Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid scolded his team through the media Monday, sending a loud message.
“I don’t like what we are doing,” he said.
He was talking about his offense’s recent struggles and penalties.
Imagine if that exact message was from Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus this past week, with his only issue headed into his winless team’s game today against the Chiefs being an offense not jelling.
Bears fans can only dream of that after a nightmare week that saw the resignation of defensive coordinator Alan Williams, followed by days of speculation about his departure, then the starting quarterback’s misunderstood press conference, and also $100,000 of equipment stolen from their home stadium, Soldier Field.
Some people with the Bears told me they shut off their phones for a few hours last week because the messages of concern and curiosity became exhausting.
One Bears employee said, “My phone was blowing up with messages all week like ‘Hope you are all OK,’ but I kept thinking, of course things are OK, why is everyone so worried? The outside noise never came in as a distraction in the building.”
One player shared, “I just turned my phone off for a few. It was annoying.”
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