Another Bears Player Just Raised A Red Flag About Shane Waldron

Fans tend to overreact in regards to coordinators when things go wrong. It is always euphoria or misery. No in-between. However, Chicago Bears fans also aren’t stupid. They know when something doesn’t look right. After three weeks of watching the Shane Waldron offense, it is evident the new coordinator has zero grasp of things. His running game is the worst in the NFL. Caleb Williams is one of the most sacked quarterbacks in the league over the past two weeks. They have been terrible in the red zone. Nothing is going right.

It also appears players have noticed the same thing. Left guard Teven Jenkins subtly hinted at some coaching issues last week after the team’s embarrassing performance in Houston. Now, another has stepped forward. Center Coleman Shelton was asked about the disastrous 4th and goal call that saw a speed option to D’Andre Swift that was stopped for a 12-yard loss. Many watching the game said it was one of the worst play calls they’d ever seen. Shelton, despite choosing his words carefully, couldn’t help but agree.

#Bears center Coleman Shelton when asked about the breakdown on the fourth-and-1 play.

"Well, I mean, speed option on, you know, obviously wasn’t the greatest look to run that." pic.twitter.com/uyhtoJYrAV

— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) September 22, 2024

“Obviously wasn’t the greatest look to run that”

Coleman Shelton on the first half speed option on 4th and goal pic.twitter.com/OsbopGZmIV

— CHGO Bears (@CHGO_Bears) September 22, 2024

Shane Waldron is squarely behind the 8-ball.

The Bears brought him in with the belief he could elevate Williams and succeed where Luke Getsy failed. While Getsy may have been a failure, he at least gave the Bears offense an identity. They were a good running team with him in charge. Waldron doesn’t know what he wants his unit to be. He has a bad habit Matt Nagy used to where he throws different things at the wall to see what sticks. That rarely works in the NFL. The fact he’s doing it with a rookie quarterback makes it look ten times worse.

Look at teams like Green Bay and Minnesota. They’ve gone undefeated with Sam Darnold and Malik Willis. At some point, you have to accept that coaching is the problem. This team has looked unprepared and out of sorts for almost a month despite an entire summer to get ready. Shane Waldron bears the brunt of this. Matt Eberflus plays a part, but his defense has looked good from the start. He gave Waldron full control to install the system as he wanted. What the Bears got was a hot mess.

These player comments raise major red flags about their belief in him.