Chicago Bears Head Coach Matt Eberflus on Building Around Justin Fields

The Cris Collinsworth Podcast

13-04-2022 • 44 mins

New Bears Head Football Coach Matt Eberflus joins the podcast. Cris and Matt discuss Matt's road to NFL Head Coach, his time with the Colts, Chicago's draft strategy and much more.  00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Matt Eberflus’ experience with Nick Saban 02:30 - Matt Eberflus’ experience with the Cowboys 04:00 - Matt Eberlus’ relationship with Rod Marinelli 07:45 - Matt Eberflus on how the Colts defense was so successful 11:00 - Matt Eberflus on where the Bears are at right now 12:45 - Matt Eberflus on how important depth is 14:20 - Matt Eberflus on Justin Fields 18:10 - Matt Eberflus on the Josh McDaniels situation 20:30 - Matt Eberflus on the state of the offensive line 22:30 - Matt Eberflus on preparing for the draft without a first round pick 23:45 - Matt Eberflus on working with Ryan Poles 25:20 - Matt Eberflus on the significance of positional versatility 27:20 - Matt Eberflus on Jameson Williams’ injury 29:30 - Matt Eberflus on the most important parts of building a team 31:10 - How soon can the Bears compete? 33:25 - Matt Eberflus on Justin Fields’ competitiveness 34:30 - Matt Eberflus on how he’ll delegate 37:30 - Matt Eberflus on the grind to becoming a head coach 39:55 - Matt Eberflus’ Jerry Jones story