
New Bears coach Matt Eberflus’ so-called H.I.T.S. system emphasizes hustle, intensity, takeaways and smart football. Players are graded in those categories and others every day, practice by practice, and if all the attention to detail challenges them so much that it sometimes runs them ragged? Oh, well. In fact, it’s kind of the whole idea.
“It’s going to be the hardest thing you’ve ever done,” Eberflus assures them.