On Monday afternoon, Brown’s attention was focused on the Bears’ upcoming game in San Francisco against the 49ers, but in the morning he addressed the team for the first time as head coach acting.

Brown clearly laid out his plan of attack for the remaining five games of the regular season.

“Before we talked about the Xs and Os, before we talked about our game plan for San Francisco, I talked about making sure our house was in order,” Brown said. “The initial goal is to unify this football team. Everyone agrees, goes in the same direction, speaks the same language and attacks with effort. No more divisions. As for outside noise, we Let’s ignore it. It doesn’t matter, whether it’s positive or negative. What matters is our daily approach, our collaboration and our execution when it’s time to execute.

Brown also discussed with the team the need to be more disciplined, with an emphasis on correcting penalties on game day, establishing a “non-negotiable” identity of being physical at every position and s based on the three “capabilities”: trainability, responsibility and reliability.

“It’s all of us, including me,” Brown said. “I’m not above coaching. Not above responsibility. So we’ll get through this together. It’s about being resilient. No matter what happens, no one cares what happened. past before or what will happen in the future Overcome it, fight it It’s not about the event, it’s about the response Respond in the right way, together, collectively, and start it. attack. “

Brown also announced that while he will continue to call offensive plays – now from the field versus the press box – wide receivers coach Chris Beatty has been elevated to the role of interim offensive coordinator. Beatty is in his first year with the Bears, but has three seasons of NFL coaching experience and 15 seasons of collegiate experience.

On the other side of the ball, coordinator Eric Washington will now be the defensive play caller. A longtime NFL assistant, Washington joined the Bears this offseason after spending four years in Buffalo in various defensive coaching roles. Brown added that he has “tremendous trust and faith” in Washington and the defensive staff “to do their jobs with excellence.”

Although Brown will take on more responsibilities in his new role, he will remain an integral part of Caleb Williams’ development. Over the last three weeks with Brown as the signal caller, the offense has averaged 363.3 yards per game, which includes an average of 275.7 passing yards per game for the rookie quarterback.

For Brown, the key to the continued success of his partnership with Williams is consistency. Brown will still help lead quarterback meetings alongside position coach Kerry Joseph and will be heavily involved in Williams’ weekly operations on the practice field.

“We all have to make adjustments,” Brown said. “Life is constantly changing. It’s not an excuse. I don’t make excuses. So, I think I’m able to communicate (with Williams) effectively, to be on the same page, to continue to demanding that we do things the right way, but also taking it one piece at a time, one day at a time.”

Until the end of the season, Brown’s focus will be on leading and uniting not only Williams and the offense, but the entire locker room. It’s an opportunity and a challenge that he doesn’t take lightly.

“I think it’s just a day-to-day approach and being able to echo that message within each unit,” Brown said. “Obviously myself running the offense, Eric with the defense, HT (special teams coordinator Richard Hightower) from a special teams standpoint, so we’re all on the same page saying the same But also, the best teams are run by the players. So at the end of the day, this has always been and always will be a players’ league, so making these guys understand the importance of family and. of the family business, stay in the family business.

“…We’re in this thing together. We communicate together. I want these guys to understand that they always have a door and a path to come and communicate with me. I’m not just going to do whatever they ask me to do. That’s not how it works. But every thought process aims to be able to understand how to solve problems, how to improve people and the situation so that we can achieve a better result.