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.
Well sally…those who claim to know everything actually know nothing….
No doubt Flus had to go. But I’m wondering how Thomas Brown will handle the offense. He’s been calling plays from the skybox. Now he’ll be on the field. Will the O suffer? He’ll also have less time devoted to the offense and won’t be full-time HC either, due to his OC duties. Unless he plans to give OC duties to somebody else. The change is not as rosy as it may first appear. I’m not saying Flus should have stayed, but it could continue to implode if the offense regresses. But I’m looking forward to Washington as DC calling… Read more »
Let’s say Flus was fired after the NE game. Waldron would still likely be here if that were the case. I doubt they would have fired both Flus and Waldron at the same time. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the HC and OC fired at the same time in season, and The Bears never having fired an HC during the season wasn’t about to go from that, to firing both guys at the same time.
Well @searSTower said it. Poles isn’t going anywhere. And it was his decision to move on from eberflus. I guess Schefter now has competition. Either way it’s time to move on to the next great drama in Halas Hall. My money is on the new HC hire next year.
C’mon man. Nate Davis hung around way too long. 2 years of being a bum is an eternity in NFL time. As for the “momentum” of Flus ending last season 7-5 in the final 12 games (not exactly a dominant stretch), don’t forget the 7-5 would have been about 3 wins better if not for Flus already displaying his tendency to botch in-game strategy that lost his team games that they were in control of. That, coupled with a new “generational” QB coming in shouldve been enough for Poles to make the tough but correct call and tell Flus “Thanks… Read more »