The former Bears wide receiver echoed the frustrations of many fans on Wednesday.
Getty Earl Bennett #80 of the Chicago Bears reacts on the sidelines to a loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field on October 17,2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Seahawks defeated the Bears 23-20. Earl Bennett doesn’t mind saying what many Chicago Bears are feeling right now after Wednesday’s revelations about the 2021 future of the franchise. Bears Chairman George McCaskey and President/CEO Ted Phillips held an end-of-year press conference on Wednesday morning in which they announced both general manager Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy would be retained for the 2021 season — as earlier reports indicated — but that neither would receive a contract extension. Predictably, the uninspired decision didn’t sit well with Bears fans who have grown increasingly frustrated with Pace throughout his six-year tenure, but now even former players like Bennett are starting to publicly question the choices of their former organization. No offensive changes? Who bites the bullet? No way Mitch takes all of the heat, that’s absurd. #DaBears #Chi Earl B. Bennett (@EarlBBennett) January 13, 2021 ALL the latest Bears news straight to your inbox! Subscribe to the Heavy on Bears newsletter here! Sign up for the Heavy on Bears Newsletter! McCaskey and Phillips made their fair shares of excuses and deflections while addressing a hard-nosed Chicago media on Wednesday, spending more time talking about the quality of Pace and Nagy to their football team than the disappointing regression they have experienced over the past two seasons.
