Ryan Poles has gotten some leeway and understanding since beginning his massive rebuild of the Bears last year, but he doesn’t have much margin in the draft. While there were minimal expectations of the team last season and likely modest ones for next season, the picks he makes in his first couple of drafts will have huge ramifications down the road.
That’s especially true of his choices in the first three rounds, and Poles has finally restored those valuable selections in the wake of predecessor Ryan Pace’s many trades. The lack of rising stars was a big factor in Pace’s dismissal and left Poles with few pieces worth keeping as he began the demolition phase.
