John Fox 's 'emotional' message to Bears players 'definitely hard to watch'
John Fox
Bears players read reports for weeks that said coach John Fox’s job was in jeopardy  so it wasn’t a surprise when  Fox  delivered the news  he  had been fired Monday morning at Halas Hall.
But the forewarning didn’t take away from the emotion of the announcement as  he  said goodbye to the players  a departure that was confirmed on Twitter as some were driving to Lake Forest to clear out their lockers for the offseason.  Fox  reiterated the message  he  delivered to  his  team after Sunday’s season-ending loss to the Vikings — that  he  still would be there for players who needed  him .
Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski said it was “definitely a rough situation and it’s definitely hard to watch ” and linebacker Leonard Floyd said “everybody was sad.” Those statements were in line with the prevailing sentiment that  Fox  didn’t lose the locker room despite a 5-11 season.
Bears general manager Ryan Pace said he never considered making a coaching change midseason  even as the Bears lost five straight games from Oct. 29-Dec. 3. But on Sunday   Fox  wrapped up  his  three seasons with the Bears with a 14-34 record — a .292 winning percentage that is second-worst in franchise history. That included going 0-6 in the NFC North this season and 3-15 in the division over three years. Pace said those results simply weren’t good enough.
Why did the Bears fire John Fox? Take a look at the stats. »
Bears players read reports for weeks that said coach [TGT]’s job was in jeopardy  so it wasn’t a surprise when  Fox  delivered the news  he  had been fired Monday morning at Halas Hall.
But the forewarning didn’t take away from the emotion of the announcement as  he  said goodbye to the players  a departure that was confirmed on Twitter as some were driving to Lake Forest to clear out their lockers for the offseason.  Fox  reiterated the message  he  delivered to  his  team after Sunday’s season-ending loss to the Vikings — that  he  still would be there for players who needed  him .
Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski said it was “definitely a rough situation and it’s definitely hard to watch ” and linebacker Leonard Floyd said “everybody was sad.” Those statements were in line with the prevailing sentiment that  Fox  didn’t lose the locker room despite a 5-11 season.
Bears general manager Ryan Pace said he never considered making a coaching change midseason  even as the Bears lost five straight games from Oct. 29-Dec. 3. But on Sunday   Fox  wrapped up  his  three seasons with the Bears with a 14-34 record — a .292 winning percentage that is second-worst in franchise history. That included going 0-6 in the NFC North this season and 3-15 in the division over three years. Pace said those results simply weren’t good enough.
Why did the Bears fire [TGT]? Take a look at the stats. »