Shane Waldron press conf. today. Sweating bullets stuff.

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Shane Waldron press conf. today. Sweating bullets stuff. Sept 27, 2024 17:18:22 GMT -6

Post by shark86 on Sept 27, 2024 17:18:22 GMT -6

Sept 27, 2024 16:56:57 GMT -6 bearsinhouston said:

This is an eye opener. That they had to have a meeting like this with Waldron. I mean a guy that has coached for years should know how to deal with players. This worries me. Let's see how he responds.

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Sunday can't get here quick enough. So much clickbait, so little thoughtfulness. So they had a meeting. Whoop-de-doo. There's always meetings. Maybe this one was little more important or a little different than usual, but sometimes you walk softly, other times you throw a rubber chicken full of pennies.

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Shane Waldron press conf. today. Sweating bullets stuff. Sept 27, 2024 18:11:30 GMT -6 Whisky Beer Bob likes this

Post by JABF on Sept 27, 2024 18:11:30 GMT -6

I found this interesting about Shane Waldron being transparent with the players and being willing to make adjustments rather than pounding the square peg into the round hole. Can't wait to see if he makes adjustments that turn this offense around. Kudos to him for not being stubborn.

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Few coaches are under more pressure after the first three weeks of the 2024 season than Shane Waldron.
The Chicago Bears offensive coordinator came in with plenty of fanfare after his successful run with the
Seattle Seahawks. It was felt he was exactly the guy who could cultivate a young quarterback like Caleb
Williams. Things have gone poorly since the season began. Not only has Williams been sacked 13 times,
but Waldron’s running game ranks third-worst in the entire league. Apparently, a leadership council of
offensive players has already confronted him about the issues. Adam Schefter added another layer to it.
The ESPN insider appeared on The Pat McAfee show to discuss the Bears’ situation. When the topic of
Waldron came up, he decided to shed some light. Contrary to popular myth, it isn’t like the coordinator is
ignorant or stubborn about the issues. He stood up during offensive meetings and showed multiple plays

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Shane Waldron press conf. today. Sweating bullets stuff. Sept 27, 2024 18:55:50 GMT -6 Whisky Beer Bob and bearsinhouston like this

Post by JABF on Sept 27, 2024 18:55:50 GMT -6

The helped explain this meeting thing better (at least I understood it better). Holy cow, if this is accurate, then this was bigtime stuff. I've never heard of something like this happening with the Bears. Sounds like the players handled this well (being respectful) but yes, this was a big deal.

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A small group of offensive players on Chicago -- including Caleb Williams, DJ Moore, Cole Kmet, and Marcedes Lewis -- reportedly called a meeting with Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron this week to discuss the state of the offense.

The meeting was productive, according to the report provided by Sports Mockery's Erik Lambert.

"(The players) met with Waldron earlier this week to have a frank discussion about the direction of things," Lambert said. "They didn't hold back, either. The young coordinator praised them for their open and honest communication. When asked about what was said during the meeting, Lewis provided a snippet of the message he and others wanted to convey."

"From the oldest guy in the room -- being me -- to the youngest guy, don't feel like you can't coach us," Lewis said to Waldron, per Lambert.

"I want to be coached. I want to be great. ... We've all got to be doing the same things or everyone gets fired. Ego is suppoed to be left at the door. That's what it's about. He's very receptive to that."

"Sometimes, as the coach coming in, you might be walking on eggshells. I just kind of put that to bed. Nobody's sensitive in here. We want to win games just as bad as you do. It's a collaborative effort. This is not Pop Warner."

Waldron has been getting attacked in the press, but it appears that his players are standing behind him and making a proactive effort to right the ship under his leadership.

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Shane Waldron press conf. today. Sweating bullets stuff. Sept 27, 2024 21:50:44 GMT -6 AlexM likes this

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Sept 27, 2024 19:57:40 GMT -6 JABF said:

Here are Marcedes Lewis' comments. Sounds like this is not throwing Waldron under the bus, but rather helping him get the offense on track.

I think this may be the first time I have seen an intervention where the players hold a meeting to help the OC get on track. Every other time I can ever remember anything even remotely similar to this, it was coaches having the intervention to try and get the players on track. The world is upside down. Or at least the Bears offense is.

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Shane Waldron press conf. today. Sweating bullets stuff. Sept 28, 2024 5:10:31 GMT -6 JABF likes this

Post by Whisky Beer Bob on Sept 28, 2024 5:10:31 GMT -6

I think it is great to hear of this stuff. They're all grown ass men with ego's and a lil bit of diva mixed in. Get tha shite out in the open.

So squash it, wipe it, bury it and have agreements to peace until its smashtime on the field.

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Shane Waldron press conf. today. Sweating bullets stuff. Sept 28, 2024 6:57:36 GMT -6

Post by The Marshall Plan on Sept 28, 2024 6:57:36 GMT -6

All Waldron had to do was not be a total idiot on the goal line and we would've won that game and the tone of everything would be different.

I do not understand what the heck he was thinking.

Send Odunze and Kmet to opposite corners of the end zone.

Have DJ try and create separation across the middle.

Somebody would be open.

But no. Three runs in a row and then the darn option. What a dunce.

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Shane Waldron press conf. today. Sweating bullets stuff. Sept 28, 2024 9:53:57 GMT -6

Post by JABF on Sept 28, 2024 9:53:57 GMT -6

Sept 27, 2024 21:50:44 GMT -6 bearsinhouston said:

Sept 27, 2024 19:57:40 GMT -6 JABF said:

Here are Marcedes Lewis' comments. Sounds like this is not throwing Waldron under the bus, but rather helping him get the offense on track.

I think this may be the first time I have seen an intervention where the players hold a meeting to help the OC get on track. Every other time I can ever remember anything even remotely similar to this, it was coaches having the intervention to try and get the players on track. The world is upside down. Or at least the Bears offense is.

The main message I get from this is that everyone really really wants this to work - and they are willing to put away egos and be humble about working together here. Hey, this may be the first time I've seen something like this and it is a good thing. If this is successful then kudos to everyone on the Bears for taking this approach. We do have some great people in that locker room.

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Shane Waldron press conf. today. Sweating bullets stuff. Sept 28, 2024 9:57:36 GMT -6

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Sept 28, 2024 6:57:36 GMT -6 The Marshall Plan said:

All Waldron had to do was not be a total idiot on the goal line and we would've won that game and the tone of everything would be different.

I do not understand what the heck he was thinking.

Send Odunze and Kmet to opposite corners of the end zone.

Have DJ try and create separation across the middle.

Somebody would be open.

But no. Three runs in a row and then the darn option. What a dunce.

Yes it was dumb. But sometimes we all do incredibly dumb things. Wise people admit it and adjust and move on. I hope Waldron is one of the wise people who can learn from his mistakes, not make too many - and get this offense installed and running smoothly.

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Shane Waldron press conf. today. Sweating bullets stuff. Sept 28, 2024 9:58:44 GMT -6 shark86 likes this

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Sept 28, 2024 9:53:57 GMT -6 JABF said:

Sept 27, 2024 21:50:44 GMT -6 bearsinhouston said:

I think this may be the first time I have seen an intervention where the players hold a meeting to help the OC get on track. Every other time I can ever remember anything even remotely similar to this, it was coaches having the intervention to try and get the players on track. The world is upside down. Or at least the Bears offense is.

The main message I get from this is that everyone really really wants this to work - and they are willing to put away egos and be humble about working together here. Hey, this may be the first time I've seen something like this and it is a good thing. If this is successful then kudos to everyone on the Bears for taking this approach. We do have some great people in that locker room.

All true, but i have a concern in that the players are trying to help out the guy who is supposed to be leading them. How do you believe a guy that needs to be guided like that can be the guy calling the shots. Maybe just me, but my faith in him is not real high. I love that the players think enough of him that they are helping instead of revolting. And maybe they know they have him for the whole season and are senior enough to understand they need to make it work, but this is not good.

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