If Poles is retained, I'm going to bury my head in the sand and operate from the assumption that Flus was forced on him and Poles immediately knew he sucked. He then made moves that would ensure he got his QB but was also able to get his coach fired, knowing the QB would be attractive enough to any HC candidate.
He made this clear to Warren, who over prayer and washing his car, was in on it and helped him get Flus fired.
I'm a Bears and Badger fan (some absolutely not fun parallels between these teams this past 3 years), so forgive me if my football brain is completely rotted.