{"id":132717,"date":"2024-12-03T05:01:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T22:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132717"},"modified":"2024-12-03T05:01:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T22:01:49","slug":"bears-kevin-warren-head-coach-opening-will-be-the-most-coveted-job-in-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132717","title":{"rendered":"Bears\u2019 Kevin Warren: Head coach opening \u2018will be the most coveted job\u2019 in the NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LAKE FOREST, Ill. \u2014 <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"36\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/bears\/\">Chicago Bears<\/a> president\/CEO Kevin Warren and general manager Ryan Poles met with the media Monday afternoon, 72 hours after the first in-season firing of a head coach in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>Warren proclaimed the team\u2019s head coaching vacancy as \u201cthe most coveted job in the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/\">National Football League<\/a> this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the traditional praise for Bears fans and the team\u2019s tradition, Warren outlined the appealing attributes as the Bears join the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"52\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/jets\/\">Jets<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"50\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/saints\/\">Saints<\/a> \u2014 likely among others \u2014 in a head-coaching search.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to have plenty of salary-cap space,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have a young talented roster. We have strong draft capital in the upcoming draft. And we have a quarterback in <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"DiAaXv04mEyJr9Ro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/caleb-williams-DiAaXv04mEyJr9Ro\/\">Caleb Williams<\/a> who\u2019s shown that he\u2019s very special, and in the right environment, he can become even more special than he already has shown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warren began the news conference with an eight-minute opening statement, in which he said Poles will remain the team\u2019s general manager and be the \u201cpoint person\u201d for the team\u2019s search for a head coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRyan is young. He\u2019s talented. He\u2019s bright. He\u2019s hard-working,\u201d Warren said. \u201cHe has done everything in his power on a daily basis to bring a winner to Chicago. And I\u2019m confident in Ryan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two will oversee the coaching search \u201cin tandem,\u201d Warren said. When it comes to final say, that seemed a little more complicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinal say is doing what\u2019s right for the best interest of the Chicago Bears,\u201d Warren said. \u201cSo I\u2019m confident. I\u2019ve never been concerned about final say or whatever. Ryan, he\u2019s general manager, he leads our football operation, he\u2019ll serve as the point person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5956030\/2024\/11\/29\/bears-head-coach-candidates-list\/\" class=\"go-deeper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"go-deeper\">\n<div class=\"go-deeper-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/29123540\/GettyImages-2186723292-1024x682.jpg?width=128&amp;height=128&amp;fit=cover&amp;auto=webp\" class=\"go-deeper\" alt=\"go-deeper\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-label\">GO DEEPER<\/p>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-title\">Who could be the Bears&#8217; next head coach? Here are 15 potential candidates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asked about the decision in the case of dissenting opinions, Warren responded, \u201cRyan is the general manager. He\u2019s the head of football operations, so he will have the final say if it ever got to that point, but I\u2019m confident that we will work through it because the good thing about it is so long as we keep the center of our decisions what\u2019s in the best interest of the Chicago Bears, our players, as we go forward, it will become clear as far as who is the person to lead this franchise from a football standpoint, from a coaching standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bears fired Eberflus on Friday, making an in-season coaching change for the first time in franchise history less than 24 hours after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5955553\/2024\/11\/28\/bears-lions-score-result-takeaways\/\">three-point loss to the Detroit Lions<\/a> in which Eberflus was widely criticized for his clock management. The loss dropped the Bears to 4-8 on the season and 14-32 in Eberflus\u2019 two-plus seasons in Chicago. He was 5-19 in one-score games and 2-13 in the NFC North.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at the end-of-the-game situations, just some of the detailing to finish in those moments.\u201d Poles said. \u201cWe all know a lot of these games come down to those critical spots that we weren\u2019t able to get over the hump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The firing on Friday came two hours after Eberflus spoke with reporters over Zoom for his weekly day-after-game news conference. He expressed confidence in being the head coach for this week\u2019s game against the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"58\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/niners\/\">49ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Warren said that he, Poles and chairman George McCaskey had been meeting to discuss Eberflus\u2019 future and a decision had yet to be made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn retrospect, could we have done better? Yes,\u201d Warren said. \u201cBut we were trying to be respectful and we did not know our decision when he started his press conference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bears promoted Thomas Brown to interim head coach, three weeks after he was promoted to offensive coordinator from passing game coordinator to replace Shane Waldron.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThomas is incredibly bright,\u201d Warren said. \u201cHe\u2019s hard-working. He\u2019s grown up around the game. He\u2019s talented. He has great leadership capabilities. He\u2019s decisive and he\u2019s clear. And I\u2019m excited to watch him lead our football team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5957910\/2024\/11\/30\/matt-eberflus-fired-bears-players-locker-room\/\" class=\"go-deeper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"go-deeper\">\n<div class=\"go-deeper-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/29232521\/GettyImages-2183196534-scaled-e1732940751254-1024x683.jpg?width=128&amp;height=128&amp;fit=cover&amp;auto=webp\" class=\"go-deeper\" alt=\"go-deeper\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-label\">GO DEEPER<\/p>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-title\">The Bears finally fired Matt Eberflus. But he lost the locker room long ago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In his first team meeting, Brown didn\u2019t begin with X\u2019s and O\u2019s ahead of a matchup against the 49ers on Sunday, but he wanted to talk about \u201cmaking sure our house is right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe initial goal is to unify this football team,\u201d Brown said. \u201cEverybody\u2019s on the same accord, moving in the same direction, speaking the same language and attacking with effort. No more divisions. As far as the outside noise, we ignore it. It doesn\u2019t matter, whether it\u2019s positive or negative. What matters is our daily approach, us working together and executing when it\u2019s time to go execute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown will continue to call plays, only now from the field. Wide receivers coach Chris Beatty will serve as offensive coordinator \u2014 Beatty and Brown worked together in 2014 on the Wisconsin Badgers staff. Defensive coordinator Eric Washington will call plays on defense.<\/p>\n<p>Brown said that he met with Eberflus on Friday and received advice from the outgoing head coach. He wouldn\u2019t divulge that advice but thanked Eberflus for interviewing him, pursuing him when Brown had other opportunities, and then elevating him to offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>Warren, Poles and Brown all expressed a focus on the team\u2019s final five games of the season. For Brown, it could be a prolonged job interview, either for Chicago or elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI welcome the challenge,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIt\u2019s all hands on deck, and again, it\u2019s not about me. It\u2019s about this football team. So every decision made is going to be about what\u2019s best for this football team moving forward and I\u2019m going to worry about the future in the future. I\u2019m worrying about right now, today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said it before a couple of times, I stand by that: I\u2019m going to be where my feet are. And so it\u2019s about preparing us for the opportunity this week, for that challenge, and that starts with our execution every single day we walk in this building.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5960958\/2024\/12\/02\/bears-head-coach-search-tips\/\" class=\"go-deeper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"go-deeper\">\n<div class=\"go-deeper-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/12\/01213833\/1202_Bears_Coaching_Search-1024x683.jpg?width=128&amp;height=128&amp;fit=cover&amp;auto=webp\" class=\"go-deeper\" alt=\"go-deeper\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-label\">GO DEEPER<\/p>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-title\">The Bears need to hire the right head coach this time. Five tips for their search<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Required reading<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Photo: Kevin Sabitus \/ Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5963090\/2024\/12\/02\/bears-head-coach-opening-kevin-warren\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAKE FOREST, Ill. \u2014 Chicago Bears president\/CEO Kevin Warren and general manager Ryan Poles met with the media Monday afternoon, 72 hours after the first in-season firing of a head &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132717\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}