The Chicago Bears' head coaching opening is believed to be the most coveted job in the hiring cycle this offseason but that doesn't give the fanbase hope that the organization will get the hire right.
After all, since the firing of Lovie Smith, each of the head coaching hires that the Bears have made has failed miserably. No matter if it was the hiring of Marc Trestman, John Fox, Matt Nagy, or Matt Eberflus, the timeline of the head coach and general manager were never on the same trajectory.
In the case of Nagy, the Bears had to hand out an extension to then general manager Ryan Pace to give the impression that Pace and Nagy had the same timeline. The end result was each staying one season too long.
The common denominator of all the failed hirings the Bears have had over the last decade is theMcCaskey Family. As long as the family remains the shareholders of the Bears' organization, there is no reason to believe that the next hire they make will be the right choice.
There remains a tiny sliver of hope. If you are reading this and already rolling your eyes at the thought of there being hope, I understand. The Bears do not deserve that benefit of the doubt. But, until it is proven otherwise, Kevin Warren remains the only wild card.
There is a very real possibility that the Bears will finish the season with an 11-game losing streak. For all the endorsements that Warren has made this season, the fact remains that the Bears have become an embarrassment to the city of Chicago. The city that Warren has been so desperate to praise in his efforts to land a new stadium. The city of Chicago understands that the Bears' organization is currently a joke.
How can Kevin Warren fix the Bears' reputation?
The initial speculation is that the Bears may be willing to move on from Poles if the head coaching candidate they target prefers to work with their handpicked general manager. If that consideration is even remotely on the table, Warren needs to fire Poles. Even if that scenario is not being considered, Warren needs to fire Poles.
The only hope that exists for the Bears is if Warren does what no one before has been willing to do, hire a head coach and general manager who are aligned and on the same timeline. Not an outside consultant, not the McCaskey's meddling. Nothing the Bears have done previously has worked and it's time for the organization to put their big boy pants on and act like a modern NFL franchise.