Despite the Bears firing him, Luke Getsy is “well-respected” in the league, according to reports.
Bears fired Luke Getsy, but he’s “well-respected” in the league, according to reports that first surfaced on NBC Sports Chicago.
The Bears’ former offensive coordinator, Luke Getsy, is looking for work.
However, to what extent does the league value the former offensive coordinator who was unable to develop a winning offense for the Bears with Justin Fields? According to a league insider, Getsy is well-liked in the league.
“Kap & JHood” on ESPN 1000 heard Albert Breer say, “He’s very well-respected.” “In my opinion, there exist individuals who believe he performed admirably over the past few years, taking everything into account. advancing Justin, developing an offensive for Justin, enduring the setbacks, and having a rookie quarterback prepared to play
I would say that there are enough people who believe that he still has the potential that he did when he was hired and made an offensive coordinator two years ago.”
In actuality, Getsy has conducted interviews for a minimum of three roles related to offensive coordinators. The New England Patriots, the New Orleans Saints, and the Las Vegas Raiders have all interviewed him.
Given that the Raiders have been associated with Justin Fields since the beginning of the offseason, the interview seemed to be an attempt to discuss the player with Getsy. The Bears interviewed USC quarterbacks coach Kliff Kingsbury in a similar manner to obtain additional insight into Caleb Williams. The Saints could be considered in the same way.
However, Getsy’s purported interest in the league might not be a front, as Breer implies.
There were positive aspects to Getsy’s time with the Bears. After a slow start, he worked out how to make DJ Moore the focal point of the passing attack, as was necessary. In the latter part of the year, he assisted Fields in getting going. For the second year in a row, the run game worked.
However, Getsy’s play-calling was criticized on multiple occasions. One such instance occurred during the Bears’ Week 2 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when Getsy called three consecutive screen passes, the last of which was returned a short distance for a pick-six.
Ultimately, Getsy was unable to turn Fields into a successful quarterback for a franchise and produce
Getsy has nine seasons of NFL coaching experience. He started as an offensive quality control coach with the Packers in 2014. He was the Packers’ quarterbacks coach and coordinator of the passing game prior to joining the Bears. He served as the Bears OC for the previous two years.
What will become of Getsy next? More importantly, will he be hired this offseason as an offensive coordinator?
Chad Morton was hired by the Bears to coach running backs, establishing him as the team’s new offensive coordinator, an insider told NBC Sports Chicago. The news was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.
For the previous three seasons, Morton, 46, worked as an assistant to new Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron while playing for the Seattle Seahawks.
As a special teams assistant for the Packers in Green Bay, Morton began his coaching career. Morton joined the Seahawks after playing that position for three seasons. In 2017, he was elevated to the position of running backs coach in Seattle, and in 2018, the Seahawks topped the league in rushing. In 2019, they once again had a top-five attack.
Morton saw Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet and helped them develop. Developing Roschon Johnson and maintaining the Bears’ running game, which has been among the best in the league the last two seasons, will be his main responsibilities.
Following the season, the Bears fired wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert, running backs coach Omar Young, quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko, and offensive coordinator Luke Getsy. They then promptly set about assembling a respectable and experienced offensive staff.
After hiring Waldron as their new offensive coordinator, they added Kerry Joseph as a quarterback, Christ Beatty as a receiver, Thomas Brown as the passing game coordinator, and now Morton to their staff.
Two members of the previous coaching staff were kept on: tight ends coach Jim Dray and offensive line coach Chris Morgan.
The key roles within the coaching staff of the Bears have been determined. On Wednesday, an insider informed NBC Sports Chicago that Chad Morton had been appointed by the team as their new running backs coach. After the team fired Luke Getsy and several of his position coaches earlier this month, that was the last position coach position that needed to be filled.
It is noteworthy that the Bears retained a few of their previous season’s coaches. After the team made significant progress in 2023, all of the defensive position coaches were still in place. Additionally, Matt Eberflus stated that tight ends coach Jim Dray and offensive line coach Chris Morgan would remain.
