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The Bears can’t have Kyle Shanahan, so they have to go find one of their own: an elite offensive play-caller bound to the team by the weight of a head coaching contract.
That was clear by the end of Sunday’s shellacking in Santa Clara, Calif., where Bears brass saw first-hand the impact of Shanahan being perfect in a imperfect situation.
The 49ers were missing future Pro Football Hall of Fame left tackle Trent Williams because of injury Sunday and, by the middle of the first quarter, were down to their third-string left guard.