I know a (tired) rebuttal to criticism of an NFL executive is that you should try doing their job for a day. But as time passes, I have a hard time believing I wouldn’t fare better than Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles. The respective contract situations with Chicago’s star cornerback Jaylon Johnson and hopeful new franchise pass rusher Montez Sweat are a perfect example of how Poles continually find ways to paint himself into a corner.
