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Real work starts now for ‘optimistic’ coach Matt Eberflus and upgraded Bears

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Eberflus went 3-14 in his first season with the Bears as they tore down their roster.

PHOENIX — The worst is over for Bears coach Matt Eberflus, and while he would forcefully reject this categorization, his real work starts now.

He’s had more than a year to sketch a vision of the team’s future with general manager Ryan Poles, and after an offseason in which they were loaded with the most salary-cap space in the NFL, Eberflus helped craft a legitimate roster. He spent all of last season impossibly holding a stripped-down team to his rigorous standards.