INDIANAPOLIS — As a connoisseur of fine offensive line play, new Bears general manager Ryan Pace’s nerves roiled as he endured extensive study of last season.
First off, God bless anyone who sat through even a single viewing of the 2021 Bears, let alone Poles’ excruciating task of clicking rewind over and over to make an assessment of how much work lies ahead in the rebuild.
As Poles zipped through play after play, his evaluation took a sharp turn. This went beyond simply handing out poor grades and jotting down notes. As a former offensive lineman, he was actually offended as he observed what he considered a weak effort in front of quarterback Justin Fields.