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Eberflus needed to make this move, even if he didn't want to. But how much can Thomas Brown do with the Bears facing a daunting schedule?

After an alarming three-game losing streak, the crumbling Chicago Bears had to do something like fire now-former offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. Maintaining the status quo would've only deepened the Bears' malaise.