Even Marc Trestman sounded like he’s ready to pull the plug on the Marc Trestman era.
The struggling Chicago Bears coach stepped up to the podium after the team’s record low 55-14 loss on Sunday night to the rival Green Bay Packers and honestly said, “We have gone downhill over the last three weeks, and we didn’t make any changes or improvements after the bye. That begins with me.”
Longtime Bears nemesis Aaron Rodgers riddled an overmatched defense for six touchdown passes and the Bears trailed 42-0 at halftime. The 55 points scored by the Packers represented the second straight game the once proud defense has surrendered at least half a hundred.
With the loss, the Bears dropped to 3-6 and four games behind front-running Detroit in the NFC North. But even that underachieving mark doesn’t do justice to just how bad they have been of late.
“I’m confused, brother,” said receiver Brandon Marshall. “I’m confused. Before the bye, it was surprising. Now, looking at this game, the truth is this is the team we have, and we need to accept it. We’re just not very good at the moment. It’s tough to admit that.”
With that in mind, Trestman again weighed in. “The only thing I’m going to say is that we’re not good enough right now,” he said. “As I told our players, there’s a good team in there somewhere. We’ve seen signs of it this year. But we’re not a good team right now.”
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