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Chicago Bears: Is John Fox Good or Just Lucky?

By Erik Lambert

Sep 11, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Chicago Bears head coach John Fox during the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Chicago Bears head coach John Fox during the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 19, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) and quarterback Brian Hoyer (2) takes the field prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 19, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) and quarterback Brian Hoyer (2) takes the field prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

Conclusion:

The argument boils down to this. Those in favor of Fox believe he hasn’t been given enough time to build this team the right away. Don’t forget the Chicago Bears were the oldest roster in the league just last year. Now they’re the 10th youngest. That kind of turnover takes time to sort out. Meanwhile those who want him out have their own complaints. He’s too conservative. His strength and conditioning regimens seem to lead to more injuries than normal. He has a poor sense of the moment in tight games.

Bottom line is his team has lost two winnable games following ugly second half collapses. These were performances that dredged up memories of 2014, something Bears fans never want to relive. Maybe for the first time people are seeing Fox get handed a roster that wasn’t ready to win yet and he’s struggling like any average coach. Perhaps good luck had a bigger part in his instant success at Carolina and Denver than people realized. If that’s the case then what do the Bears do?

How the final 14 games of 2016 play out will tell a huge part of that story.

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