As it seems, the Bears’ ill-advised determination to let coach Matt Eberflus conduct his day-after press convention earlier than firing him wasn’t spontaneous or unintentional.
It was strategic.
Faced with widespread criticism for placing the cart earlier than the horse (after which capturing it), the Bears have pushed their model of the occasions to the media outlet they partially personal. Which has printed the group’s model with out remark, query, or scrutiny.
“My understanding is George McCaskey, Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles had simply begun a gathering that lasted a number of hours when Eberflus’ commonly scheduled press convention began,” tweeted Tom Pelissero of NFL Media on Friday. “A delay would’ve pointed in the direction of a change that at that time hadn’t been determined. By the time the choice was finalized, the presser was lengthy over and Eberflus was knowledgeable.”
So, mainly, the Bears have confirmed that issues occurred precisely the best way they appeared to have occurred. They deliberately and intentionally let Eberflus proceed along with his press convention, realizing full nicely that they have been actively discussing the opportunity of firing him.
The finest method would have been to expedite the method, treating 9:00 a.m. CT because the deadline for making a choice. The next-best method would have been to postpone the press convention, making up an excuse if want be. (Not that we condone it, however conjuring semi-plausible lies with a purpose to conceal the reality is just like the second line of the P.R. job description.)
The worst method was to let Eberflus embarrass himself by expressing confidence to the world that he gained’t be fired, whereas the assembly at which his firing was being mentioned had simply gotten previous the small-talk-no-one-cares-about stage.
This is the type of factor that can make the Bears teaching job much less enticing to different teaching candidates who can select from a number of locations (e.g., Ben Johnson). Put merely, the following man must look very carefully at how they handled the final man.
And whereas Bears administration presumably has realized a invaluable lesson that ought to preserve this from taking place to the following coach they inevitably fireplace, the flaw within the organizational wiring that led to Friday’s end result must be recognized, identified, and repaired.
