Winning free agency never translates to winning championships. At least it doesn’t 90% of the time. Teams use this time of year to plug holes on the roster and hope they can find their star power in the draft. The Chicago Bears are the same way. However, GM Ryan Poles also isn’t naive. He knows his leash is getting short. His first three years with the team all ended with losing records and resulted in the firing of his first head coach. Patience with him is already thin among Bears fans. He needs to get this team winning now.
Chicago had the money to spend, and they finally decided to come out swinging. Over the course of one week, Poles delivered five moves that completely changed the look of this roster. It started with trades for guards Jonah Jackson and Joe Thuney. That was followed on the first day of free agency with a flurry of splashes. Leading the way was center Drew Dalman, followed by defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo, and finally, former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Grady Jarrett.
The reaction from experts across the NFL landscape was pretty telling.
The Chicago Bears can bring it all home in the draft.
Poles has put the team in a great position. Mind you, those five men shouldn’t be expected to make this team a Super Bowl contender. That isn’t why they were acquired. These moves were meant to raise the floor of this roster. They should stabilize two of the most problematic areas for the Chicago Bears. Now the team can go hunting for star power in the draft. They have three picks in the top 41. That gives them a legitimate chance to land three really good players. Poles has been fairly good at finding quality talent in the early rounds. This could end up becoming his coup de grâce.
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@BearDownTX — Slow your roll, tough guy. If Larry Borom was the “abject failure” you claim maybe you can comment on a comparison of of the 3 Bears tackles going into the 2024 season (listed below): NFL CAREER PRESSURE RATES [2021-2023 NFL Seasons] Braxton Jones: 72 PR/962 PBLK: 7.48% Darnell Wright: 51 PR/655 PBLK: 7.79% Larry Borom: 71 PR/904 PBLK: 7.85% Braxton Jones — 25.2 yrs. old 1,757 plays — 2 seasons Penalty% = (21) = 1.19% Sack% (9) = 0.93% Pressure%: 7.48% Hurries: 57 EFF: 95.6 Darnell Wright — 22.8 yrs. old 1,127 plays — 1 season Penalty% (11)… Read more »
Sorry sally you have been voted off this forum
@TGena – I can’t believe you are touting Borom now! He was an abject failure when he was on the field vs real NFL players. Yes, he dominated one preseason against 2nd and 3rd string players, but the proof is in the pudding. He was awful against #1s. We will not miss Larry Borom in any sort of way, shape, or form. And you now piping up on how much we will miss him shows your cards that you are nothing more than a hater that hides behind shitty PFF stats! If you can’t see that the Bears upgraded the… Read more »
I’m going to play a Missourian here, SHOW ME!!!!!
The Bear Fan has been hoodwinked way too long … too many Seasons watching 3/4 of the Season on the DVR!! SHOW ME and PROVE ME WRONG!!!
@Skee — I think (hope) you’re right. Things sure seem different at Halas Hall with HC Ben and his crew “running things” so far. I love the acquisition of, Joe Thuney and Grady Jarrett; but I need to “watch some tape” on: Drew Dalman and Dayo Odeyingbo. I’ll give Ryan Poles a “thumbs up” for going along (and for his Thuney connection). But, Poles gets negative grades for the loss of Borom and soon, Teven Jenkins (Why didn’t Poles trade these guys — as he should trade the recovered LT, Braxton Jones before the 11th hour — when he {Poles}… Read more »