"There should be no surprises if the Bears hire Phil Emery as general manager.

Emery, who interviewed for the job Friday, worked as an area scout for the Bears for six years under Mark Hatley and Jerry Angelo, so he is a familiar face at Halas Hall.

And beyond that, the Chiefs' college scouting director is a straight shooter who is not difficult to figure.

Here's how former Tribune In the Wake of the News sports columnist Michael Holley described Emery in his book War Room:

"He worked at the Naval Academy for seven years, so he's not a career military man, although he does sound like one: His voice is clear and commanding. … He's got an iPad in front of him with his notes as well as reports from the scouts. His recall is impressive. … You get the feeling the iPad isn't always necessary due to his ability to give historical playbacks from memory."

Emery's body of work also speaks for him.

His roots are as a strength coach at the Naval Academy, University of Tennessee and other colleges. He left the Bears to become the Falcons' college scouting director under Tim Ruskell, the Bears' personnel director."