Change is good? Bears' response vs. 49ers will be telling

Matt Eberflus (right) was 5-19 in one-score games in his two-plus seasons as the Bears’ head coach.Mike Mulholland/Getty

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Whether it’s Matt Eberflus or Thomas Brown, the root of the head coach’s impact is the same. It’s not enough to like him. You have to believe in him. You have to play for him.

That sure seemed to be the undoing of Eberflus. He was generally like and respected by his players. But when it came time to play for him, they faltered.

The Bears had one of those moments following the devastating Hail Mary loss to the Commanders on Oct. 27 at Northwest Stadium. The Bears acknowledged the magnitude of that loss — safety Kevin Byard said the cliche “24-hour rule” of…