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Is Bears' Marc Trestman on borrowed time?
Is Bears' Marc Trestman on borrowed time?

The spectacular fashion in which the Bears have fallen to 3-6, more than the fact they are three games below .500, has coach Marc Trestman in an increasingly shaky situation. What Trestman does with the remaining seven games of his second season will determine his future. General manager Phil Emery — and presumably others involved, including Chairman George McCaskey and President Ted Phillips — will evaluate the entire spectrum when charting a future for the organization. Could that future include firing Trestman after only two seasons? Since 2000, 23 coaches have been fired or resigned after two seasons or less (discounting interim reigns). To dump Trestman would be to...