Bears' loss to Vikings should seal fate of another coach not named Matt Eberflus

Just a week ago, the Chicago Bears faced a division rival in the Green Bay Packers and put themselves in position to win on the final play of the game.

As we all know, by now, Cairo Santos' kick was blocked and the Bears would go on to lose in heartbreaking fashion.

In Week 12, the Bears once again faced a division rival and, once again, endured some special teams woes. This time, it was a home tilt against the Minnesota Vikings.

It wasn't the tail end of the game, but in what felt like deja vu, the Bears were in position once again to kick a go-ahead field goal. It was roughly mid-second quarter and Santos lined up for another kick from similar distance as the miss last week.

In a tie game, the Bears had an opportunity to go up 10-7 at this point, but to fans' disgust, Santos' kick was blocked. It would be the second-straight blocked field goal attempt for this unit.

On the ensuing drive, the Vikings would march down and score a touchdown to go up 14-7. Santos' second blocked kick in as many tries would lead to a 10-point swing in this one. But, that wouldn't be the last special teams gaffe on the day.

The recent rash of Bears special teams mistakes should lead to Richard Hightower's firing

In the third quarter, the Bears had gotten a stop and were in position to receive a Vikings punt down 17-10 with an opportunity to go down and potentially tie the game. A couple of seconds after the punt came off the foot of Vikings punter Ryan Wright, Bears return man Deandre Carter had made his decision.

Carter began signaling to stay away from the football as it was set to land right in front of him.

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The only problem was, Carter didn't stay away from the football, himself, and the ball bounced right off of his leg and Minnesota recovered.

The Vikings began that following drive on the Bears' 15-yard-line and scored in five plays, going up 24-10.

Amidst a season where we've seen Matt Eberflus mismanage time, opt for boneheaded challenge attempts and simply fail to prepare his football team, most would assume he's as good as gone by the end of the year.

But, the Bears don't fire head coaches midseason. Instead, they'll fire coordinators and continue providing scapegoats. In this instance, special teams coordinator Richard Hightower looks to be the next scapegoat before Eberflus is ultimately canned.

The reality is, the majority of this coaching staff needs to be fired. Ryan Poles has to reset and get it right this next time. Hightower is yet another piece of this failing puzzle and his units proved as much against the Vikings.