15 Most Impactful Bears of 2022: No. 3 Matt Eberflus

The Chicago Bears wrapped their 2022 season, the place they completed 3-14 and misplaced their last 10 video games of the yr. However the future is vibrant heading into this 2023 offseason, as GM Ryan Poles has the No. 1 choose within the NFL draft, a boatload of wage cap house ($118 million) and a franchise quarterback in Justin Fields.

Over the following few weeks, we’ll be counting down our 15 Most Impactful Bears for the 2022 season. We’ll recap their 2022 season and sit up for how they issue into 2023.

Subsequent up at No. 3 is head coach Matt Eberflus, who

Background

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Place: Head coach

Age: 52

Expertise: 1st yr

2022 cap hit: N/A

2022 recap

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Matt Eberflus inherited a less-than-ideal state of affairs in his first yr as head coach. GM Ryan Poles tore the roster right down to kickstart a rebuild, which didn’t go away Eberflus with a lot to work with. And but, Eberflus acquired probably the most out of a younger and inexperienced roster that additionally misplaced two key defenders in Roquan Smith and Robert Quinn forward of the commerce deadline. Eberflus set clear requirements and expectations, together with his notorious H.I.T.S. precept. Say what you need, the H.I.T.S. precept wasn’t all the time fairly (particularly with this roster), however the tradition he established was precisely what this staff wanted.

Other than Week 17’s brutal 41-10 loss to the Lions, you possibly can’t say Eberflus’ squad didn’t compete. Even after they misplaced key contributors to harm and had follow squad gamers beginning, the Bears saved issues shut for many of the yr. They saved competing, saved battling again and gave a number of the league’s prime groups a combat. Eight of Chicago’s losses had been by one rating, and you can argue they need to’ve had extra wins. (Fortunately they don’t, as a result of they wouldn’t have landed the No. 1 choose). However it’s acquired to be all uphill from right here, proper?

2023 outlook

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Whenever you take a look at what Eberflus acquired out of a weak 2022 roster, you possibly can’t assist however marvel what this staff might appear like with extra expertise. And that’s the expectation this season, as GM Ryan Poles has the assets — together with greater than $100 million in wage cap house and the No. 1 choose within the draft — to handle a great variety of holes. With that stated, all the pieces can’t be fastened in a single offseason.

Nonetheless, the Bears ought to be in rivalry for a playoff seed, and the expectation ought to be nothing much less. Take a look at what groups just like the Jaguars, who went from worst to wild-card playoff winners within the span of 1 offseason, and the Giants, who overachieved, completed. That’s to not say Chicago ought to be contending for the Tremendous Bowl subsequent season. However given they’ve a franchise quarterback in Justin Fields and assets to construct a greater roster round him, the Bears have to be enjoying significant soccer in late December.

15 Most Impactful Bears of 2022

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Story originally appeared on Bears Wire

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