We're months removed from his chaotic time coaching the Chicago Bears, and it's still impossible to overstate Matt Eberflus's disastrous work with the NFL's charter franchise. He didn't know how to use timeouts.

Eberflus came to the Cowboys in 2011 working in a 3-4 defense under Rob Ryan. He left following the 2017 season after working in a 4-3 scheme under Monte Kiffin and Rod Marinelli. In his last two seasons, he served as the passing game coordinator and worked alongside Marinelli in many ways.

Dallas' new defensive coordinator carries a well-earned reputation for safe playcalling. Whether or not that's a winning formula depends on more than just him.

Matt Eberflus's run as a head coach with the Bears came to an end after he mismanaged the final seconds of a Thanksgiving loss to the Lions last November, but the ugly end didn't keep him from landing another job.

New Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer was promoted last month and immediately began to fill out his coaching staff. Among those hires was banished former head coach of the Chicago Bears, Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator.

In his new introduction and re-introduction to Dallas on Tuesday, Eberflus said his goal for Dallas’ defense is ‘pretty simple.’

Matt Eberflus' tenure as head coach of the Chicago Bears didn't exactly end on a high note. His exit came after a cringe-worthy Thanksgiving loss to the Detroit Lions in November 2

Eberflus discussed personnel — from Osa Odighizuwa and Mazi Smith to Trevon Diggs and DaRon Bland — in addressing his plans for next season.

What will new DC Matt Eberflus bring to Cowboys’ defense? - Todd Archer, ESPN. The new DC in Dallas wants the defense to get back to creating lots of turnovers in 2025. “Yeah,