It’s too early to make any judgments on new Bears coach Matt Eberflus, who hasn’t had a chance yet to fully implement his HITS philosophy — Hustle, Intensity, Takeaways and (playing) Smart, which sounds like something you’d see on a high school football player’s T-shirt. OK, that’s one not-too-early judgment.
But Eberflus has done at least one very good thing, and I suppose it has something to do with his favorite acronym. It’s hard to hustle, be intense, get takeaways and play smart if you’re not, you know, playing. The coach announced Tuesday that many of his starters, including the only guy who really, truly matters, Justin Fields, will play the first half in the Bears’ final preseason game, against the Browns on Saturday night. Good move.
