A few years ago, the Bears made a bold move by hiring Kevin Warren as the team’s president and CEO, a decision that felt like a pivotal moment for the franchise. Fast forward to 2024, and that initial optimism has faded. The stadium situation remains unresolved — will the Bears stay in Chicago or move to Arlington Heights? No one knows for sure.
On the football side, head coach Matt Eberflus has been fired, while GM Ryan Poles remains in place, though his future feels uncertain. The team’s most recent press conference only added to the confusion. Poles appeared tense and uncomfortable throughout, while Warren did most of the talking, creating an awkward and unsettling dynamic.
That Bears presser was very awkward. Ryan Poles looked like he was afraid to say the wrong thing.
Kevin Warren looked like he was the main guy but kept telling us he wasn't. Just a very wierd dynamic.
— Dave (@dave_bfr) December 2, 2024
Warren was brought in to be a change-maker, but visible change has been hard to identify. Mark Potash of the Chicago Sun-Times stated that if a newcomer like Warren doesn’t change Halas Hall, the culture of Halas Hall will change him. Potash believes that’s exactly what’s happening, bluntly stating, “He is becoming just like the McCaskeys.”
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“He is becoming just like the McCaskeys.”
One thing Warren was determined to avoid during his time in Chicago was conforming to the Bears “traditional” beliefs. He aimed to stay true to himself, which was clearly reflected in his personality and the way he communicated with the media up until this point.
Nobody finds success in failure quite like the Bears.
Potash also criticized Warren for allowing Eberflus to hold a press conference shortly before being fired, calling it a poor decision that highlighted the Bears’ dysfunction. It was exactly the type of “Bears move” that Warren was brought in to prevent.
Now, the Bears are entering one of the most critical coaching searches in their history. Pairing the right coach with former No. 1 draft pick Caleb Williams will define the team’s future. But for now, the atmosphere at Halas Hall feels all too familiar — a sense of “same old Bears.” Potash urged the front office to break old habits and go against their instincts in hopes of finally getting it right. But time is running out, and so far, all signs for Chicago do not look good.
Warren is about to unhinge George’s spine and crawl right up in there, eventually combining the two mens’ DNA and literally becoming a McCaskey himself. If you’ve seen The Substance, it’s like that, but in reverse.
The dimwiited McCasskeys will see how taking a new approach by firing a coach mid-season turned into a bigger disaster so the timid George, standing in Virginia’s feeble shadow, will stutter aimlessly while announcing the team will seek an outside adviser to help the search for a new HC for the 2025 season (that the next new GM hired in 2026) will be hamstrung with. This time it won’t be former washed-out Colts or Giants advisers like Polian or Accorsi; this time it will be an actual former NFL HC. “Ladies and gentlemen of the press, welcome Rich Kotite!”
Ryan Poles is the right guy to rebuild the Bears, but McCaskey is not giving him a free hand. This has been a problem for the Bears for years now. McCaskey chose Eberflus before he hired Poles and now he’s hired Kevin Warren. Ryan Poles isn’t being given the choices he’d like to make and now it appears Kevin Warren is going to choose the next head coach. I’ve been told Poles wanted Jim Harbaugh but Warren didn’t. So, the saga goes on and the Bears continue to struggle.
WTF? Was this article written to directly contradict the article written this morning? And to keep the audiences head spinning?
Which one of the articles does the author believe?
Bring Johnson and Saleh in to work with Cunningham.