If you owned an iconic NFL franchise, and you just doubled down on an awful season with a coaching hire that didn’t exactly overwhelm a mutinous fan base, and you were, well, a little nuts, how would you mitigate the fallout?

Jerry Jones has fired former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus to serve as the team's next defensive coordinator, and fan reactions are exactly what you'd expect.

After hiring Brian Schottenheimer, the Cowboys are bringing in Matt Eberflus to be their new defensive coordinator.

New defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, whom the Bears picked Sunday night, figures to interview position coaches to come work for him. The Bears already agreed to hire Al Harris as the secondary coach/defensive pass-game coordinator, replacing Jon Hoke.

Brian Schottenheimer has made a high-profile addition to his Cowboys staff, bringing in ex-Bears head coach Matt Eberflus to be the team's new DC.

Matt Eberflus is expected to be the next defensive coordinator in Dallas and he'll take a step toward the job on Monday.

The Colts reached the playoffs twice and were a top-10 scoring defense three times in Eberflus’ four seasons as defensive coordinator. Chicago went 14-32 under Eberflus and never had better than the league’s 18th-best scoring defense.

Matt Eberflus will be Dallas' third defensive coordinator in as many years, with Dan Quinn here in 2022 and Mike Zimmer - who tells us he's retiring - here in 2024.

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To take that next step, the Cowboys might require a true organizational shakeup, but Jones is prioritizing familiarity over success instead.