Yesterday, Ryan Poles, Kevin Warren and Thomas Brown met the media. Here are my thoughts.
Warren and Poles.
- Two words strike me every time I hear Kevin Warren speak: empty suit. When he says things like the Bears “have the greatest fans in all of sports”…does anyone actually believe him? In what world is that even on the periphery of accurate?
- Warren made it a distinct point to confirm Ryan Poles will remain the GM of the franchise moving forward and will be the “point person” for the head coaching search.
- Warren said that Caleb Williams is “special” and can “become more special.” Yes, he actually said that. I’d like to be more special.
- Warren lists a bunch of platitudes he’s looking for in the next head coach. My favorite? “A decisive decision maker.” Isn’t making a decision, by very definition, decisive?
- Poles cites the “end of game detailing” as the reason for firing Flus.
- Warren keeps repeating that “today” is when the Bears trajectory starts pointing upwards. What has he been doing for the last two years?
- Warren said the Eberflus decision was not made when Flus met the media Friday. This is also what I was told by several people. But still…why not just have Flus delay his media availability until the afternoon if you’re discussing his fate?
- Poles seems deflated, beaten down. He has every right to be disappointed with the result on the field, but this is a moment to put on a show for the cameras.
- Poles was asked about the Shane Waldron experience. He paused for about three minutes before not answering.
- When did football executives start talking like they work in human resources? The shear amount of jargon coming out of this press conference is mind-blowing.
Brown.
- Brown has a pretty compelling oratory style.
- He wants a violent team, for a violent game. I don’t know how everyone does not see what I see in this guy. He’s a head coach.
- There’s a lot of “I don’t give a damn” about Brown. Doesn’t want to hear excuses. Doesn’t want to talk about the long-term coaching search. Doesn’t want this locker room to air their differences publicly anymore.
Big Takeaway.
I have far more confidence in the interim head coach of the Chicago Bears than I do the two men tasked with finding his replacement.