The Chicago Bears wrapped their first season under general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus. While the result wasn’t pretty — a 3-14 record and a 10-game losing streak — there’s hope for the future. And this season certainly won’t define Poles and Eberflus’ tenures in Chicago.
You’ve got to respect Poles for coming in here and tearing the whole roster down, which had to be done to start rebuilding. He parted ways with aging veterans (Eddie Goldman, Danny Trevathan) and traded players that weren’t part of the plan moving forward (Khalil Mack, Roquan Smith, Robert Quinn). While it gave Chicago the most dead money in the NFL this year, it also helped pave the way for north of $100 million in salary cap space in 2023.
