Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren vowed they would work together to turn around the Chicago Bears despite how they came together. Poles was hired as GM in 2022, where he was promised a direct line of communication to ownership. However, that changed when Warren was hired as team president, creating an obstacle to that line. Even so, nothing seemed amiss even after the team fired head coach Matt Eberflus last month. Warren insisted Poles would remain the GM and lead the search for a replacement.
However, some felt the air had changed. Poles looked defeated at the most recent press conference. Warren seemed like somebody who’d seized control and planned to keep it that way. It has led to constant speculation about whether this partnership was destined for separation. To know for sure, two pieces of information are necessary. First is Poles’ job security. Jeff Hughes of Da Bears Blogconfirmed widespread speculation …