LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Matt Eberflus insisted he takes responsibility for the Chicago Bears’ offensive failures.

He also figures he’s on his third play-cheller in 2 1/2 seasons as a coach after firing an offensive coordinator for the second time in 10 months. He let go of Shane Waldron this week and promoted passing game coordinator Thomas Brown in hopes that he can fix the issues and get the most out of rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.

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“I take full responsibility for that,” Eberflus said Wednesday, a day after the Bears announced the trade. “I take full responsibility for that and it has to improve. It has to improve. The details of the creativity have to improve and it has to improve this week.”

Waldron lasted just nine games after being hired in January to replace the fired Luke Getsy. Brown takes over an offense that ranks near the bottom of the NFL.

The Bears average fewer yards per game than only two teams. New England is one of them, and the Patriots beat Chicago 19-3 at Soldier Field on Sunday.

“I don’t really look at quick fixes,” Brown said. “I want long-term solutions that will kind of get us going in the right direction. The goal again is to be successful and to be successful right away. I don’t do anything to be a loser or have a loser mentality. My players don’t I don’t do anything. I don’t.”

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Williams is looking forward to seeing how the offense plays out with Brown calling the plays.

“I think we’re going to do a good job of marrying everything together, making everything look the same,” Williams said. “And then from there, you’re going to get a few more easy passes, a few more layups. I think it’s going to help us in the run game. I think it’s going to help us in the passing game to be able to do that. And then, I think it gives us a little more explosion there as an offense.”

The Bears have gone back-to-back games without a touchdown for the first time since 2004. They’ve gone 23 straight possessions without a TD since scoring in the final minute at Washington in Week 8, when they lost on a Hail Mary pass. by Jayden Daniels.

The offense has two touchdowns on 34 drives in the three games since Chicago’s bye. The Bears had won three in a row before the off week, and Williams and the offense seemed to be finding their groove, even if they were doing it against struggling teams.

Players expressed their frustration with the offense towards Eberflus. But he insisted they had not asked for layoffs.

“I don’t think anybody really asked for (Waldron) to go,” wide receiver DJ Moore said. “We expressed our frustration, but never let someone’s livelihood be taken away from us. I mean, it’s hard, but I took Thomas with his back.”

Brown was hired as Chicago’s passing game coordinator after interviewing for the job that went to Waldron. He now finds himself in a familiar spot, taking over the playmaking duties during the season and doing so with a No. 1 overall pick at quarterback.

Carolina’s offensive coordinator last season, Howard took over the play-calling duties from coach Frank Reich, who eventually took them back before being fired with the Panthers at 1-10 and quarterback Bryce Young struggling.

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Brown is now working with Williams, who appeared to be making progress before taking steps back during this skid. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner was sacked nine times against New England and admitted to holding onto the ball too much at times.

“I got some sacks I shouldn’t have,” Williams said. “I think getting back to getting the ball out of my hands, being decisive is very important. It has to start now.”

As for the decision to fire Waldron?

“I can’t choose the decisions, nor can I choose whether the decision is good, bad or indifferent,” he said. “My job is to listen and from there go do my job.”

Notes: The Bears released veteran G Nate Davis, even if they are hit, after signing him to a three-year, $30 million contract before last season. Davis reported back tightness Sunday morning and was sent home before the game. He started 13 of the 16 games he played in for Chicago. He dealt with a nagging groin injury during training camp that resurfaced after starting the first two games and then fell down the depth chart.