A press conference with Bears team president Kevin Warren and GM Ryan Poles is slated for 11:45 a.m. Monday and how they plan to approach a coach hiring will be among the topics.

When team president Kevin Warren said Friday, "Our organizational and operational structure is strong, focused, aligned and energized for the future," that included Poles.

On the day after yet another jaw-dropping loss — this time with one of the more humiliating finishes in franchise history playing out in front of an extra-large and astonished holiday audience — the Chicago Bears leaned into their most straightforward path toward resolution.