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Matt Eberflus expected to bring several Colts’ assistants to Bears

Former Colts DC Matt Eberflus is expected to bring several assistants with him to Chicago.

Former Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus is expected to bring several of his assistants with him as he takes over as the new head coach of the Chicago Bears.

While some aren’t as much of a surprise, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reported that Eberflus is working on bringing at least four assistant coaches with him to Chicago.

According to Breer, those four names reportedly are safeties coach Alan Williams, linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi, cornerbacks coach James Rowe and assistant defensive backs coach David Overstreet II.

The Colts have been busy with their own search for Eberflus’ replacement, which has included up to six names as of this writing.

It was expected that Eberflus would bring with him some assistants but it appears the Colts are heading towards a complete overhaul of the defensive coaching staff.

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Matt Eberflus bringing a slew of Colts defensive coaches to Bears

Bears HC Matt Eberflus’ defensive staff is going to feature some familiar faces from the Colts.

The Chicago Bears have found their head coach in Matt Eberflus, and he’s wasted no time assembling his coaching staff. And it’s a staff that’s going to feature some familiar faces for the former Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator.

According to SI’s Albert Breer, Eberflus is working on bringing several Colts defensive assistants with him to Chicago. Names like safeties coach Alan Williams, linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi and cornerbacks coach James Rowe have previously been mentioned. But Breer also noted that assistant defensive backs coach David Overstreet is also expected to join Eberflus.

Williams is expected to join the Bears as defensive coordinator, as previously reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

The Bears announced the hiring of Luke Getsy, who served as the Green Bay Packers passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, as their new offensive coordinator.

Special teams coordinator is worth monitoring following a report that Eberflus was zeroing in on Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia. Now that Josh McDaniels has been hired as Las Vegas’ new head coach, it frees up Bisaccia to go elsewhere. Giants assistant Thomas McGaughey has interviewed for special teams coordinator.

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Bears HC Matt Eberflus bringing two defensive coaches with him from Colts

New Bears HC Matt Eberflus is busy assembling his new coaching staff, which will include a couple of familiar faces from the Colts.

New Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is busy assembling his new coaching staff in Chicago, which will include a couple of familiar faces from the Colts.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Eberflus is bringing cornerbacks coach James Rowe and linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi with him from the Colts. Borgonzi was expected to follow Eberflus, as previously reported, but Rowe is a new addition.

Borgonzi has been instrumental in the success of Colts linebacker Darius Leonard, who has established himself as one of the best linebackers in the NFL. The Bears also happen to have a top linebacker on their roster in Roquan Smith, who would benefit greatly from the influence of both Eberflus and Borgonzi.

Rowe joined the Colts coaching staff last season, but he has extensive coaching experience in the secondary both at the NFL and collegiate level. The assumption is Rowe will serve as a coach in the secondary, where he’ll be tasked with remaking a secondary with some holes. But he’s got some talent to work with in cornerback Jaylon Johnson and safety Eddie Jackson.

Eberflus’ most important hire will be offensive coordinator, given the importance of developing quarterback Justin Fields. Packers quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Luke Getsy has reportedly been offered the Bears’ offensive coordinator position. Chicago has also interviewed Texans quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Pep Hamilton.

Eberflus is also zeroing in on Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia to serve as his special teams coordinator.

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Report: Dave Borgonzi, James Rowe ‘on board’ to follow Matt Eberflus

Colts assistant coaches Dave Borgonzi and James Rowe are reportedly ‘on board’ to follow Matt Eberflus to Chicago.

With Indianapolis Colts former defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus now the head coach of the Chicago Bears, it is expected that some of his assistants from West 56th Street will follow him to the Windy City.

Though it isn’t official yet, it appears linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi and cornerbacks coach James Rowe are “on board” to follow Eberflus to Chicago, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Borgonzi following Eberflus to Chicago is hardly surprising. He’s been with Eberflus both during his time in Indy for four seasons and was with him during their time together in Dallas for three seasons (2011-2013).

Rowe only spent one season with the Colts as their cornerbacks coach but it was clear the impact he had on the room. The breakouts of Rock Ya-Sin and Isaiah Rodgers were huge while Kenny Moore II earned a Pro Bowl nod for the first time in his career.

Another name to keep an eye on in this situation is Colts safeties coach Alan Williams, who has a history of being a defensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings (2012-2013).

Williams is also in the running for the vacated defensive coordinator position with the Colts so he may have a big decision to make.

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Dave Borgonzi expected to join Bears staff under Matt Eberflus

New Bears head coach Matt Eberflus appears to have his first hire in Colts linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi.

The Bears made the hiring of Matt Eberflus as head coach official on Thursday, and he’s wasting no time in staring to assemble his coaching staff.

Eberflus appears to have his first hire in Colts linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi, who ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports is expected to join the Bears coaching staff.

Borgonzi worked under Eberflus in Indianapolis, and he was expected to follow Eberflus to Chicago. The question is whether he’ll be Eberflus’ new defensive coordinator.

Borgonzi has been instrumental in the success of Colts linebacker Darius Leonard, who has established himself as one of the best linebackers in the NFL. The Bears also happen to have a top linebacker on their roster in Roquan Smith, who would benefit greatly from the influence of both Eberflus and Borgonzi.

There are other rumblings around Eberflus’ potential coaching staff. Eberflus is expected to target the Shanahan tree for offensive coordinator, which is going to be his most important hire.

But he’s also zeroing in on Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia as his new special teams coordinator, assuming he doesn’t get the Las Vegas job. But with Josh McDaniels the favorite to land the job, it sounds like Bisaccia could be headed elsewhere, perhaps Chicago.

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Colts’ Alan Williams, Dave Borgonzi targets for Matt Eberflus, Bears?

Could Bears new HC Matt Eberflus target Colts’ Alan Williams and Dave Borgonzi to follow him to Chicago?

Former Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus is now the new head coach of the Chicago Bears and is expected to bring with him a number of assistants currently on Indy’s staff.

Among the early favorites to get looks from Eberflus include current Colts linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi along with safeties coach Alan Williams.

Borgonzi makes a lot sense to follow Eberflus to Chicago considering the history they’ve shared since their days with the Dallas Cowboys. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network said Borgonzi is expected to follow him to Chicago, though nothing is official right now.

Not only is Borgonzi a strong candidate to follow Eberflus to Chicago, but the same goes for safeties coach Alan Williams, who may find himself in a peculiar situation.

While Williams may have the offer to follow Eberflus to Chicago—likely with a chance to be the defensive coordinator—he may also find himself with a similar promotion if the Colts want him to fill Eberflus’ role in Indianapolis.

It will be interesting to see how many assistants follow Eberflus to Chicago and how much that will impact the changes being made on the defensive side of the ball.

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Matt Eberflus could bring Colts’ Dave Borgonzi, Alan Williams with him to Bears

It sounds like new Bears head coach Matt Eberflus could bring some Colts assistant coaches with him to Chicago.

The Chicago Bears are hiring Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus as their new head coach, and his first order of business is going to be to establish a coaching staff.

It sounds like Eberflus could bring some Colts assistant coaches with him to Chicago.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Eberflus is expected to take Colts linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi with him to the Bears. Rapoport says Borgonzi “should” end up with Eberflus and the Bears.

Borgonzi has been instrumental in the success of Colts linebacker Darius Leonard, who has established himself as one of the best linebackers in the NFL. The Bears also happen to have a top linebacker on their roster in Roquan Smith, who would benefit greatly from the influence of both Eberflus and Borgonzi.

Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer added that it might not just be Borgonzi coming to Chicago with Eberflus. Breer believes Colts safeties coach Alan Williams or Borgonzi could follow Eberflus to the Bears, perhaps both.

It’s interesting to note that Williams is also in consideration to take over as Colts defensive coordinator with Eberflus departing.

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7 options for Colts to replace former DC Matt Eberflus

Here are seven options the Colts have to replace DC Matt Eberflus.

The Indianapolis Colts now have to look for a new defensive coordinator as Matt Eberflus has been hired to be the next head coach of the Chicago Bears.

Two offseasons in a row now the Colts have lost a coordinator. First, they lost Nick Sirianni to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021. Now, they will watch Eberflus take over the job at Halas Hall.

When Sirianni left, the Colts promoted from within. They opted to go with Marcus Brady, who just completed his first season as the offensive coordinator under Frank Reich.

They will have similar options to work from on the defensive side of the ball. Some have experience as a defensive coordinator in the NFL while others just recently joined the staff.

The Colts will also have their options outside of West 56th Street if they wanted a more experienced defensive coordinator. That would likely mean a shake-up with the entire defensive coaching staff and it isn’t clear if that’s a direction the Colts want to go.

Here is a look at seven options the Colts could replace Eberflus with:

10 DC candidates the Eagles could target if Jonathan Gannon lands a head coaching job

10 defensive coordinator candidates the #Eagles could target to replace Jonathan #Gannon if he lands a coaching job

Jonathan Gannon is set to be this year’s Nick Sirianni, as the Eagles defensive coordinator has become the hot name on the coaching circuit.

It was initially assumed that Gannon would get an interview and then return to the Eagles for more seasoning and experience, but he’s now interviewed for three vacancies – Denver, Houston, and Minnesota.

It seems that general managers for all three interviewing organizations believe Gannon’s struggles in Philadelphia were due to a lack of playmakers at key positions, and poor linebacker play.

If Gannon does land one of the coveted vacancies, we’ve ID’d 10 potential targets that could lead the Eagles defense in 2022.

10 candidates to replace Jim Schwartz as Eagles defensive coordinator

Adam Zimmer and Dan Campbell are among 10 candidates to replace Jim Schwartz as Eagles defensive coordinator

The coaching carousel in Philadelphia is underway, as defensive coordinator, Jim Schwartz, made the stunning move to not renew his contract or seek a new deal.

Philadelphia won the only Super Bowl in franchise history with Schwartz as defensive coordinator and his units twice finished in the top 5 in DVOA and never finished below No. 17.

The Eagles ranked ninth in scoring defense during his tenure and despite some ugly performances, he’s respected around the league.

With Schwartz set to sail off into the sunset, here are 10 candidates to replace him.