Ryan Poles came in as the GM 48 hours ago. From there he met with three finalists for the head coaching position. Jim Caldwell was first. Then he came Dan Quinn and Matt Eberflus. Everybody seemed convinced that Quinn was the heavy favorite. Poles took a night to sleep on it. Then on Thursday morning, the Chicago Bears reached a decision. Eberflus was their guy. He will become the 17th head coach of the franchise according to Adam Schefter.
It was noted that Eberflus was a strong recommendation by Bears consultant Bill Polian but must be kept in mind that Poles and the coach also share the same agent (former Bear Trace Armstrong). So it's a safe bet the Bears GM knew about Eberflus long before Polian became involved. He interviewed the coach by himself on Wednesday. A source informed SM that the meeting was short. This would seem to offer a strong indication Poles heard everything he needed to hear.
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