Bears find themselves in same old mess as they try to move forward from former coach Matt Eberflus

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus, left, talks with general manager Ryan Poles during the NFL football team’s rookie minicamp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ORG XMIT: ILNH124 Nam Y. Huh/AP Photos

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Bears president Kevin Warren and general manager Ryan Poles have talked a lot about moving the team out of the clumsiness and incompetence that marked much of its recent history, but the last few days felt quite a bit like the same old Bears.

It’s a critical time for Warren and Poles to prove they’re running a serious operation when the chaotic firing of former coach Matt Eberflus, who spoke to reporters on a Zoom call Friday only…