Though the Bears may have faced defeat at the hands of Matt Stafford and the Rams, what Ryan Poles managed to establish this year is shaping up to be an era of Bears football that fans have been craving for a generation. An end of the year presser without the Lombardi trophy in the room is always a gloomy event, but this time it felt different.
Poles explicitly mentions the last three games and how they matter more than all the rest. He's absolutely correct, of course, but his acknowledgement signals accountability and urgency within the organization.