After preseason estimate, how far along is Bears GM Ryan Poles’ rebuild?

Poles believed at the end of August that he’d filled 75-80% of his checklist in the rebuild, but “we’ll be able to evaluate that as we go through the season.” (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Bears general manager Ryan Poles probably second-guessed himself as soon as he said it — and several times since.

The biggest question everyone has been asking about his team since the end of the draft is how much of his rebuilding project is done. Poles finally put a number on it at the end of August when he estimated he had checked 75%-80% of the boxes on his to-do list.