Ryan Poles thanked God and George McCaskey. He laid out his plan as the new Bears general manager — to build through the draft and try to fix the team’s many weaknesses. He detailed his connections to the franchise and the city, from suiting up for training camp in Bourbonnais to proposing to his wife on a sailing trip off Navy Pier.
Then, just as Poles was ready to introduce his hand-picked head coach on Jan. 22, 2022, Poles delivered the line he knew would be aired across the world to hungry Bears fans.
