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When Bears president Kevin Warren needed to clarify this week that general manager Ryan Poles isn’t getting fired after the dismissal of former coach Matt Eberflus, that was a clear warning. Once that must be said, it’ll only be said once.
It appears to be 2025-or-bust for Poles, who has formed a strong bond with Warren in their two years together, but wasn’t hired by him.
The rebuilding effort has been incremental by design, but no one gets forever to deliver results.