The Latest Breaking News from Ryan Poles

One of the cardinal rules of being a football coach: get your best players involved.

Poles turned down a finalist interview with the Vikings in 2022 to take the Bears job. The Vikings were 13-4 last year and are playoff contenders this year. But, with two potential top-five draft picks in 2024, Poles’ long game could still be a winner.

The teams that quickly flip from pushovers to playoff contenders, like the Jaguars and Texans, typically get coach and quarterback right.

We spoke to Alyssa Barbieri of Bears Wire to get the lowdown on the Bears.

Over the last six games, Fields is competing against the possibility of the Bears owning the No. 1 pick in the draft.

Justin Fields has his typical game, with a lot of running, moderate passing and a fumble at the worst moment.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles is using the last seven games to evaluate far more than quarterback Justin Fields with an eye on 2024.

The next NFC North game that GM Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus win together will be their first. The Bears are the only team in the NFL to be winless in their division since the start of the 2022 season.

Eberflus can still claw his way out of the job security conversation, but he’ll need something concrete to do so. He’s too far along to be holding up imperceptible progress that isn’t translating to wins.

The bounty Ryan Poles received for the No. 1 overall pick might still be better option — especially with the Panthers’ pick currently No. 1 overall. But the Texans’ success with Stroud rekindles a frustrating lament for Bears fans: What are the Texans doing that the Bears are not?

As Poles progresses through his rebuild, he needs those positions solidified going into next season.