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The Chicago Bears welcome back their former head coach on Sunday.<\/p>\n
On FOX\u2019s NFL Sunday Game of the Week, the Dallas Cowboys come to Chicago with Matt Eberflus as the Cowboys\u2019 defensive coordinator.<\/p>\n
Eberflus spoke to reporters on Thursday and made things clear: He\u2019s not dreading a return to Chicago on Sunday, and he still cherishes what he learned as head coach of the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
Eberflus\u2019 tenure in Chicago was not particularly impressive. He lasted two and a half seasons in Chicago and was the first coach in Bears history to be fired during a season.<\/p>\n
When asked if he was dreading this week, Eberflus quickly said he wasn\u2019t. He still looks upon his time in Chicago fondly because of how much he learned.<\/p>\n
“When you become a head coach, it\u2019s a different job so you learn a lot of things,” Eberflus told reporters on Thursday. “The experiences there, certainly I cherish all of those.”<\/p>\n
He was asked about sharing intel about the Bears with his current coaching staff, and about the Bears players he coached who are still in Chicago.<\/p>\n
Eberflus named-dropped Kyler Gordon as one of the talented players he worked with, and reveled in the secondary he helped build. The Bears didn\u2019t have a winning season under Eberflus, but his defenses were able to hold some of the better offenses in the NFL in check.<\/p>\n
“We didn\u2019t win enough and all that, but I\u2019ve got fond memories of Flus and I have a lot of respect for him as a man and as a coach,” Bears tight end Cole Kmet said. “I think he instilled a really hard work ethic here.”<\/p>\n
Those defensive players recalled the success they had, especially in his second season when they hit a stride in the second half of the year.<\/p>\n
“We had some good times with coach Flus,” linebacker Tremaine Edmunds said.<\/p>\n
Eberflus remembers that over anything.<\/p>\n
“I always loved working with the players there,” Eberflus said. “We played some good ball.”<\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
Bears fans remember how Eberflus\u2019 tenure ended. The Bears didn\u2019t call a timeout on a Thanksgiving Day game vs. Detroit, and a chance to tie the game at 23-23 ended with the clock running down and Caleb Williams tossing an incomplete pass to Rome Odunze as time expired.<\/p>\n
It was the last decision Eberflus had as coach of the Bears. He understands how getting questioned on all the decisions comes with being a head coach.<\/p>\n
“You\u2019re always going to be questioned on certain decisions,” Eberflus said.<\/p>\n
Eberflus has his own set of decisions running the Dallas defense. But, Chicagoans remember his tenure ending as the Bears lost their third-straight game against an NFC North team by one score.<\/p>\n
Whatever his reception is at Soldier Field on Sunday, he\u2019s not thinking about that.<\/p>\n
“I haven\u2019t thought about it,” Eberflus said.<\/p>\n
Instead, Eberflus is thinking about what he can do to improve the Cowboys\u2019 defense that struggled against the New York Giants last Sunday in an overtime win. Dallas won a 40-37 game, where Eberflus\u2019 defense intercepted Russell Wilson to help set up a game-winning field goal.<\/p>\n
The Bears don\u2019t represent his old stomping grounds. They\u2019re next on the schedule.<\/p>\n
“I look at it as one opportunity to execute,” Eberflus said.<\/p>\n
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