The Chicago Bears have had a disastrous start to the 2023 season, where they’re staring down an 0-3 hole where they’ve lost by an average of nearly 20 points per game.
It’s been brutal all around — Justin Fields and the offense can’t get things going, the defense is letting opposing offenses walk all over them and the coaches have their team wholly unprepared.
Coach Matt Eberflus met with the Bears’ leadership council Wednesday morning at Halas Hall, where he delivered a message: “Fight” to end the 13-game losing streak.
“A lot of times what happens is, with human nature, is you make excuses,” Eberflus said. “You blame this, you blame that, you blame injury, you blame circumstance, you blame all these things.
“You can’t do that. You got to own up to what you’ve done. The circumstance is the circumstance. You’ve got to execute and do what you’re supposed to do. Do your job every single day. You never know when it’s right around the corner. That’s our attitude. We’re determined. We’re focused on this week alone.”
The Bears are riding the NFL’s longest active losing streak — and the longest in franchise history. But the team believes a win is the perfect remedy.
“A win fixes everything,” left tackle Larry Borom said, via the Sun-Times. “It makes your morale better. Once you get one you start to get addicted to it. We just need to taste it.”
Safety Jaquan Brisker echoed the sentiment.
“It just has to start with one win,” Brisker said, via the Sun-Times, “and one win would change a lot.”