On the day after yet another jaw-dropping loss — this time with one of the more humiliating finishes in franchise history playing out in front of an extra-large and astonished holiday audience — the Chicago Bears leaned into their most straightforward path toward resolution.

You can’t come back from this embarrassment. You just can't. With a little more than a month left, the Bears need to salvage some dignity.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles issued a statement regarding the team firing former head coach Matt Eberflus.

Poles has lost the benefit of the doubt after missing on Matt Eberflus but deserves the chance to prove he has learned from his mistake. One big difference this time: After an unusually short process in hiring Eberflus,