHY@# WE ARE GIVING JOSH NICKNAMES, BECAUSE HE WAS MIC’D UP LAST SUNDAY, AND THEY CAPTURED HIM USING SOME CREATIVE THINGS FROM LITERALLY
EVERYONE. TAKE A LISTEN RIGHT HERE. >> DRAGON SLAYER, THERE HE IS, MAN. LET’S GET IT, LET’S GET IT. ALL RIGHT, LET’S GO. >> HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH@# SO MANY NICKNAMES FROM PLAYERS? THERE IS A VIDEO GOING AROUND US OF THE PREGAME AND YOU’VE GOT A NICKNAME FOR TURNING 17.
ARE THOSE ON THE FLY? >> I’VE GOT NICKNAMES FOR YOU TOO. [ LAUGHTER ] >> BY ALL MEANS. >> AND HE@# WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINALS THAT THEY WOULD CALL A BUDDY OF MINE. NOW HE CALLS ME COMET ALL THE TIME. >> I MEAN THAT’S FUN. THIS IS FANTASTIC.
DO YOU THINK@# HE HAS ONE FOR YOU? WHAT’S HIS NICKNAME? I’M FASCINATED. >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW. I’LL GO WITH THE DUCK. I’LL GO WITH THE DYNASTY. >> ALL RIGHT. THE LEADERS, THEY NEED TO HAVE A NICKNAME. >> YEAH. I MEAN I’M@# THERE ON FRIDAY AND
THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME AND THAT IT WILL BE SWEET. WE ARE ALL ENJOYING IT AND THERE IS SOME PERSONALITY HERE. IT SPEAKS WELL TO WHAT HE HAS DONE IN THE@# LOCKER ROOM. >> AND THERE IS NO QUESTION. HE’S BEEN PROBABLY SINCE THE FIRST LINE AND WHAT HE’S MAKING
THAT YOU CAN@# SEE WHAT’S UP YOR SLEEVE. MAYBE THEY COULD GET THE SENSE THAT HE WAS PRETTY CONFIDENT. >> DO YOU THINK THERE IS ANYTHING TO THE BEARS, PUTTING THEM OUT? THAT@# THEY MIC’D THEM UP. WHY WOULD YOU MIC THEM UP? >> THAT IS PROBABLY THE SAFE CONNECTION TO THEM.
YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BROADCAST ALL THE NICKNAMES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE OUT THERE. AND THEY WILL TALK TO THEM THERE AND ABOUT THE DRAGON SLAYER NICKNAME. HE’S THE REAL ISSUE@# ON WHY THY CAME OUT. HEY, TODAY YOU’RE IT AND THAT THEY ARE GOOD WITH IT AND THEY
HOPE IT MEANS THEY WILL PICK UP THE NUMBER ONE RECEIVER, BUT THEY’R
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Question: how many qb's can run for a 100 in any given game? if you got a qb that can run for 100 and pass for 200 do you need a 300 yard passer? i don't think you guys understand the pressure a qb like that puts on a nfl defense. that's why i say what does your eyes tell you? what are players around the league saying about Justin "my player" feilds the cheat code? why are nfl coaches saying please " just stop"? we got the best qb in that draft no doubt and he's going to be legendary Vick/Newton/McNair/Sayers all rolled into one. JUSTIN FEILDS is a MADDEN my career build bought to life.
Im sorry but if bears lose last 2 games of the season. Flus has to go
I want what hes smoking.
Going to be a long day for the falcons on sunday.
He’s learning on the fly last year had nothing to work with this year can’t say he’s not getting better can’t change coach every 2 years and expect success
Keeping Flus but not Fields is such a bears move 😂
lol ppl want to keep flus from the defense playing better. He’s a good DC.. please get an offensive minded head coach and let him get a good DC
..and people keep saying passing on the #1 can get you fired.. Caleb being a buddy bust and justin becoming a superstar will get you fired.. I also don’t think poles gives a damn about being fired here. He’ll have a job the next day
Who doesn't love The Carm???? Angry, miserable people, that's who!
Bears fans hating on Flus have NO clue on the team’s past, present, and future
Don't sleep on Jayden Daniels surpassing Caleb and Drake.
Everyone is sounding as though the Bears have the #1 pick locked up. Is anyone else worried about the Carolina vs. Jacksonville game? It looks like both Arizona & Washington will lose out. I'm hoping Carolina doesn't beat Jacksonville to spoil the #1 pick for Chicago. I'd love to see Poles trade back from #1 with Washington for the #3, #36, and #41 picks. He could then select whichever QB Washington doesn't take at #3, or trade back again for more picks. I'd be okay with either path honestly, just don't use the #1 overall pick on a QB. Too many holes still to fill on the Bears roster to pass on the bounty of picks that #1 overall could provide.
Well they let Lovie go soooo….
If Eberflus loses to a QB Love led Packers twice he better be fired that night. Remember, Lovie finished 10-6 and went to a Super Bowl, but it was his inability to beat Rodgers/Packers that got him fired. Keeping Flus, who's currently 2-9 against Division rivals in 2 seasons, screams racism against Lovie by the McCaskeys.
I generally don’t like defensive HCs but he probably deserves another season – especially if Fields stays. If they intend to draft a rookie QB they need an offensive guy. Flus deserves credit for not losing the locker room and building a good D. He deserves blame for not having his team playing week for the first half of the season and for hiring terrible coordinators. And poor second halves – which is usually where coaches can show their strategic choos
Bears suck trade jf fire coaches. You chicago ppl will accept anything
You guys can keep Justin one more year. We will be taking steps backwards then going forwards if we get another qb so stupid
Did Josh CROCK really intimate QB1 was giving high five's to fans, spending extra time on field while thinking his future was PROBABLY elsewhere? Crocker would look better saying he's not sure about Flux or Fields. Folks, Poles BUILT this D and Flux was along for the ride! Until we hear Warren (who stays away from mad dog media!) say a damn thing or allude about anybody AIN'T NOBODY going ANYWHERE!
The entire premise of Josh's argument on every single platform is that somehow you cannot pass on an elite-level quarterback two drafts in a row but the reality is you'd have to first believe yhe prospect will be a better leader and winner than the one you have
Justin absolutely didn't come off like that. That's a fake narrative. He came off humble and spoke about being able to appreciate the little things while they still had them. But he also was clear that he nor anyone else except for those making the decisions ultimately know so he wasn't going to worry about it or listen to other people's opinions about it
Getting Caleb Williams would be a huge mistake… Does he have talent sure… Is it much different than Kyler Murray or Bryce Young? Not really… If they want a pocket passer who can throw and make quick reads he’s not any different he’s more like Justin but Justin is a better pocket passer he’s bigger faster and stronger than Caleb Williams and far more mature… That’s the most important thing Caleb Williams is a fucking little brat, generation Z little twat who runs away and hides and cries in his mothers bosom and doesn’t speak to the media because he loses a game? How is that for character? And I don’t think the Bears group want a guy like that as the phrase of the franchise Justin Fields is going to get better he’s shown it he’s proven he can make some of the most difficult throws and runs in the NFL… And you’re going to take a risk for a quarterback they know nothing about except for his childish behavior? Justin Fields is more talented and he’s going to improve just give him more to work with and his team is going to flourish because our defense is also going to get better… So starting over with a new quarterback doesn’thelp the situation and I would be pissed if they did that
If they let Justin Fields get away, they’re going to regret it… If Jalen hurts, a kid who had far less abilities than Justin can be this good after four years then there’s no reason why Justin Fields can’t do the same at a higher level. And you are really going to take away the leader of this team, the face of the franchise who has shown the maturity and character that you need in a top line quarterback? For a younger more immature and kind of stupid young kid who is talent is I don’t know, there’s good and there’s bad… But it’s a character thing… It’s a maturity thing and he doesn’t have it, many people thought Bryce Young would be a better quarterback than Justin well they were wrong and I don’t think it’s going to change if they take Caleb Williams
So many guys here are impatient, the Bears media, some Bears fans… It’s only the second year and you expect them to be a nine win team in the second season? Yes they added more talent but they’re not there yet… Usually takes at least four years to catch up and build enough talent on both sides of the ball, and at least three or four years for quarterback to adjust to the system and adjust to the new players and build chemistry… Patience man patience… You can’t have it happen overnight, it’s unbelievable because we’ve been through this many times and you guys still haven’t learned a damn thing
Keep fields Get rid of Eberflus we don’t need Caleb Williams especially if he doesn’t want to play for the Bears.
Rappoport already confirmed Eberflus is back
How is trading Justin away less risky for Poles??
Bear down I don’t mind it tbh I believe in time let’s give JF1 a chance and give fluse a offense coordinator with experience I mean we are a rebuilding team
It makes no sense to keep eberflus and get rid of Justin but yeah sure.. these Chicago reporters are so bad
Josh Schrock says he has known Eberflues is staying for a month.
3 weeks ago – if Flus is gone Fields is gone. Why would you say that if Flus was on solid ground?
1 month ago – discussion on Harbaugh to the Bears. Why are you discussing replacements if head coach is on solid ground?
My point. Josh Schrock is a know nothing.
Carm is the most negative cynical person in Chicago bears media
Josh is below average media bears should trade him
This dude is annoying AF
Bears should have hired a assistant cordinator coach for Luke Getsey a month ago cause Getsey has been a rookie play caller getting better 🐻
Beat the packers 🙏🏻🙏🏻💙🐻