Kevin Warren stated the plan moving forward was for GM Ryan Poles to spearhead the search for the next head coach. However, nothing about the man’s demeanor in that press conference expressed optimism and confidence in the future. Poles just looked defeated. Maybe he was still struggling with the decision to fire Matt Eberflus before the end of the season. He does tend to get emotional with such moves. Still, many began to speculate the GM was on shaky ground inside Halas Hall.
The news coming out over the past two weeks has only begun to reinforce that notion. It started with the revelation that Poles was never comfortable with the Warren hire, feeling it cut off his promised communication with ownership. Then, the big hits came out. A report by Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribunerevealed Poles hired Eberflus despite information that the defensive coordinator was about to get fired. …