We’re past the midway point of the season, the contenders are starting to separate from the pretenders and there’s lots to get to in the Tuesday notes. So let’s

When Matt Eberflus walked into his first training camp as the Chicago Bears head coach, he did so with a collection of 19 assistants, a mostly handpicked coaching staff he believed could help lift the team to new heights. That was just 27 months ago.

There have been no real highs to the Eberflus “era.” We’re at the stage where everything he says is just kindling for the fire. Or firing.