The day the Bears introduced Ryan Poles as their new general manager was a career breakthrough. After 13 years working his way up the ranks with the Chiefs, Poles finally earned the job he always wanted.
But that was also the day he inherited a list of problems left behind by predecessor Ryan Pace and limited resources with which to address them. As Poles goes into his first draft, which begins Thursday, he has no first-round picks and will choose just three times in the first 140 selections.
That’s not much help for a team that desperately needs it after cratering to 6-11 last season and cleaning house.