Scenario #4: Jay Cutler retained and John Fox retained
This one would probably be the hardest to stomach. Blame has to be thrown somewhere for this teams’ ugly season. Usually it has to be the quarterback or the head coach. If the Bears were to keep both regardless, if they were to change nothing they would risk doing the worst thing possible: alienating the fans.
The Cutler and Fox relationship clearly isn’t working. In just two years together they’ve won exactly 7-of-20 games. There is absolutely no reason to expect that will change in another season. If there were progress seen that’s one thing but it’s only gone downhill. Chicago expects some sort of change. If they don’t get any at all, then the Bears could expect a significant rebellion in the way of reduced sales and game attendance. Fans are loyal but even they have a breaking point. This franchise hasn’t cultivated a “lovable losers” tag like the Cubs used to. A certain expectation has always followed the Bears.
Why should they throw their money away on a team going nowhere if nothing is going to change?