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Bears president Kevin Warren is empowering GM Ryan Poles — so why doesn't it feel that way?

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Bears president/CEO Kevin Warren said Monday that general manager Ryan Poles would keep his job, be the “point person” for the team’s upcoming head coach search and, in case of a disagreement, have “final say” about whom they hire.

So why was Warren the one who gave the 8-minute, 20-second opening statement Monday to explain the firing of Matt Eberflus? The rest of the Halas Hall press conference, which featured questions for both Warren and Poles, lasted only 13 minutes.