Matt Eberflus measures everything — but how will the Bears measure him?

Matt Eberflus has found a way to measure almost anything on a football field. Sunday at Soldier Field

View this email online Matt Eberflus has found a way to measure almost anything on a football field. Sunday at Soldier Field, the 52-year-old will have his first exposure to the ultimate measurable: wins and losses as an NFL coach. Because a rebuilding Bears team figures to have much more of the former than the latter, it raises the ultimate conundrum for someone whose coaching ethos is based on grading the ungradeable. Beside wins and losses, what would the Bears consider a success? Read more:

Matt Eberflus measures everything — but how will the Bears measure him? Sunday at Soldier Field, the 52-year-old will have his first experience with the ultimate measurable: wins and losses as an NFL. chicago.suntimes.com  •  Share

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