Ehhhhh... That's copium. The cap situation is public information and the maneuver to figuring ways around are disastrous that completely cripples the team.
The reason he would be okay with is that he is friends with Loomis and he'll get paid well to take on a bad situation in a league where people view him as a 2nd/3rd option at best for HC. Bears picked Ben Johnson over him. A complete unknown at a historic $13 million per year. That's what MM value is at around the league.