“Too nice of a guy” (Video)

Apparently, the Chicago Bears’ firing of offensive coordinator Shane Waldron might have been long overdue.

The Bears’ offense is struggling, having failed to score a touchdown in two straight games, and Waldron paid the price this week. He was fired and replaced by Thomas Brown.

While there were schematic issues with the Bears offense under Waldron, there was more under the hood. Some Bears players streamed part of it Wednesday.

Receiver DJ Moore has criticized Waldron in the past. He questioned a poor play call that contributed to a loss to the Washington Commanders, when there was a goal-line handoff to offensive lineman Doug Kramer and the ball was fumbled. Later, Moore suggested that head coach Matt Eberflus asked him to keep any criticism internal.

Without Waldron in that house, Moore said the suggestions directed at Waldron were considered too late to be effective.

“When we wanted a call, it felt like we were too late,” Moore said during his media availability, via Kevin Wells of WGN Radio. “Or when we wanted to make adjustments and we waited until halftime to do it. And then we don’t have the same look.”

Bears receiver Keenan Allen said the problems run deeper than that and date back to the offseason.

“So nice of a guy,” Allen said, according to Kalyn Kahler of ESPN, via Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribune. “OTA, camp, we fell into the trap of letting things go and not holding people accountable and it’s a slippery slope.. Just professionalism and doing things the right way from the start.

Moore told media in Chicago that some frustrations were shared, presumably with Eberflus, but that he did not want to see Waldron fired.

Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, whose struggles were a significant factor in the decision to fire Waldon, has stayed out of any controversy.

“I can’t choose the decisions, or whether the decisions are good, bad or indifferent,” Williams said via NFL.com. “My job is to listen, and from there, do my job.”

The Bears had to make a change. The offense was underperforming and the No. 1 overall draft pick, Williams, was falling into bad habits. It was obvious. Some behind-the-scenes issues made this decision even more inevitable.