ChicagoBearsSinceBirth
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With George and Ted making the hiring decision; what could go wrong?get your #calledit in now while you can
I think Pace's biggest issue is he came up from the Saints and never knew anything else. So he was overly aggressive with everything and reckless with the cap, because down in NOLA they continuously kick the can down the road. If he nails the Trubisky pick and hires someone better than Nagy, we have a good chance of having a Superbowl now. The problem is he missed with both and failed to realize the overly aggressive style requires you to absolutely have that QB in place. Now rather than using assets to shore up the overall talent, he started using cap space and more picks towards fixing the QB position.Obviously a guess, but I think Poles is going to outlast Pace. I think he will be better. I don't think I originally liked the Pace hire. Pace grew on me each year.
Major OP fail for asking a Yes/No question of the masses, but not putting in a damn voteable poll in the 1st post. ? Seriously man. Forums 102. It's a clear option when creating a post for a new thread.The single thread for the HC & GM searches rumors & comments seemed to work out pretty
well with over 100K contributions. Keeping that mostly in one place.
So this is for Ryan Poles and if you think he will be a "success" in his new role as GM.
We, all at various times like to predict, brag etc. about various opinions or predictions and how they
will workout or who will win the big game.
At times there are arguments on this board about who said what, when so please post your opinion
on whether the Bears got the right guy this time and down the road in a few years we can see who was
right or who was wrong.
You can say a simple YES or NO or add a bunch of qualifiers but you must give a clear opinion one way or the other.
For the record all in one place!
** Is there a way to have the mods save this thread for future argument settlements or discussions?
I'm a YES!
They decided on Poles several months ago.With George and Ted making the hiring decision; what could go wrong?
BTW.....love the extensive, exhaustive, no stone left unturned; search for a GM......they hired the first; and only; guy they interviewed face to face and did so about 5 minutes after he got to town.
Oh.....then shoved 3 HC candidates down his throat the next 24 hours for their in person interviews.
I sure as he'll hope he succeeds but the safe and most logical answer at this point is no...however his near term success (2-4 years) is mostly tied to Justin Fields...end of story.
The single thread for the HC & GM searches rumors & comments seemed to work out pretty
well with over 100K contributions. Keeping that mostly in one place.
So this is for Ryan Poles and if you think he will be a "success" in his new role as GM.
We, all at various times like to predict, brag etc. about various opinions or predictions and how they
will workout or who will win the big game.
At times there are arguments on this board about who said what, when so please post your opinion
on whether the Bears got the right guy this time and down the road in a few years we can see who was
right or who was wrong.
You can say a simple YES or NO or add a bunch of qualifiers but you must give a clear opinion one way or the other.
For the record all in one place!
** Is there a way to have the mods save this thread for future argument settlements or discussions?
I'm a YES!
Didn't Andy say the same about nagy being a great hire?
Word is the interview with Omar Khan wasn't for GM but as a Teddy replacement next year, that would be ideal with Poles reporting to him as that steady hand he may need. I would like that plan.I fear the Bears are making the same organizational mistakes they did with Pace. They hired a young GM with no one above him capable of evaluating his work. George McCaskey certainly isn't that guy. I'd feel much more comfortable if they brought in someone to lead football ops who has pelts on the wall.
Is Poles a good enough talent evaluator? Can he put together a strong scouting department? Can he manage free agency and the draft? Honestly, it's all a crap shoot. The first test will be seeing who he picks for HC...or if the Bears fuck that up again and force someone on him.
This poll was never about Poles. It's an optimist/pessimist Rorschach test.If Teddy & George hired him it's safe to say he's trash until proven otherwise.
Coaching hire and first draft will tell me a lot.
My opinion of Poles has not changed so far. Like any other GM, he deserves at least two off seasons to make a difference.Now that we have the draft and first half of FA to judge him on, wonder if anyones answers have changed from January.
Still nothing definitive but im leaning more towards being out on Poles than i was when this thread was created. No one talked about how void of talent this team was more than me. I still don't see it as an excuse to completely sit on your hands when it comes to offense while always spending your best resources on D.Now that we have the draft and first half of FA to judge him on, wonder if anyones answers have changed from January.