Bears could’ve handled Matt Eberflus’ firing better [Video]

It’s not exactly a state secret that the Chicago Bears mishandled Matt Eberflus’ firing.

It had to happen after his timeout meltdown and subsequent double-down on Thanksgiving Day. No one’s arguing that. The issue at hand, though, is how the Bears relieved Eberflus of his duties, having made him be the face of the team’s press conference only to fall on the sword a few hours later. Needless to say, they’ve been panned by those in sports media, including those who intimately cover the franchise.

Firing Eberflus after having him do his press conference isn’t exactly a sign of a healthy organization. And yet, the Bears are steadfast in keeping on their current trajectory — minus Eberflus, of course — with general manager Ryan Poles getting the dreaded vote of confidence from the organization Monday.

As Poles sat next to President and CEO Kevin Warren during a joint press conference to start the week, reporters asked the …