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It figures.
Mike Vrabel best fit the attribute “leader of men’’ that the Bears are seeking in a head coach. That job description was so pointed, so specific that it left observers with the sense that former coach Matt Eberflus couldn’t lead men and, further, would have a difficult time leading animals, vegetables or minerals.
But Vrabel? Here was a candidate who could turn the Bears into something more than a long-running punchline. Here was a tough guy with head-coaching experience and, better, a tough guy whose experience with head coaching involved actual winning.