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With the No. 1 overall pick in a draft with a quarterback as the consensus No. 1 prospect, this NFL Draft isn’t so much about Ryan Poles’ evaluation skills but his intuition.
Anybody who evaluates Caleb Williams’ tape can see his extraordinary skills. But there’s much more to it than that. And that’s why the Bears’ general manager gets paid the big bucks.
It’s Poles’ job to know what it is that makes Williams tick. Does he have the “it” factor that makes everyone around him better and tilts the field in his favor in crunch time?