It isn’t a secret that fans and media wanted Matt Eberflus gone. That has been the case for weeks. In truth, many urged the Chicago Bears to make the move last January, feeling it was necessary for the future of the quarterback they planned to draft. It didn’t happen. A few months later, he became the first head coach in franchise history to get fired midseason. People are left wondering who finally pushed it over the finish line since it obviously wasn’t ownership. The McCaskeys have resisted doing something like this for decades.
Enter SearSTower. The Twitter handle has become a new sensation lately for its surprisingly accurate information. It was the first to state that former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones was signing with the Minnesota Vikings.
That is why it was interesting when they delivered detailed information about what was happening in Halas Hall. From what he’s heard, the biggest voice in the building for moving on from Eberflus has been GM Ryan Poles. That’s right, the man everybody believes has protected the head coach all season has made the strongest argument to move on. A source corroborated to SM that it began after the loss to New England.
For those still skeptical, Jeff Hughes of Da Bears Blog basically confirmed this as well after the firing became official.
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Matt Eberflus no longer deserved Poles’ loyalty.
The GM went against the wishes of many by bringing the head coach back this season. That includes team president Kevin Warren, who is said to have preferred moving on. Poles felt the coach deserved a chance to build on the momentum he’d created towards the end of last season. It looked like that was a smart decision after the Bears started 4-2. Then the offense fell apart, Shane Waldron was fired, the Hail Mary happened, and things spiraled after that. Poles was ready to pull the plug after the Patriots fiasco, but ownership resisted the idea. They prefer to let coaches finish a season. However, the debacle in Detroit finally pushed it over the red line.
One thing we’ve learned about Poles is he’s a pragmatic man. When he realizes something isn’t working anymore, he doesn’t waste time moving on. He traded Chase Claypool barely a year after acquiring him from Pittsburgh. Nate Davis was cut less than two seasons into his sizable free agent contract. It is keeping with his character that he flipped on Matt Eberflus once it became clear the head coach was in over his head. At last, he finally got his way.
@jack60616 I think Bubba’s point is that he would be happier as a Jacksonville fan, with their all white leadership…lol.
if any of this is true, Poles deserves zero kudos over this. It’s uncertain who hired Fluss (some reports claim he was hired before Poles) but this story says that it was Poles who brought him back this year. Apparently going to bat for him. That is incredibly ignorant of him. Knowing that it’s very important to set the coach up with a new QB for at least a 3 year commitment so that they can grow together. Why would you want a HC who is basically trying to save his job? We saw how that worked with Nagy and… Read more »
@jack60616 — The “fact” is that if Ryan Poles had only three choices; he could have traveled on to MN, where similar reports (or “rumors/facts”) indicate that Poles would have been hired as the Vikings GM; rather than Kwesi Adofo-Mensah (KAM) — and although it remains merely conjecture, we can.presume he would have been afforded the same opportunity to hire Rams OC, Kevin O’Connell (KOC) as the Bears new HC (read the article and you’ll also recognize the name of Josh McCown — hired by KAM Feb. 27, 2024 as QB coach — an individual with the highest possible reputation… Read more »
@TGena Again my issue in your comment was about you saying that the hiring of Flus was just hearsay that he Poles only had three to choose from… and I am stating with verified reports…he only had three to choose from….. now has far as the competency of Poles as a GM…i am not saying he has done a superb job… but … i don’t think he is God awful like you want to make it seem like… for as bad as the late game decisions have been…they been in the games till the end with Elite teams…. thats speaks… Read more »
@jack60616 — For those of you (“prone to believe” and others) who think Ryan Poles has been a competent NFL GM and has excelled in his selection of his HC and the development of the Bears QB room, to include a prize rookie QB — as well creating an enviable team culture… .. read Alec Lewis’ article for The Athletic: “Why Daniel Jones signing with the Vikings makes a world of sense for both sides” And tell me if you see any resemblance between what Ryan Poles and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has established for his team and particularly for any of… Read more »