Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson shared what he told Matt Eberflus in the locker room after the Lions loss on Thanksgiving.

If Poles gets it wrong on the next coach, they’re probably leaving together. That possibility presents something he and Kevin Warren must navigate with coaching candidates who will be cautious about stepping into the instability of potentially mismatched timelines.

Although the process will be a collaboration, Bears team president Kevin Warren made clear the hiring of a new head coach begins and ends with GM Ryan Poles.