When thinking about possible favorites for the next Chicago Bears head coach, you can’t leave out Brian Flores. He has direct ties to GM Ryan Poles. They were teammates at Boston College. He has head coaching experience from his time in Miami, where he had two winning seasons in three years. His reputation is one of toughness, discipline, and a demanding style. All of those are qualities this locker room needs after such a dysfunctional 2024. The big elephant in the room is what Flores will do about the offense.
His reputation in Miami is ugly in that regard. He blew through four different offensive coordinators in three years and had a frosty relationship with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. It is hard to imagine he is the ideal choice to develop Caleb Williams. Flores would need a strong option at offensive coordinator to sell it. Charlie Campbell of Walter Football has information on that front. The coach appears to have a name in mind for that job were he to land in Chicago.
It is somebody Bears fans know well.
Brian Flores banking on Josh McCown is a dangerous gamble.
Nobody disputes the former quarterback has a wealth of NFL experience, having played for almost two decades. His work in Minnesota this past season as their quarterbacks coach resulted in Sam Darnold having a career year, going 13-4. However, McCown has zero experience calling plays in the NFL. He’s never been a coordinator at any level. He’s only been a coach for two seasons. Entrusting him with the pivotal development of Williams is incredibly reckless. Never mind the reputation Brian Flores has for developing an itchy trigger finger to fire guys if they don’t have immediate success. That doesn’t sound like a great plan, at least from the Bears’ perspective.
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All you die hard Poles fans need to reconsider your alliances, as keeping him on his last year probably cost the Bears at a legitimate shot at getting Ben Johnson. I hope this is wrong, but: ”Ben Johnson was very interested but wanted Lance Newmark at GM.”
Keeping inept GM Poles at the expense of acquiring extremely successful and highest potential HC Ben is virtually criminal, even treasonous, to the Bears’ future progress and well-being.
@Bear_Down —
Here’s a blast from the past that applies double, today:
“… no NFL HC candidate with a brain and a pulse would believe that a mess such as 14-32 is solely attributable to a single man (namely, Matt Eberflus).
Ryan Poles’ ineptitude has contributed (if not caused) the Chicago Bears team to regress, over the last three years (and cause that 6-11 record in 2021, to be recalled as the Halcyon Days).”
Everybody knows it — Poles is the one that blows it
Bears: “Ben Johnson was very interested but wanted Lance Newmark at GM.” If true, that should tell you all you need to know of the Ben Johnson to Bears situation. It sucks if true, but City of Sins is where he’s probably heading. So be prepared if you’re a die hard BJ fan. Todd Monken would be my choice moving forward.
This would be a bonehead decision if they went this direction.