Bears overdue to fire coach Matt Eberflus and need to do it now rather than wait

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus talks to the media after an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ORG XMIT: MIPS198 Carlos Osorio/AP Photos

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DETROIT — Matt Eberflus is done. His future as Bears head coach has been bleak for weeks, but there’s no coming back from the way he bungled the final sequence of the Bears’ 23-20 loss to the Lions on Thursday.

He threw away the Bears’ shot at tying or winning the game by doing nothing as the clock ran out with him still holding his last timeout. Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams felt he didn’t have the authority to use one in that scenario, leaving him completely —…