Despite a couple of setbacks early in free agency, Ryan Poles is enjoying a honeymoon as the Bears’ new general manager.
After the team went seven years with only one winning season under Ryan Pace, every Poles idea seems like a good one — from hiring Matt Eberflus to trading Khalil Mack to hiring Ian Cunningham to wanting lighter, quicker offensive linemen to signing Trevor Siemian as a presumed replacement for Nick Foles. Even Poles’ measured enthusiasm for quarterback Justin Fields is seen as a prudent move, even if it douses a bit of Bears fans’ enthusiasm for the franchise quarterback they’ve been pining for.