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Perhaps one day, Gillette Stadium will be known as the beginning of the beginning for the Bears’ head coach.

Belichick is in his 28th year of head-coaching, the last 23 with the Patriots. He is by far the longest-tenured active NFL head coach, both total and with the same team.

Matt Eberflus dropped enough hints during the Chicago Bears’ review of the first six games that it wouldn’t be a surprise if they were to make a change on the offensive line against the New England Patriots on Monday night at Gillette Stadium.

If the Patriots overpower the Bears on the strength of their personnel, Eberflus will have to accept that. But he can’t allow Belichick to thoroughly outfox him. He has to show he can trade punches with the best.

Matt Eberflus has been a head coach, at any level, for a total of six games. But he’s already got his first legitimate losing streak: three games — and counting — entering the “Monday Night Football” game at the Patriots.

Bears coach Matt Eberflus and defensive coordinator Alan Williams both said this week that the challenge would be greater if the styles were different — say, if one was a running quarterback.

The ever-confident second-round safety has been as good as advertised in his first six NFL games — a fumble recovery on his fifth snap, two sacks and impressive instincts. “What I love about him is his toughness,” coach Matt Eberflus said.

Going behind enemy lines with Bears Wire ahead of the Patriots-Bears Monday Night Football game

For all the talk about the Bears stunting Fields’ growth by refusing to add proven wide receivers to their roster during the offseason, an inconsistent offensive line might be doing even greater damage. Fields’ admission that the team’s pass-blocking made him change how he played the game at its…

He’s perhaps the greatest coach in NFL history not because of any loyalty to one way of doing things. Rather, the scouting report on Belichick is that there is no scouting report.

With the Bears sitting at 2-4, there's plenty of improvement needed on all sides of the ball.