Bears coach Matt Eberflus mocked for ‘dumbest’ comment after Hail Mary disaster

Jayden Daniels is calling it God’s gift. Mike Greenberg’s calling it Matt Eberflus’.

Chicago’s caput coach, aft witnessing nan Washington Commanders apical his Bears successful spectacular manner connected Sunday, told reporters that nan play instantly preceding nan game-winning, buzzer-beating Hail Mary “doesn’t really matter.”

“That’s 1 of nan 5 dumbest things I’ve heard a quality being say, successful my full life, successful immoderate context,” Greenberg told nan “Get Up” unit connected Monday morning. 

The play prior, an unguarded 13-yard retired way that group up nan winning play, near nan “Get Up” analysts arsenic mystified arsenic nan host.

Damien Woody was incapable to put his appraisal into words and stared up towards nan ceiling successful silent disbelief. 

Rex Ryan stammers his measurement done pseudo-comprehension earlier throwing it complete to erstwhile backmost Dan Orlovsky.

“Dan, is it easier to propulsion nan shot 50 to 60 yards aliases 80 yards?” Ryan asks. 

Greenberg trim backmost into speech earlier Orlovsky had a chance to answer, though nan camera is pursuing Woody, who has since risen from his chair and is now pacing nan studio.

“If he says those 15 yards didn’t matter… Those 15 yards costs you nan crippled each spot arsenic overmuch arsenic nan hail mary play astatine nan very extremity [did],” Greenberg said.

With six seconds connected nan timepiece and Washington backed up to their ain 35, Commanders’ backmost Daniels deed Terry McLaurin connected a short retired way to beforehand nan shot up to astir midfield. 

There’s not a azygous defender wrong 15 yards of McLaurin erstwhile he makes nan drawback because nan Bears had sent 4 to unreserved nan backmost and dropped nan remaining 7 defenders measurement down-field to forestall nan touchdown. 

Even successful these “prevent” schemes, nan “Get Up” unit points retired that astir units spot immoderate protect beingness adjacent nan sidelines to make this nonstop play astatine slightest somewhat challenging; Daniels astir apt wouldn’t beryllium capable to scope nan extremity area connected a Hail Mary effort from truthful acold backmost moreover astatine afloat health, overmuch little while contending pinch his rib injury.

But those 13 yards put nan rookie sensation successful scope and he delivered. The shot traveled 65 yards done nan aerial earlier coming down correct adjacent nan extremity line, wherever it was tipped backward into nan arms of Noah Brown, who was opinionated each unsocial acknowledgment to a stunning breakdown by nan Bear’s defense. 

The rest, arsenic they say, is history. Greenberg thinks Eberflus should be, too.

“If I ain nan team, and I perceive nan coach opportunity that aft nan game, I person serious, superior conversations amongst group astir whether he is qualified to beryllium nan caput coach of a National Football League team,” he said.

The Bears (4-3) will look to bounce backmost against nan Cardinals adjacent Sunday. The Commanders (6-2) recreation to MetLife Stadium to return connected nan Giants successful Week 9.