Yeh he will be gone

Poles had a teardown, however this is worse than the worst estimates

It is a question of self preservation, thus

Scenario 1

Flus stays, year 3 of the thing we should win, we won’t. Because he is an awful communicator, and therefore terrible coach

Poles has overseen the worst 3 years in Bears history, and probably has no answer at QB

He is now on very very shaky ground and Warren can say thanks, now it’s my turn with my guys

Scenario 2

Hire new coach, and Poles gets a 2 to 3 year reset, WITH buy in from Kevin Warren

It’s self preservation/politics

The worst hiring in Bears history.

Ownership need to be honest with themselves, and ask who was responsible for this.

This will sound silly, and the strength of schedule probably plays against it.

But the Bears defence is ranking very high over recent weeks, possibly now they are bedded in with Flus as the DC, plus adding Sweat.

The run game is one of the best in the league and the o-line is actually now solid and certain.

And in the three games before he got injured I think Fields had the highest QBR (or some metric) in the league.

There is a scenario where this all gels. Certainly, it’s by a long distance the best supporting cast Fields has had as a Bear. How this plays out has butterfly effect implications for the draft, the top QB’s and any potential landing spot for Fields in the off season.

Oh it stands out