John Fox is in unfamiliar territory with the Chicago Bears. He’s never had a losing season in the second year running a football team ever in his career.
That is about to change. With their loss up at Lambeau Field, the Bears have fallen to 1-6 on the season. Worse still Brian Hoyer joins Jay Cutler on the sideline with injury. It’s become harder to see this team ever winning another game the rest of the season. This of course has led to the inevitable speculation that it might be in the best interests of the franchise to consider moving on from Fox as head coach.
Naturally it’s sparked a heavy debate between experts and fans alike. Some believe the move would be far too rash in what is clearly a rebuilding year. Others think the team has performed far below its capabilities, and that falls at the feet of the head coach. Both sides have some merit to their arguments. So this article will examine each of them. Reasons for why he should be fired and why he should be retained.
Hopefully by the end of it some clarity will have been reached. Otherwise people may have to wait until the final nine games have been played.