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Marc Trestman Showing Lack Of Fortitude With Chicago Bears

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It is no secret that Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman has had an awful season. His offense — which was one of the top units in the league last season — has not scored over 30 points in a game this year. His two-year run of preaching family and brotherhood in the organization was proven completely false by his guy Aaron Kromer last weekend and now, with just a few games left in the season (and possibly his Bears career,) Trestman has showed his lack of leadership once again.

Just a few hours after Trestman took the podium on a Bears off day, it was announced that starting QB Jay Cutler would be benched for Jimmy Clausen this Sunday against the Detroit Lions.

Cutler has been bad this season. There is absolutely no doubt about it. He leads the NFL in turnovers and, just like the rest of the roster, has seemingly been going through the motions for the past several weeks. My issue is not the idea of benching a poor performing player.

My issue is with Trestman not announcing this at his press conference earlier in the day. He was even asked directly about ESPN’s Jon Gruden calling for Cutler’s benching. His response was a typical, ambiguous, unclear bunch of B.S. Once again, a story has been leaked out of Halas Hall leaving the Bears and their staff scrambling.

This is just one more chapter in the book titled “Trestman Ineptitude.” You’re the head coach of the freakin’ Chicago Bears. A charter franchise of the biggest sports league in the world. In a city that is beyond passionate about their team. Stop trying to be the wholesome, friendly coach. If you want to be that type of coach, there are plenty of Pop Warner leagues that would love to have you. You coach a team of grown men. You speak to media members who are fully grown, professional adults. Time to start acting like one yourself.

I’m not in the business of calling for anyone’s job, but the lack of leadership from a position of leadership is baffling. Trestman seems like a good guy, just as his predecessor Lovie Smith was. But again, this is the big leagues. This is the NFL. I’m ready for a head coach who isn’t afraid of his players. One that isn’t afraid of the media. There is one sport that is known as a “gentleman’s game,” and that is golf. It’s time to bring gritty, mean football back to a city that deserves it.

Andrew Pappas is a Chicago sports blogger. Read his tweets @AndrewPappas24

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