According to Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribune, the Colts would have fired Matt Eberflus had he not taken the Bears head coaching job in 2022.

The Bears’ firing of Matt Eberflus was as painful internally as it looked from the outside. In a scathing ESPN report detailing the moments following the embarrassing ending sequence in the Bears’ Thanksgiving Day loss to the Lions, the now-fired coach only consoled his team for “seconds” before chaos broke out.

The Bears could still fire Eberflus later today or on Saturday, but will they? He said he believes he'll coach the team against the 49ers.

According to Wiederer, Poles had been warned by in-house coaches, who had worked with Davis with the Tennessee Titans, that he had a reputation for being "apathetic," a bad teammate and lacked the "football passion" that Poles wants from his players. Still, Poles made the move to sign him.

Ryan Poles isn’t going anywhere. Bears president Kevin Warren confirmed Monday that the team’s current general manager “will remain the general manager” and spearhead the upcoming head coaching search following Friday’s firing of Matt Eberflus.

Was Matt Eberflus the right choice for the Bears? Reports reveal Ryan Poles wasn’t pressured into hiring him, sparking questions about the GM’s decision-making and future with the team.

In Poles' defense, he was hired just two days before the Bears hired Eberflus back in 2022. Poles didn't get to conduct his own search for a head coach, rather he was handed three