[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15

I made that point previously and it was ignored.

Poles was in Chicago on Tuesday for this second interview, and the Bears weren’t going to let him get on a plane to interview with the Vikings for the second time. But there were some conditions, it seems.

According to Jeff Hughes of Da Bears Blog, Poles “demanded” control in the interviewing process for a new head coach, and he got it.

The Bears already have three head coach finalists in Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus and former Lions/Colts head coach Jim Caldwell. And Poles is going to conduct those interviews.

https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2022/...-coach-hiring/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...lds/ar-AATkZu7

On why Eberflus was on his initial list of candidates

The beautiful thing about the NFL is what you see on tape usually is a reflection of the person behind it. And it was a fast, violent effort. A very good defense. But it was more the style that they played with that got my attention. And then just everyone networks and tries to get to know people throughout the league, so I was able just to call him and meet him years ago just to understand what he was all about, what kind of person he was, and from that there’s a little bit of a relationship, but it went even deeper when we got into the interview process.

On how he knew Eberflus was his coach

When we went through the process, it was a Zoom first so I was able to give a list of candidates I really liked. Matt was on that. When I got here in person, we brought him in and the moment he walked through the room I knew he was the guy. Especially when he started going through his plan. The big thing to know is, I reach out to a lot of people to make sure I’m lined up the right way. I reach out to people that have done it and been successful at it. Every single person said when you know, you know. When you know you got one, you got one. And I’m a guy that when I have conviction about it, it’s time to go. That’s kinda how everything fell into place.