Why Chicago Bears decided now was time to fire a head coach (Matt Eberflus) in-season for first time

The Chicago Bears have had a lot of bad head coaches before, but Matt Eberflus was the first one the team decided to fire in-season in franchise history.

This coaching situation and this year's team has some unique characteristics that helped George McCaskey, Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles pull the trigger on a coaching change.

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