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Matt Eberflus’ downfall isn’t just that his team is losing. It’s that it doesn’t look like a Matt Eberflus-coach team in the process.
Eberflus’ calling card as a coach is instilling a relentless aggressiveness in his teams. It’s all about the H.I.T.S. principle — Hustle, Intensity, Taking the ball way and playing Smart. Eberflus’ Bears are all about being resilient, focused, disciplined — and playing with a verve that tilts the field to their side.
But the Bears haven’t played like that kind of team during a three-game losing streak that has their season veering out of control and their coach headed toward oblivion.