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Bears’ GM Ryan Poles will define tenure by moves he makes at QB, head coach

Chicago Sun-Times | November 13, 2023

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Poles’ pivotal decision was trading out of the No. 1 pick this year, and he needs to come out on top of that deal with the moves he makes in the draft next year.

When Ryan Poles first walked into Halas Hall as general manager last year, he surveyed the wreckage of an organization that had compromised its future to go 6-11 and stumble into a third-place finish in the NFC North.

It was easy to see how much cleanup the Bears needed. Anyone could’ve seen that.

And there were some moves that pretty much any general manager would’ve made, such as letting high-priced veterans walk in free agency and offloading Khalil Mack and his massive contract for draft assets and financial flexibility.

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