Mystery staffer: Whom is Ryan Poles talking about in this sound bite?
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What mystery is Ryan Poles hinting at in his comments?
Rahimi Harrison-Groovy. Midday's K-2. On Chicago Sports Radio. 1-4-3 the score. Whoop!
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody at 104.3 The Score. Are we really going to play the Who's Your Guy on this?
I like it. I like it.
It fits. For whatever reason, our computer system just decided to log me out of a bunch of stuff. So, Ray is being kind enough to log me back in. If you're watching on Twitch, twitch.tv slash thescoreschicago. And in the meantime, sorry, I'm going to have to move the mic on the air. noise uh in the meantime Tina Wynn is here from Fox 32. Tina is kind enough to stay for another segment Ryan Poles was on the Todd McShay podcast and we spent a lot of time in our first hour talking about that okay but then there's also something that Ryan Poles said that man in the spirit of transparency he will tell you some things but then this led us to all ask a lot of questions
I don't want to get like two names involved. Well, you don't have to, I will say this staffing wise, I would say, you know, like the, the theory of like the talented. Yeah. Yeah. Um, There's been a situation where a really smart person that was doing some really good work, but maybe not the best teammate. And I probably held on too long, and it created some harm in terms of just stress on other people. So just the learning point there is if it goes against being a good teammate, which is one of our things, it's okay to move on maybe even quicker than you think because of the, the, the effect that it can have on others.
So that was Ryan polls saying like that there was somebody on the bear staff staff. Well,
Right. See, you're already like, well, what does staffing mean?
Who on the Bears staff? And I don't know if he means coaching or front office. I tend to think coaching. Yeah. What was the question? What was Todd's question to him? It was sharing a time in your career where you feel like you failed.
And he's basically saying, I had a jerk on my staff who was really, really talented. And because he was so talented, it took me longer than it probably should. Well, definitely should have, because if you get rid of somebody, the earlier, the better. Then it definitely should have to get rid of said person. And we're like, well, who is he talking about?
And not the best teammate. Not the best teammate.
Who is the staff member Ryan Poles refers to?
And so I would guess maybe an in-season firing... of an offensive coordinator.
Oh, so you think it's OC, because I know you were thinking front office. Yeah, initially when you said coaching, I said maybe OC, but yeah. Well, when you say offensive coordinator, you're implying a Shane Waldron. Exactly. So what made you think it was on the coaching staff more so than it was in the front office?
Because I'm just identifying real problems that I saw in real time get solved, and... Shane Waldron clearly had a problem with how he was communicating with whether it be the head coach, the front office, because Matt Eberflus ultimately is responsible for Caleb Williams' development, but he's the one working closest with Caleb Williams in his rookie season in his development. And he didn't make it through the year. And they may have thought before then to get rid of him. And the same could be true for the head coach, if we're being honest.
Yeah, I thought maybe it might have been Matt Eberflus. But I don't know that bad teammate has ever been used to describe him. Although, Zyre Franklin had a lot to say when it came to how he was treated as a rookie on the Colts.
I'm leaning with Marshall on this one. I think especially since you said mid-season, someone on the coaching staff, I initially thought it's Shane Waldron that he's talking about. And then I don't have any inside info, so I'm just speaking from... No, we're all just speculating. Yeah. But you obviously saw the offense in 2024, year one with Caleb. It just looked like there were so many times you're watching, like, what are they doing? And then Ryan Poles, what did he say? How it affected other people, too? So I don't know. I'm kind of leaning with you more on this one.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What mystery is Ryan Poles hinting at in his comments?
0:00–2:42
2
Who is the staff member Ryan Poles refers to?
2:42–5:07
3
What does Ryan Poles say about team dynamics and staffing?
5:07–8:38
4
What was the context of Todd McShay's question to Ryan Poles?
8:38–8:51
5
How does talent impact team cohesion according to Ryan Poles?
8:51–10:10
6
What speculation arises about potential coaching changes?
10:10–12:37
Speakers
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