Bears stick with Shane Waldron as playcaller despite struggles - ESPN

CHICAGO — Offensive coordinator Shane Waldron will continue to call plays for the Bears despite Chicago's offensive struggles in back-to-back losses at Washington and Arizona.

Bears coach Matt Eberflus confirmed that he would not remove Waldron as the team's offensive play caller Monday, less than 24 hours after Chicago's 29-9 loss to the Cardinals.

«We're looking to find answers, and that's where we're at collectively as a group, offense and defense,» Eberflus said. «We'll go through that process here today, tomorrow and implement that plan on Wednesday.»

Waldron is in his first season as Chicago's offensive coordinator after spending the previous three years calling plays for the Seahawks. The Bears also have an experienced playcaller on staff in Thomas Brown, the team's passing game coordinator who previously was the offensive coordinator for the Panthers in 2023 and collegiately at Miami (Florida) from 2016-18.

Sunday's loss marked the first game this season in which the Bears failed to score a touchdown. Chicago totaled 241 yards of offense and relied on kicker Cairo Santos to score its nine points. The Bears were 3-of-14 on third down and averaged 3.4 yards per play.

«The changes we're going to make is we're going to look inward and make sure we do a good job of utilizing our talents and our skill and really just general, basic execution of our plan,» Eberflus said. «And we have to make sure we're doing that going forward, and we'll put that plan into place here in the next 48 hours.»

Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams completed 22 of 41 passes for 217 yards, no touchdowns and no turnovers with a 68.9 passer rating. Questions over the No. 1 overall pick's development continue to be raised as the Bears' offense has