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1st-and-10: Shane Waldron firing a Halas Hall problem?

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Did the Bears have a Shane Waldron problem? Or do they have a Halas Hall problem?

That’s a legitimate question after Waldron became the eighth offensive coordinator fired by the Bears in the last 15 years — including head coaches Marc Trestman and Matt Nagy. Waldron lasted just nine games — and was fired just three games after the Bears’ offense scored five touchdowns in back-to-back games for the first time since 1956.

It was a precipitous demise that lent more credence to a narrative that seems to haunt Halas Hall: Anybody of authority who walks in the building becomes the worst version of themselves.