The Chicago Bears chose to move in a "different direction" from Matt Eberflus on Friday, dismissing the head coach hours after a Thanksgiving loss to the Detroit Lions. Eberflus has maintained the holiday spirit,

A season full of frustration came to a head with the Bears head coach the target of the players' anger. The postgame message of “sticking together” from Matt Eberflus following the Chicago Bears' Thanksgiving Day loss to the Detroit Lions reportedly did not go over well with members of the team.

The Chicago Bears actually did it. They fired a head coach midseason, and there was no one more deserving than Matt Eberflus, whose three-year tenure has been marred by poor coaching decisions and the third-worst winning percentage in franchise history.