Chicago Bears: The 3 Options on the John Fox Question

The ground beneath the feet of Chicago Bears head coach John Fox is starting to crumble. That much is clear based on recent events.

For starters he’s not fulfilling the promise he made to the organization by turning it into a winner. Fox came in with a reputation for quick turnarounds in his career, having done both in Carolina and Denver. If anything his efforts in Chicago have made matters even worse. Sure, injuries have played a big part. However, there are also a lot of serious issues regarding his handling of the quarterback situation.

Rumors are he intentionally held Jay Cutler out of practice in order to give backup Brian Hoyer a chance to win the starting job. Instead Hoyer broke his arm in Green Bay. Now Fox, whom experts claim isn’t a Cutler fan, has no choice but to go back to the 33-year old. Tense isn’t a strong enough word to describe that situation.

Keep in mind the Bears fired Marc Trestman largely because of a combination of losing games and a messy mishandling of Cutler. Fox has fallen into the same trap, and he may pay for it with his job according to Ian Rapoport.

"“With the franchise heading in the wrong direction, the team’s brass has begun a full examination of the football operation from top to bottom, according to several sources briefed of their process. They’ve tapped what is being described as an outside consultant to help. At 1-6, everything is up for review. It’s clear Fox’s footing beyond 2016 is shaky.”"

There is a lot of fluidity to this situation, but if one were to evaluate things it’s pretty clear one of three things are going to happen regardless of the how or why.