Thomas Brown was a popular man in the Chicago Bears locker room. Players loved him for his honesty, accountability, and high standards. His ability to stabilize the offense after the Shane Waldron disaster earned a lot of respect behind the scenes. Many felt he might have the capacity to become the team’s head coach with how he carried himself. So when Matt Eberflus was fired after Thanksgiving, he was the obvious choice for the interim position, right? Not according to many inside Halas Hall.