The time mismanagement at the end of Thursday's 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions was the final straw for Matt Eberflus, but Chicago Bears players had

Of the many questions asked of the Chicago Bears after they fired head coach Matt Eberflus following their Week 13 loss to the Detroit Lions, one stood out above the rest: Why did they allow him to speak to the media on Friday morning?

The Bears find themselves in a paradox. From a distance, they're a bumbling mess with an ugly 4-8 record, riding a six-game losing streak with a main objective to invent ways to lose close games. They fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron a month ago and head coach Matt Eberflus after a third-consecutive humiliating loss.