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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Rick Morrissey

Whatever Bears coach Matt Eberflus is saying about Justin Fields, think the opposite

Bears coach Matt Eberflus has a decision to make at quarterback this week — unless he’s already made it. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

I love football coaches. They worry about everything. They analyze everything. If there were a way to analyze players at a molecular level, they would. Actually, I can’t rule out that they’ve already cracked the code and can tell you why Justin Fields’ mitochondria is better than Aaron Rodgers’.

So there’s this intense analytical side to coaches, which involves accounting for every minute of every day, and then there’s this other side, which is a combination of paranoia and superstition. Imagine Dr. Anthony Fauci believing in leprechauns. That’s the kind of dissonance we’re talking about here.

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