Are things looking up for Bears and Matt Eberflus?

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/1/13/23552774/bears-breaking-down-biggest-questions-justin-fields-ryan-poles-matt-eberflus-kevin-warren-president

As far as job security, the two fading flailers make Matt Eberflus look like Warren Buffett.

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As Poles’ hire, Eberflus has a lower bar to clear, but Poles’ enthusiastic vote of confidence still is just that — a vote of confidence.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/11/7/23951190/1st-and-10-best-and-worst-of-the-bears-first-half

Bears president Ted Phillips and chairman George McCaskey listen after introducing new general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus on Jan.

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Chicago’s Matt Eberflus finished with the worst record in the NFL, Josh McDaniels turned a 10-win playoff team in Las Vegas into a 6-11 team and the Saints had double-digit losses for the first time since 2005 in their first year under Dennis Allen.

Source: https://triblive.com/sports/record-5-1st-year-coaches-lead-teams-into-nfl-postseason/

Coach Matt Eberflus joked earlier this week that it was the “7,000 passes he’s thrown in his life” that gave Bagent a good sense of when to get rid of the ball.

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Eberflus vaguely took responsibility for his team throwing away a game in which it led by 12 with four minutes left, but steered clear of anything specific.

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Eberflus wouldn’t specify the range of snaps he expects Fields to play, but it’d be surprising if he got as much action as he did last year.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/8/9/23826156/bears-training-camp-quarterback-justin-fields-start-saturday-titans-preseason-opener-soldier-field

• He loves the foundation that Matt Eberflus and his staff established.

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“Hoyer’s had a lot of ball,” Eberflus said.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/10/21/5-things-to-watch-in-the-chicago-bears-las-vegas-raiders-game-plus-our-week-7-predictions/

If coach Matt Eberflus is still around, they might — a great defensive tackle is, in theory, the engine of his defense.

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“It’s always up to the trainers,” Eberflus said.

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“(It’s big) when you have a vision for what you want the football team to be and you have an approach and you spell that out,” Eberflus said.

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Not to say the Bears are going to pop in year two under head coach Matt Eberflus, but they do seem to be going in the right direction.

Source: https://fansided.com/2023/02/26/nfl-rumors-bears-mike-mcglinchey-justin-fields/

Now Eberflus has to show it’s more than merely a theory.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/5/27/23737753/with-wide-range-of-outcomes-for-bears-this-season-will-reveal-matt-eberflus-ability

Poles and coach Matt Eberflus have been asked about every possible free-agent pass rusher, including Ngakoue, Jadeveon Clowney and Frank Clark, and the most they had said was they were taking a long look at them.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/8/3/23819614/bears-splurge-for-pass-rusher-yannick-ngakoue

Poles and coach Matt Eberflus were part of the Bears contingent attending that on-campus event.

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Rookie wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. said the environment Eberflus created has helped.

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Ryan Poles (left) and Matt Eberflus (right) have fixed the defense, but there are still unanswered questions about the Bears.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/12/10/23996184/3-takeaways-from-bears-28-13-win-over-lions-at-soldier-field

“She said, ‘Matt, you know I’ll be your biggest fan,’ ” Eberflus said.

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