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Three things Bears coach Matt Eberflus needs to fix during ‘mini-bye’

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Bears coach Matt Eberflus shakes hands with an official Thursday.

In an alternate universe, maybe Matt Eberflus would have spent Friday pondering his future. Or packing.

Instead, he met with the Bears’ defensive coaches on Friday afternoon, reviewing the team’s approach in the run and pass games, on third down, in the red zone and under two minutes. He then had a similar meeting with his offensive staffers. The goal: to come up with a plan for each player, and to hand it to them Monday after the Bears’ “mini-bye.