Report: Poles ‘gut’ told him not to trade twice in top ten of 2023 draft

[JordanSigler]

REPORT: Ryan Poles 'gut' told him to turn down massive double trade in first round

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles had the opportunity to trade twice in the top ten of the draft. He chose to go with his "gut".

www.chicitysports.com

 

[Montucky]

He is a fucking idiot who got bamboozled last off-season and now is broken and pulls the trigger way too fast on deals. Sort of like how Ryan Pace wanted Amari Cooper but didn't trade up and ended up with Kevin White so he spent the rest of his career making really bad trades just to make sure he could get what he wanted. Ryan Poles already has the same baggage going on.

He sold first overall for pennies on the dollar so he could get fucking DJ Moore. At least if he had that idea he could've gotten a pick or two from the Texans plus this exact same deal from Carolina.

 

[HeHateMe]

He is a fucking idiot who got bamboozled last off-season and now is broken and pulls the trigger way too fast on deals. Sort of like how Ryan Pace wanted Amari Cooper but didn't trade up and ended up with Kevin White so he spent the rest of his career making really bad trades just to make sure he could get what he wanted. Ryan Poles already has the same baggage going on.

He sold first overall for pennies on the dollar so he could get fucking DJ Moore. At least if he had that idea he could've gotten a pick or two from the Texans plus this exact same deal from Carolina.

lol you're so mad

 

[I Just Want To Read]

If he's basically admitted we could have gotten a first rounder by going from 1 to 2, then I think we absolutely should have done that.

 

[MurrDogg34]

This is the worst click bait headline I've seen in a while. At no point does he say he turned down an offer. He said there were talks, but when Carolina included Moore he said his gut told him to accept the deal instead of waiting on Houston. He also said in his conference that he wasn't sure if Carolina would continue to offer Moore if he waited. Leave it to dumb ass Bears fans to take it out of context to fit their narrative...especially on this website.

 

[mattb78]

It certainly sounds like Houston was was willing to give up a #1 next season. If so, I think he should have taken it. It is also likely that this was just leverage which forced CAR to trade. I can't imagine Houston giving up what would be a top 5 pick next year to move up one slot. That likely was not on the table.

 

[Chicago Staleys]

Would have Carolina been willing to move up from #9 to #2, while giving up a lot of capital, with the possibility of not drafting the QB they wanted?!? I doubt it. And if so, they weren’t adding DJ Moore.

On a side note, I hope he called Houston while the deal was on the table with Carolina to see if they would add some juice. Or maybe Houston balked.

The only grip I have with the Carolina trade is grabbing SF’s traded second rd pick and not Carolina’s.

 

[Montucky]

At the very least it was stupid to make the deal as early as Ryan Poles made it.

It was reported that the Bears wanted to wrap up the deal before free agency, but I don't see what about the Bears free agent strategy of loading up on off-ball linebackers, runningbacks and signing Nate Davis had to do with trading first overall. Now Poles is saying he was afraid teams would get cold feet as time goes on? That makes no sense. These guys all showed up super dialed for the combine, they aren't going to blow off their pro-day.

Like I said, this dude has baggage from Larry Ogunjobi and Ryan Bates.

 

[Montucky]

Would have Carolina been willing to move up from #9 to #2, while giving up a lot of capital, and have the possibly of not drafting the QB they wanted?!? I doubt it. And if so, they weren’t adding DJ Moore.

On a side note, I hope he called Houston while the deal was on the table with Carolina to see if they would add some juice. Or maybe Houston balked.

Add some juice? Houston is a signficantly better better bet to have a bad 2023 season than Carolina is and second overall is still worth a ton in a trade. The juice was there, why didn't Ryan Poles take it?

 

[Chicago Staleys]

Add some juice? Houston is a signficantly better better bet to have a bad 2023 season than Carolina is and second overall is still worth a ton in a trade. The juice was there, why didn't Ryan Poles take it?

Obviously Houston’s original offer wasn’t as good as Carolina’s, hence the needed juice knowing Carolina presented a better offer.

 

[JP Hochbaum]

It was smart to do it now for a few reasons:

1. The closer to the draft it gets, the less control Poles had. Carolina could have traded up with AZ if we waited, etc..., tried to sign Lamar, etc.. Many things could have happened between now and the draft.
2. Having a stud WR before free agency removed a major need.

Poles had control of the situation as much as possible as soon as FA started and so he took the best value at the time, to avoid risking losing value as it became closer to the draft.

 

[Montucky]

It was smart to do it now for a few reasons:

1. The closer to the draft it gets, the less control Poles had. Carolina could have traded up with AZ if we waited, etc..., tried to sign Lamar, etc.. Many things could have happened between now and the draft.
2. Having a stud WR before free agency removed a major need.

Poles had control of the situation as much as possible as soon as FA started and so he took the best value at the time, to avoid risking losing value as it became closer to the draft.

He's not really a stud wide receiver.

 

[HeHateMe]

He's not really a stud wide receiver.

I hear he's got weaknesses!

 

[Speed]

I would've loved to hedge our bet on 2 different teams so we could have two cracks at praying on some other team's downfall, but I'm not disappointed in the least. I get his logic, and getting Moore in the deal helps your QB right now.

 

[Bearly]

REPORT: Ryan Poles 'gut' told him to turn down massive double trade in first round

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles had the opportunity to trade twice in the top ten of the draft. He chose to go with his "gut".

www.chicitysports.com

Bird in the hand. You should know all about that.

 

[monkforasia]

How would you text if Carolina and Houston made a trade and Carolina got a first for next year? Again this is hypothetical.

 

[cameronkrazie86]

Double trade down would've been epic but at the same time, Poles got a #1 WR on a team friendly contract while still adding multiple high picks so I cannot complain.

 

[gallagher]

He is a fucking idiot who got bamboozled last off-season and now is broken and pulls the trigger way too fast on deals. Sort of like how Ryan Pace wanted Amari Cooper but didn't trade up and ended up with Kevin White so he spent the rest of his career making really bad trades just to make sure he could get what he wanted. Ryan Poles already has the same baggage going on.

He sold first overall for pennies on the dollar so he could get fucking DJ Moore. At least if he had that idea he could've gotten a pick or two from the Texans plus this exact same deal from Carolina.

Okay so all the rest of this nonsense aside... What is your definition of pennies on the dollar? I'm certain you are talking out of your ass.

 

[Hawkeye OG]

He's not really a stud wide receiver.

What kind of numbers would you like to see from DJ Moore this next season?

 

[JordanSigler]

Double trade down would've been epic but at the same time, Poles got a #1 WR on a team friendly contract while still adding multiple high picks so I cannot complain.

D.J. Moore is a stud they might not have been able to replace with the three 1sts they’d of had next year. Thinking he can make his first Pro Bowl with the Bears.