That's entirely possible. What we do know is that before Emery was hired, there were tweets from Bears beat reporters that "Bates was out". These weren't rumor type tweets, they were reported as fact, as if someone inside told him this. Emery is hired and all of a suddent Bates is in. So if Angelo was indeed the problem, again, great that he is gone. Bates is clearly the best candidate at this point. He would be the best candidate even without the Cutler connection, I mean some of the guys they were talking to..yikes.