Embarrassments versus triumphs: How to conduct an honest performance review of the Bears
CHICAGO — Maybe, if what the leaders at Halas Hall are selling has substance, the Chicago Bears may truly be ready to enter the on-ramp toward meaningful progress.
If, as Bears general manager Ryan Poles asserted, coach Matt Eberflus is the right leader for this moment, a head-down grinder with high integrity and a knack for unifying, then the Bears can withstand another bumpy week and emerge with greater strength.
“I know it looks like we’re far away,” Poles said Wednesday. “But this dude comes in every day and just keeps chipping away.”
And if, as Eberflus said, the culture is truly, to borrow his description, “outstanding,” then the Bears should have deep reserves of ambition, resilience and harmony to fuel them through the second half of the season.
“These guys work hard every single day,” Eberflus said. “The relationship piece is there. We care about each other. We’re working diligently to get this thing turned. We really feel we’re turning the corner.”
If so, November should be as defining as any stretch the Bears will face. Starting Sunday in New Orleans and continuing with a quick-turnaround home game Thursday against the Carolina Panthers, the Bears have a chance to do something they have yet to accomplish under the current regime:
