Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus spoke with the Tribune about how he kept perspective during a trying first season, how he has grown his relationship with quarterback Justin Fields and what gives him hope for the 2023 season.
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus talks to quarterback Justin Fields during training camp on Aug. 8, 2023.
was great because I got to talk with Chris Morgan, Jim Dray, Coach Walker, Tyke and Coach Getsy and all those guys about, “Hey, let’s standardize this, of what we want to see on tape, what we want to see in practice. What does it mean to finish and play with great effort? What does it mean to play with great intensity? What does that look like on tape, and how can we measure it?” So it’s measurable, so it’s a tactical thing that players can grab onto.
Coaches and everybody at the Bears organization, it’s a week-to-week thing. That’s the way the league is, and that’s the way you have to live. And then you have to flush the last week and move to the next week. It doesn’t matter if you’re on a 10-game win streak, which I’ve been a part of those long win streaks, or if you lost a game or lost two in a row, it’s always hard to deal with, but you have to reset. It’s the old 24-hour rule where you just reset.
One of the points of the season that I thought as a coach probably would have been the most challenging was when Roquan Smith and Robert Quinn were traded in a span of a couple of weeks. How did you feel like you managed that looking back on it now? And then during the offseason, I take trips to Florida. My mom is down in Florida, so I always get to see her a couple of times. Sometimes right after, late January or hopefully late February. And then get some golf in there and unwind.“The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple ” by Adm. William H. McRaven. That’s my new one going forward. And of course, I’m always into Scripture.Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards and quarterback Justin Fields talk at practice during training camp on Aug.
At what point last year did you know that Justin was the quarterback you guys wanted to move forward with? And what told you that? You just look at the efficiency, how he operates, and all of those things will tell you he’s doing a nice job. It’s not just him. It’s never going to be just him. It’s going to be our protection, the route disciplines, how well we run the football, to set up the game for him. And not only that, it’s going to be how we play defense, how we take the ball away.
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