After just two games, the Bears have become a punching bag on the national media landscape, and much of it is their own doing.
The Bears are national news, for all the wrong reasons.
On his show Thursday on ESPN 1000, the new radio home of the Bears, Mike Greenberg called the team “a dumpster fire.”
On ESPN’s “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith said, “The Chicago Bears are trash.”
ESPN’s Pat McAfee and FS1’s Colin Cowherd have criticized the team’s handling of quarterback Justin Fields, who created his own news cycle by uttering the word “coaching” while answering a question about his struggles.
After just two games, the Bears have become a punching bag on the national media landscape, and much of it is their own doing. Starting 0-2 after heightening expectations isn’t even the worst part. On the field, observers believe the Bears are ruining Fields. Off the field, they’re bewildered by defensive coordinator Alan Williams’ resignation.
Let’s start with Fields, who, despite being well-liked, isn’t immune to criticism. He took blowback from sports-talkers for wondering whether coaching has played a part in his overthinking, a refreshingly fair and honest assessment but still a message he could’ve delivered more tactfully.
