Why do you think taking Simmons at 10 is comically bad? I believe it was an ACL, not a broken back. Pick depends on the medicals. Has a much higher ceiling than Braxton and is a better LT prospect than Banks or Campbell, imo. I think taking a G at 10 is a helluva lot more comically-bad than taking a guy who you think can lock down LT for a decade. If the Bears don’t draft him, I doubt he makes it past the 9ers right behind them.
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The rest of you wannabe keyboard jokers crack on Poles all you want; but actual facts show you are the punchlines.
Fact is in January 2023 the Bears were a complete shiitshow. Ryan "Lost ball in the weeds" Pace and Matt "The Realtor" "I've always considered myself a leader, a leader of men." Nagy had completed their 4 year destruction of any chance that "double doinker" team had at success. Their destruction was so complete that only 5 players from their 2021 roster are still with with the team and most are out of the NFL.
2022 was spent tearing down an aging, overpaid roster without a 1st round pick (traded to the Giants by the above mentioned brilliant numbnuts to move up 10 spots taking a swing for J. Fields to save their sinking arses). It worked a little as rookie Fields scrambled for his life behind a POS patchwork OL (remember 39y.o. Jason Peters, Cody "am I a G or C" Whitehair, Sam "I guess I'm the center" Mustipher, James "Even though I played C in college, I'm not a C but my butt is big, somebody will pay me and my rook K is over so Imagonna cash in on this pending FA$ grab" Daniels, and rookie Larry "The Turnstile" Borum setting the tone to come for Bear OLs in 2023, and 2024) providing a season of incredible running scrambles and running TD highlights to wow the suckers we Bear fans appear to be as the "SELL THE TEAM" chants weren't quite audible until the end of the 2024 season. (You see, that is the only true solution to the problem! It is not Poles. It is the McClasslesskeys. The root of all the Bear's problems is that the wrong HALAS died in 1979. "GEORGE HALAS JR., 54, DIES IN CHICAGO President of Pro Football's Bears Was Son of Team's Founder". Muggs was Papa Bear's choice to control the team and keep it in the Halas line. Ginny was the only choice Papa Bear had left once Mugs died and by 1979 that biotch of a first wife had secured financial control of the third generation of Halas boys. Ginny's curse was her marriage into the McFuchskys' family and 40+ years later dumbarss Micheal then stupidarss George are still focking up the legacy of GSH!) At least Poles is managing those non-football minded simpletons and attempting to build a team under their assininity (yes, I did make up that word but felt it quite appropriate.)
All Poles has done in three years is to take a no talent, no money left to spend in FA team and make 26 draft choices, 24 of which are still on NFL rosters; 10 starting for the Bears. Including 6 lineman drafted (all still in the NFL with a 1st rounder and 5th rounder starting for the Bears). And trade for, draft and sign with limited $ several quality offensive skill position players, including Chicago's first ever potential franchise QB, and 7 starters on defense. He has done this notwithstanding the McLoser's family progeny whose DNA are so genetically watered down old George would have already drowned those pussies in the Chicago River and impregnated a Honeybear's daughter to return some ass-kicking size balls to his team. Anyway, He's also finally rid of Elberfuchead!!!
Flusball? Flusball? I don't have time for Floserball. How do you like my new look and $4mil house?
But all you bitchy moaners can say is Poles should be fired. You're too early. It takes time to turn a complete shiitshow into a team.
Year 4 IS Poles' make it or get the hell out year. He knows it's time to spend $ and draft capital on his phase 3. Build the Interiors.
Watch the HC and staff hires, watch his FA moves. C, G and maybe a NT. 1st 4 picks (+ a potential supplemental pick at the end of R3 for Ian): OT, Edge, Edge, Best Interior O/D remaining available. All football nasty. If this or something closely resembling this doesn't happen, than yes, fire Poles on Friday night April 25th before he drips any more of your negative nancy , sky is falling, loser juice upon this team.
I see value in letting RP finish his painting. Just because he hasn't been painting by your numbers does not show he isn't an artist. I still believe his final touches just may create a beautiful picture.