EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — One of the predominant concerns over the Bears’ hiring of Matt Eberflus as coach was whether someone with a lifelong specialization in defense could invigorate the maddeningly listless offense Matt Nagy left behind.
He hasn’t done it yet, and now he’s fending off increasingly sharp questions that he has never faced in 30 years as a defensive coach. He has a nonfunctioning passing attack — Is that the right word? — amid a confluence of poor pass protection, minimal wide receiver separation and rookie-like play from quarterback Justin Fields.
