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MINNEAPOLIS — Three days after Matt Eberflus was fired, Bears president Kevin Warren thought he was settling the Ryan Poles matter at the press conference to address Eberflus’ firing. And there was just one hitch — no one believed him.
“[The] next item I want to make sure we’re clear about is Ryan Poles is the general manager of the Chicago Bears and he will remain the general manage of the Chicago Bears,” Warren said on Dec. 2 at Halas Hall. “I’m confident in Ryan. My faith remains strong in him.”
As any veteran observer of these episodes knows all too well, they believe in you at Halas Hall until they don’t.