Jason Lieser and Patrick Finley break down a wild 24 hours for the Bears that ended in Matt Eberflus’ firing. Where do they go from here under Thomas Brown, and what’s next for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams?
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Interim coach Thomas Brown’s top responsibility, by far, is to continue Williams’ progress.
The Bears wouldn’t have promoted Brown — and risked damaging the forward momentum of No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams — unless they considered him a real candidate for their head coaching job.
Poles has lost the benefit of the doubt after missing on Matt Eberflus but deserves the chance to prove he has learned from his mistake. One big difference this time: After an unusually short process in hiring Eberflus, Poles now has an unusually long time for this one.