Cool intro. Agree with most of this. Bengal went for talent and got it in the draft with Burrows, Chase, Higgins etc, with little left for OL so they had to buy OL and its not the best. Short term thinking. Detroit was already losing before Goff. It was a better long term way to build to start with the line if only to keep Stafford upright. Poles was dealt a tougher situation with aging veterans, dead CAP money, poor capital in the draft etc . He is in the middle of a FULL tear down and rebuild. He's built a pretty darn good looking team so far with a few pieces missing - on the OL for sure. I expected the Bears to learn to win and not turn heads this year. It takes time especially with a rookie QB. Patience is the word. It will get fixed.
Everyone needs to remember it's a Lions got three number one picks for trading Matthew Stafford. So did Texas for trading Watson. Poles didn't even have a first round pick his first year and only had four or five picks total. Not exactly apples to apples
Thank you Swift your right. Patience is a virtue, I am 64 and have been waiting a long time. Not only the team but the organization has been rebuilt from the top down, year 3 is here and it will start coming together. I know we still need more changes but that never ends. I'm in and not giving up yet of course the sooner the better. Bear Down and Beer Down!!!
Texas has a LT that's built crazy. The Usc Center I did see get slammed but, he was very good vs Michigan. He was facing 😂😂😂 2 Future All Pro interior DTs. He kept Usc in it more than they would of been. I like the Michigan DTs. Like some of the Edge. But if we took LT in the 1st and moved Braxton to Guard, I wouldn't be mad. I think 🤔 Lsu has another Top 10ish Tackle. 1 of em has Trent Williams length and size so...I would love to add Trent Williams career to LT. I like the Bama Center but I wouldn't give any of them a 1st Rd Grade yet. That Carolina pick, then our 2nd, maybe move up from the 3rd. Those 4 picks should fix the trenches. We want the O to finish the year like the D did last year.
Thanks Swifty the quick fixers never have patience and the know-how to build a winner. Good you stood up for Poles with a clear picture of the trams improvements. Let the stew in misery as it's seems thats where they want to be! I'm enjoying the podcast that reviews the progress & weak points to see if the team is getting better. 3 games & each game got better, so it's going to come together I think sooner than later! GO BEARS AND BEAR DOWN 🐻 ❤❤❤
Swifty is always keeping things in perspective! If Poles would've done anything else, folks would be complaining about that as well. Rebuilds do not mean an immediate playoff run. 🐻🐻🐻🐻⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
He's a former offensive lineman. Why would he wait this long to fix the most obvious flaw of this team? Stop making excuses for Poles. This should have been addressed while Fields was the QB! 5:29
The Bears will draft a center and at least one guard, a wide receiver (to replace Allen), a Tackle would be nice and a true 3tech. Yes Santa I’ll be a good boy! Get some Skyline 5 way for me will ya ? I lived near Pete Roses high school back in 1980. Ya I’m that Fn old. 😂
Can you please post the source of him saying that?I remember him saying this is the most depth they have ever had,but I don't ever remember him saying the Oline is good
PFF ranked the Bears OL 11th in the NFL entering this season. Last season per ESPN analytics the Bears were top 5 in both pass block win rate and run block win rate. Nate Davis was an above average guard before signing with the Bears. Lucas Patrick who I believe had 50 something PFF grades in his 2 seasons with the Bears and now with the Saints he has a PFF grade in the 80's through 3 games. I think the Bears have a coaching problem.
@@paulieprinceton4550 they looked horrible, the Bears are the worst offense in the conference, worst rushing attack in the conference, and the Bears are a distant last place in their division. That is not the record only, but how they played. They have only lucked into one win, and played worse than their opponents in all of their games, major suck fest!!
@@paulieprinceton4550 two weeks ago the Packers trucked the Colts for 200 yards on the ground in the first half!! They were playing a backup qb, and the Colts knew they were running the ball and they had no answer. The next week against the Colts, we couldn’t rush for 100 yards total for the whole damn game against them, and you want to try to assert that is an above average OL!
What is everyone talking about. Nate Davis WAS good. He was. Spent his first pick on a right tackle. Jenkins was good. Braxton was decent. It takes time. This o line was built to run. It's gonna take a minute
Yeah he just dropped the ball on the o line this offseason. Even with that he went out and got some lineman. He just didn’t expect them to be as bad as they’ve been
This video is one the best I have seen in a long, long, time. Your statements on Poles mirrors my own. I quit bashing the GM when Poles came on board. It didn't take long for me to realize that Poles was a better GM than I am in my fantasies. Before Poles, the GM was one of my favorite targets for the expression of scorn. Now, it seems to be the OC.
We dont have confidence that this time is different because we have heard it to many times and have been disappointed. The running joke up in the nose bleed section of the stands in "wait till next year. Is next year finally here...I believe you make solid points Swift. Go bears
I agree with you about drafting your OL but then why didn’t we draft a OL in the fourth round instead of a punter that would have still been there in the sixth round
This is why the bears aren't ready to go chase any titles. We are the Monsters of the Midway. It's going to take time. 3 to 5 years at the most. Understanding that it is truly a marathon, not a sprint bears fans, so let's continue to be patient with Ryan Poles and 🐻! ! !BEAR DOWN ! ! ! 🐻
Bears fans in this thread need to chill out! Living with that kind of stress is bad for your health, guys. Just realize this is STILL a rebuilding year, and enjoy the bright spots... there are more to come! Also, Poles ain't going anywhere, wether you like all his moves or not. If y'all want 'the old days' back, you're crazy. In the famous words of 'he who shall not be named' "R.E.L.A.X." 😅
3 games in. Patience is key even though NOBODY wants to hear that. Everyone needa to understand that we were starting the WHOLE PROCESS over by drafting Caleb and basically replacing the whole staff. I dont care what training camp is, you have to play games that count against pro teams to understand what works and what doesnt. The O line is a JOKE. period. And if they dont fix it, theyre F'd. It isnt the coaching as much as it is learning HOW they need to execute based on what they can do well and chucking the rest of the concepts until they find their own rhythm. We are gonna be just fine and id rather deal with the early bumps in the road and figure it out while getting better than to have inflated falae hope cuz ot a fast start that eventually flops when tested. Everyone needs to check themselves and calm down
I agree Swifty. Keep up the good work. These naysayers will ALWAYS find something to complain about. If we had an online with no weapons, they would be complaining about that.
Teams are built inside to outside bc it doesn’t matter what you have on the outside if you can’t get them the ball with no O-line. Wanda Morris is the prototype of a tackle that he likes. Long arms I think he had the second or third longest arm in the draft close to 36 inches.
Yes, i love poles... I think scheme and play calling is the biggest issue on offense and s the center position. Hoping bates can return and solidify the position and pryor looks like he can be serviceable at rg. The oline can only get better this yr let's hope it's sooner rather than later.
Dude I used to love your channel but now you're selling that. We are buying offensive line.. and just like the nfts your schilling right now they have no value
@@mcamicut who hired the O line coach, who made him the running game coordinator? It falls on the head. I understand yo point tho 🤷🏾♂️but the leader has to take the blame when it's bad as well as when it's good.
I agree with a lot of stuff you said my only concern is are you worried that since it’s taken time for the o-line to develop does that worry you that will ruin Caleb’s Psychologically vision on the field? Would appreciate a response
Bro we need a RG a Center in the draft an since braxton is a 5th rounder let Kiran learn from him grt some experience at LT in the nfl an ohh hes a 3rd rounder rather go with him tbh 🐻⏬️
I feel like Ryan poles been evaluating olineman in college jus been wating for the right names to come out into the nfl Ryan poles no what he’s doing watch the oline look totally different after the 2025 draft
As much as it’s not advisable to trade away draft capital and as great a story it is to draft local kid Kiran Amadgajie to the Bears, shouldn’t we have traded the 2024 3rd Round pick and 2025 draft asset(s) to move-up and take the CENTER from West Virginia? Zach Frazier now STARTS as a rookie Center in front of Justin Fields for the Steelers 😫
They should have never released DIETER EISELEN & JAMES DANIELS. James is a MONSTER now playing for Pittsburg, and Dieter was our second string center going into camp a couple years ago. They are examples of the Bears' propensity to give up on players TOO SOON. That tends to happen a lot when the coaching staff is inadequate and they FAIL to properly develop players.
Once Caleb learns to make teams pay for putting 6,7, and 8 in the box the Oline will look much better. Some Bear fans are just a little impatient. It is going to get much better, Caleb is a student of the game and he will figure things out with reps and time. Poles is the main reason our D is as good as it is, the O will get there too. Relax and enjoy the "journey", it makes it all the more rewarding in the end. The Bears are going to be a force in years to come, that is my firm belief. 🐻⬇️ ✌️✝️
Poles drafted Darnell Wright in the first round of 2023 and Kiran A in the third round of 2024. He has had 10 top 100 draft picks. He spent 5 on offense (2 OL, 2 WR, and 1 QB) and 5 on defense (2 DL, 2 CB and 1 S). He inherited Tevin Jenkins who was another top 100 pick. The problem that seems to exist currently is OL coaching and communication between OC, OL coach and players.
@@deancorso4212 Carter was a boom or bust prospect who was extremely immature. Great talent but not worth the risk. The right side of the OL was extremely weak and Wright has the most and best experience. Additionally, Dexter may prove to have a better and perhaps longer career than Carter. Carter also did not fit the culture Poles is trying to build. I like Skoronski but he is not better than Wright. When you have a chance to draft a top OT you take it not converting an OT to a G.
Swift you need some push-back on your spin. You cite that good teams build the trenches from the draft. I agree as do all real students of the game. Then you go on to defend Poles and Flus telling us be patient this takes time. Okay time for some truth. Poles has been front and center for three drafts. Please name one OL guy that was selected in the first few rounds that is not named Tevin Jenkins. I will wait. Poles has neglected this glaring problem for 3 years too long. You say patience. I say no he does not get it. He thinks he is smarter than everybody else, and he thinks he can find "value guys" that will work into something great. He is wrong, and you are wrong for defending his lackadaisical approach. The most important position (contrary to popular belief) is the CENTER. We have watched the Bears continue to try to make a center out of duct tape and chicken wire... hoping some great value that nobody wants will be coached up. I hear your argument about how a OL is built, and I turn it right around on you. That is EXACTLY not what Poles has been doing. He is really good at trading down and filling the coffers of draft equity. We all know this. He is horrible in spending that draft equity. That is my take.
Did you forget about Darnell Wright the 10th pick in the 2023 draft?? Also Kiran in RD3. Tevin wasn't even his pick. It was Pace's. I agree he could have done more though. Instead of Velus Jones I wanted an Olineman.Also I do love Rome but I would have preferred to trade back to get a later 1st and a 2nd. Get an Olineman this year in the 1st (JPJ, Barton, Frazier, Fautanu) and pick up a WR in the 2nd (McConkey, or Coleman).
@@johns.9214 Picking up Velus AND Osunze instead of some high winds quality lineman was stupid. Especially with the glaring need at both left tackle and center.
he took braxton in year 1. he took wright top 10 last year and amegadjie in r3. poles might not value interior oline. many gms don’t. i don’t. it the last place you should spend valuable draft picks.
Well said sir, especially the part about trying to outfox everybody!!! He’s gonna take the north? Maybe he meant north Chicago because he damn sure ain’t taking the division!!!
Poles has had 3 years so I guess we have to wait another 3-4 years and use 3 more 1st round picks? Building from the inside out rather then what the Bears have done which is from the outside in seems to be the path to long term success. Poles is spending around $27mil for all of the offense line personnel which equals one season of DJ Moore.
I’m sorry but I can’t defend Poles on this one. Trying to bring in a bunch of backup guards and centers to compete for starting jobs is not acceptable when we are trying to develop a rookie qb. Especially since there were solid options out there in free agency that could’ve raised the floor on our OLine. Patience is not something we can have for our O Line when we’re trying to coach good habits in what could be our franchise qb. Why wasn’t there any patience for running back?? Why did Poles sign D’Andre swift to big money IMMEDIATELY when free agency began. Bottom line is the priorities are all out of whack and Poles deserves criticism for it.
2022 - Omg, the sky is falling, we have no wide receivers. Now we have DJ Moore, Rome Odunze, and Keenan Allen. 2023 - Omg, the sky is falling, we have no pass rush. Boom, Montez Sweat. 2024 - Omg, the sky is falling, our o-line sucks. Check back in 2025. Caleb's going to be fine. We'll have an adequate o-line once they gel in a new system and the entire interior of the offensive line will be rebuilt this offseason. As far as Swift signing goes, they brought him in after they went after Saquon. They wanted another pass catching option out of the backfield. Free agency sucks man. Very few free agent contracts end up being good value. Draft, develop, and extend. Please relax with all the toxic negativity. It's very obvious what comes next with a cursory glance at the contract situations.
@@dbb1010 listen the commanders built their OLine this off-season in free agency and Jayden Daniels looks safe in that pocket and they have their run game rolling so I find it hard to believe that with all the cap space we had we couldn’t have done a better job on our O Line. Also if we supposedly have to wait another season before we can have a semi competent offensive line, then why is Poles trading future picks to bolster up our defensive line this season. Why did sign a luxury player like D’Andre swift for 3 years? Why not have Caleb sit behind Justin or another vet for a few weeks or a whole season until this O Line gets where they need to be? How can he possibly be in win now mode with an offensive line like this. It really seems like he believed that his “value” guys could get coached up into being a functioning offensive line. Justin got absolutely destroyed in his first year and we saw all his bad habits get cemented and now we’re seeing them get coached out of him by a competent coaching staff. I don’t trust Eberflus’ staff to coach any bad habits out of Caleb if he forms them by running for his life on every play. That’s where the concern is. It’s funny in this video Swiftie brought up the Bengals and the Lions. Well the Bengals could’ve drafted Penei Sewell but they chose to go with a receiver and now a couple years later they’re paying the price. Seems like we did the exact same thing they did.
Josiah Stewart-Michigan Edge i really like. He was ranked as a 6th Rd pick last yr. Went back to school, bro's 1st step, size, moves just allll translate. He won't be a 6th Rd pick this year 😂😂😂. 1st-2nd. But adding him w/Bears 2nd Rd pick would be awesome.
I don't believe you can say Poles has done a bad job. There's more talent on this team than time in a very long time. Unfortunately patience is not a commodity that many Bears fans have right now.
If what you say about the offensive line is true, then the Bears should have never started a rookie quarterback. Should have picked up a veteran quarterback in free-agency. They run the risk of ruining Williams, just like they've done so many times before.
it’s not it’s not about having a good old line or a battle line. Ultimately, it’s just about winning even if your line isn’t good. You still have to figure out a way to win by using them in the best way possible the Bears cannot sit here and say oh until the old line gets good three years from now, we’ll just keep losing that sort of the issue. I think a lot of people have.
What you dont realize swift is that the picks are irrelavent. You get the best players you can. No GM can asseble a team full of allstars. The BIGGER issue is Poles inability to secure adequate COACHING. Getsy was a joke, and it's starting to look like Waldron might be the same. All of this is happening on EBERFLUS' watch. Do you think a coach like Mike Tomlin would hesitate to fire (or at least take playcalling from) and coach on his staff that was incompetent? You also have to consider that Flus is still struggling with clock management and situational football decisions. It's not a good look. You can't outplay bad coaching. The players know when their coach is incompetent. They will start to revolt. THIS is why i have a problem with Poles.
Ryan Bates might be a good solution for center and he will be cleared to practice next week. Matt Pryor played fairly well in all but two snaps he was in on. Ryan Poles will be drafting offensive linemen early in next years draft. If I were a betting man... lol! Poles will be putting a top 5 offensive line together soon. There will only be two of Pace's picks left after this season and they are Jaylon Johnson and Cole Kmet who both have extensions signed. Jenkins, Borom and Herbert are as good as gone. BEAR DOWN!!
ARE YOU LISTENING DUDES ? LIONS TOOK 7 YEARS TO GET THE O - LINE CLICKING , AND IT DIDN'T TAKE 1 SEASON . Y'ALL NEED TO SHOW SOME PATIENTS AND LET G.M. POLES DO HIS THING , AND THE WAY HE SEES FIT . POLES DOESN'T NEED TO BE DISTRACTED FROM DOING HIS WORK BY HEARING IMPATIENT FANS WHINE . I KNOW HE'LL GET IT RIGHT, THAT'S WHY I KEEP SAYING " YO G.M. POLES IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND PAPER , YOU NEED TO WATCH THE SALARY CAP . YEAH BUDDY TREY SMITH AT GUARD NOW THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME SWIFTY . THAT WOULD PLUG A BIG HOLE ! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT , RYAN POLES IN 3 YEAR BUILD UP , MY DIGS IS HE'S DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THE REBUILD . I'LL SAY IT AGAIN " HAVE PATIENCE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS , AND LET POLES DO HIS JOB " HE DOES NOT NEED ANY DISTRACTIONS . BEAR DOWN ! BECAUSE " SWIFTY IS IN DA HOUSE " OUTSTANDING REPORT MA MAN ! BUT THAT'S HOW YOU ROLL !
@@SwiftSportsNetwork THE REASON I USE MILITARY LINGO LIKE DOWN RANGE , MISSION ACCOMPLISHED , IS BECAUSE I AM A VETERAN OF 25 YRS , AND ALSO SERVED IN IRAQ . I GUESS I WON'T EVER GET OVER USING IT , BUT I LOVE "SWIFTY'S SPORTS NETWORK ! HE'S WHAT I CALL AN OUTSTANDING REPORTER , AND SCOUT . SEE WHAT I'M SAYING THE DRILL SARGENTS AT FT. DIX NEW JERSEY ALWAYS USED THE WORD " OUTSTANDING ". ANYHOW YEAH SWIFTY IS ON POINT AND DIRECT , AND I LIKE THAT . THANK YOU FOR YOUR COME BACK COMMENT !
I agree & I see that it's a lot of overreaction. No patience is being given due to outside noise. Though I wish you gave eberflus some flowers & as much understanding as poles. He had a hand in building this culture as well!
I agree with you…no one seems to have any patience and expects overnight success….its been 3 games with a rookie QB and everyone learning a new offense…gonna take a little time for it to come together….considering where this roster was during 3-13 to where it is now how anyone can say Poles has done a bad job
I need a cool headed level take right now because after watching barroom sports take nitpicking every pick Poles had over the years and the lineman Poles could have taken. At least somebody can bring some into this logic that the entire roster needed to get fixed, not just the office of line
Chase Claypool proves Ryan Poles is in over his head. He blew a high 2nd round pick that would've given us that O lineman. VERY little room for error in building a team that can compete for a SB. Also sticking with Eberflus shows POOR decision making skills.
If they don't win more than 7 games this year, which looks probable at this point when you cant even beat the Colts, Eferbus and company will be out, and Poles may be too. No point in looking at his 2025 free agency when he may not even make it. This team that is struggling so bad, he put it together.
This is some good work as always Swifty but they came to chicago pulling things apart before having any fixes. Sent a perfectly good guard to the Steelers for millions more than they tried to replace him with. The guy is still there in Pittsburgh now doing at least good work in front of Fields today, while the hole Poles created is yet to be filled with anyone comparable. And he refused to draft a solid center while getting Pickens and Roschon Johnson (two guys who can’t stay on the field.) At every turn they’ve used the ‘scheme fit’ to complain about why they couldn’t do it yet there ‘is no successful scheme’ from anything they’ve built in 3 years, both OC’s of their own making. The list is long and of their own failed choices and their primary swing at drafting a tackle is this year having serious problems ….all of it while they protect the Oline coach who clearly seems to be going backwards. Seems almost nobody can get to the second level blocking. Finally as you point out Pryor seems to be doing the job but it took forever for them to play him.
@@SwiftSportsNetwork ok i didn’t know he wanted out i just remember Poles not liking the Oline he had inherited…..big thanks Swifty and a huge tganks for all the healthy and hard work you do. An absolute gift to us all.
My hair isn’t on fire yet.. a new OC making mistakes but also delivering some good. I like that he and Flus are letting Caleb play with a full pallet of possibilities… he’s already moving the ball everywhere and seeing a lot from doing that.
Now next year's draft and FA will most likely culminate with getting at least 2FA's and three through the draft. Which has to be done as they've hemmed and hawed about it for too long.
Ironically signing swift has caused an avalanche of negative effects even the biggest swift doubters couldn't have foreseen. It weaked or o line (most obvious), it hurt calebs critical early development and possibly some of his confidence, if undermined our already decent rb room who was unfairly underated due to justins domination with his run game, and finally it has cause enormous doubt towards poles as our gm making such an unneccesary move since it likely caused us to lose at least 1 or 2 very close games where we just needed a little help from the run game but got nothing. Poles has done ok but this shows 1 really boneheaded mistake can overshadow many good ones. As you said lions o line is great which explain why we mistaked swift for a solid rb.
I am not mad with Poles. I think, overall, he has done a phenomenal job restructuring the roster, fixing the salary cap, and landing some high quality talent! However, the OL is a disaster. My belief is that this is more so a coaching problem rather than a talent problem. This OL seems to be regressing rather than progressing. Wright and Jones consistently get dismantled off the the edge, injuries play a factor in denying continuity, Jenkins is still far away from his potential ceiling, and so on. I blame C-Mo honestly!
@@SwiftSportsNetwork I really expected Darnell to start dominating his side and elevating to our best linemen! And with that I figured the other guys would step up as well, but it has just not looked good in the slightest. I hope I am wrong and that they turn the corner, but it has been very concerning
Poles should have focused more on the o -line with a rookie QB. Love Rome, but we needed another top o-lineman this year. Letting Mark Montgomery go continues to haunt us.
I’m confused or don’t understand, on one hand you don’t build in free agency but then there’s a guard out at kc they may be able to grab him, isn’t that the same ? Curious and asking for a friend. lol. BearDown
I literally addressed this. You don't BUILD an oline, but you can PATCH a spot. BUT its just so risky. You end up getting more Nate Davis's than you do Trey Smith. And if we are LUCKY enough to land Trey SMith, we are still going to have to overpay for him. But to fix ONE spot, its okay. Especially while our QB is on a rookie contract.
@@SwiftSportsNetwork I ask cause others don’t pay attention and I know that they are going to say let’s pick everyone up on free agency but then you have players not working out or they just can’t afford them and that’s why you pick them up especially if you have a chance to see them after 4 games and they play good .
People are way too impatient, but at the same time you don’t want to get your 1st Round QB’s head knocked off…it’s a tough line to tow but you hope something happens sooner rather than later
How much bonding do these Olineman do? Are they always hanging out, go bowling... or when the bell rings, they collect a check and say, "See you tomorrow. " ... might be best to spend the first 3 picks next draft on the oline. Get a C and 2 gaurds. Sandwich between Wright and if Kiran worksout Kiran. Let them cook for years
The bottom line is wins and losses. We are in year three of Poles rebuilding of this team. Don’t get me wrong, he inherited a mess. I like a lot of what he has done. That is not to say he is not worthy of criticism. These next five games will be critical to not only this season, but the future of this franchise. He may have to consider a new head coach. if he doesn’t get the boot himself.
@SwiftSportsNetwork yea. I don't know if it happens during the season. We may have to play with what we have, but I can see him trading for an established guy. Caleb is getting killed back there, and taking him number 1 was a major investment. I would prefer to keep our draft capital, and having Kiran is intriguing. Still, if Poles could move a 2nd round pick for a guy who could make a difference on this o-line. I think you do that trade, but like you said. That's not a common thing that happens during the season at that position. I still expect Poles to do his homework.
We want Poles to go on a Time Machine and trade the number one pick. Get a center and a guard to go with Marvin. Then the trade will give you multiple chances and number one picks to fix whatever needs to be fixed. Also, don’t overpay for low talent, an easy fix to the scenario where getting a free agent. So Caleb, fucked up the line too. 🤦🏾♂️
Dam even Michael Jordan had to wait like 5-6 yrs before pippen and they won 6 finals together sometimes it is just two players with fillers to win championships I mean even shaq and Kobe had better success together than on other teams I mean Kobe day one on the lakers but until shaq got there that they started winning. So yeah Caleb and Rome great picks and the rest need to pick up their game and these two come into the game. Oh how we would love to see them win now but it’s not going to happen over night.
All these excuses and the optimism is embarrassing at this point. Poles stinks! He built the team azz backwards outside in. Also, I can name at least 10 Poles signings that have completely flopped. He drank the Caleb is the next Mahomes kool aid like a fool and set the Bears organization back at least 3 years. Should’ve went for the haul. It was a layup and he missed. Flus stinks. He’s not qualified for the HC position and better suited as a DC. Poles should’ve canned this clown last year and hired Harbaugh. Poles and his bargain hunting bullshit FA signings and horrible draft picks, in addition to an incompetent HC, the Bears will never get to the SB with these 2 running the show. Book it
More cap space than the $70M that you mentioned and just three top in picks in the top 60. I know you’re wanting Cunningham to leave and get a GM job so we can get a 3rd rd pick.
Cool intro. Agree with most of this. Bengal went for talent and got it in the draft with Burrows, Chase, Higgins etc, with little left for OL so they had to buy OL and its not the best. Short term thinking. Detroit was already losing before Goff. It was a better long term way to build to start with the line if only to keep Stafford upright. Poles was dealt a tougher situation with aging veterans, dead CAP money, poor capital in the draft etc . He is in the middle of a FULL tear down and rebuild. He's built a pretty darn good looking team so far with a few pieces missing - on the OL for sure. I expected the Bears to learn to win and not turn heads this year. It takes time especially with a rookie QB. Patience is the word. It will get fixed.
Excuses, Excuses and MORE Excuses!!!
You build from the inside out. The lines ARE everything. It ain't sexy but those are the Facts.
@@percycliffordpayne3283 it's early days. Let's revisit the situation come the bye week.
Everyone needs to remember it's a Lions got three number one picks for trading Matthew Stafford. So did Texas for trading Watson. Poles didn't even have a first round pick his first year and only had four or five picks total. Not exactly apples to apples
Brad Holmes also inherited Taylor Decker, Frank Ragnow, and the #7 pick in a draft where one of the best OT prospects of the last decade fell to #7.
Another great point
Thank you Swift your right. Patience is a virtue, I am 64 and have been waiting a long time. Not only the team but the organization has been rebuilt from the top down, year 3 is here and it will start coming together. I know we still need more changes but that never ends. I'm in and not giving up yet of course the sooner the better. Bear Down and Beer Down!!!
I agree Swifty . BearDown
Good take swifty. I keep saying poles will fix trenches next year in the draft.
He was a sorry oline player so it makes sense. Bears really need a offensive Coach.
Texas has a LT that's built crazy. The Usc Center I did see get slammed but, he was very good vs Michigan. He was facing 😂😂😂 2 Future All Pro interior DTs. He kept Usc in it more than they would of been. I like the Michigan DTs. Like some of the Edge. But if we took LT in the 1st and moved Braxton to Guard, I wouldn't be mad. I think 🤔 Lsu has another Top 10ish Tackle. 1 of em has Trent Williams length and size so...I would love to add Trent Williams career to LT. I like the Bama Center but I wouldn't give any of them a 1st Rd Grade yet. That Carolina pick, then our 2nd, maybe move up from the 3rd. Those 4 picks should fix the trenches. We want the O to finish the year like the D did last year.
Poles issue has always been talent evaluation. This was his thrid draft, go through the linemen he drafted and see how many are left on the team.
Most of the OL he drafted were in his first draft after the fifth round. His only early round draft picks have been Darnell Wright and Kiran A..
Poles has been the best GM I've seen in my lifetime! Thank you for the content Swift. On point as usual
Thanks Swifty the quick fixers never have patience and the know-how to build a winner. Good you stood up for Poles with a clear picture of the trams improvements. Let the stew in misery as it's seems thats where they want to be! I'm enjoying the podcast that reviews the progress & weak points to see if the team is getting better. 3 games & each game got better, so it's going to come together I think sooner than later! GO BEARS AND BEAR DOWN 🐻 ❤❤❤
Damn not even going to make him have a winning season before you crown him 🤔
Poles had three years to fix it and it’s still in shambles. I’m not holding out much hope he will get it corrected.
Swifty is always keeping things in perspective!
If Poles would've done anything else, folks would be complaining about that as well.
Rebuilds do not mean an immediate playoff run.
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They should have paid David Montgomery! He's still as good as he ever was!
What good do comments like these do though?
Yes another miss by Poles. We have Swift :(
And have him behind the same line 🤔🤔🤔
Move on for crying out loud
He couldn't get outside fast enough to be in an Outside Zone run system. 🤷🏻
He's a former offensive lineman. Why would he wait this long to fix the most obvious flaw of this team? Stop making excuses for Poles. This should have been addressed while Fields was the QB! 5:29
thank you....been saying the same thing and everyone comes back blaming flus
@@TheTiger424 what makes it worse is his asst GM is also a former Olineman.
You have my respect. Between you and Adam. You guys are the best on youtube!!!
The Bears will draft a center and at least one guard, a wide receiver (to replace Allen), a Tackle would be nice and a true 3tech. Yes Santa I’ll be a good boy! Get some Skyline 5 way for me will ya ? I lived near Pete Roses high school back in 1980. Ya I’m that Fn old. 😂
He has had three years, and claimed this O-line was good.
Can you please post the source of him saying that?I remember him saying this is the most depth they have ever had,but I don't ever remember him saying the Oline is good
PFF ranked the Bears OL 11th in the NFL entering this season. Last season per ESPN analytics the Bears were top 5 in both pass block win rate and run block win rate. Nate Davis was an above average guard before signing with the Bears. Lucas Patrick who I believe had 50 something PFF grades in his 2 seasons with the Bears and now with the Saints he has a PFF grade in the 80's through 3 games. I think the Bears have a coaching problem.
@@paulieprinceton4550 they looked horrible, the Bears are the worst offense in the conference, worst rushing attack in the conference, and the Bears are a distant last place in their division. That is not the record only, but how they played. They have only lucked into one win, and played worse than their opponents in all of their games, major suck fest!!
@@paulieprinceton4550 two weeks ago the Packers trucked the Colts for 200 yards on the ground in the first half!! They were playing a backup qb, and the Colts knew they were running the ball and they had no answer. The next week against the Colts, we couldn’t rush for 100 yards total for the whole damn game against them, and you want to try to assert that is an above average OL!
Not true Swifty, Washington had to revamp their line on thefly. You see their rookie qB getting sacked 7 times in the game?
Teams are built inside to outside bc it doesn’t matter what you have on the outside if you can’t get them the ball with no O-line
What is everyone talking about. Nate Davis WAS good. He was. Spent his first pick on a right tackle. Jenkins was good. Braxton was decent. It takes time. This o line was built to run. It's gonna take a minute
Yeah he just dropped the ball on the o line this offseason. Even with that he went out and got some lineman. He just didn’t expect them to be as bad as they’ve been
The bears have NOT had an offensive line since Lovie Smith ! If I go on I'll break your rules... Got it !
LOL thank you for the comment!
This video is one the best I have seen in a long, long, time. Your statements on Poles mirrors my own. I quit bashing the GM when Poles came on board. It didn't take long for me to realize that Poles was a better GM than I am in my fantasies. Before Poles, the GM was one of my favorite targets for the expression of scorn. Now, it seems to be the OC.
Well he has an Oline with great culture and no skill.
I’m disappointed but realistic. It will take some time to get things synced up. Be patient and we will get there.
We dont have confidence that this time is different because we have heard it to many times and have been disappointed. The running joke up in the nose bleed section of the stands in "wait till next year. Is next year finally here...I believe you make solid points Swift.
Go bears
C’mon Swifty, Poles said this O line was deep. And he was correct because the starters are so bad, some of the backups are better!
I like the information you posted about Detroit they spent first round picks on their tackles and center, the guards they spent a little less
I agree with you about drafting your OL but then why didn’t we draft a OL in the fourth round instead of a punter that would have still been there in the sixth round
“Stop it, just stop it”! 😂 exactly Swift.
This is why the bears aren't ready to go chase any titles. We are the Monsters of the Midway. It's going to take time. 3 to 5 years at the most. Understanding that it is truly a marathon, not a sprint bears fans, so let's continue to be patient with Ryan Poles and
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Bears fans in this thread need to chill out! Living with that kind of stress is bad for your health, guys. Just realize this is STILL a rebuilding year, and enjoy the bright spots... there are more to come! Also, Poles ain't going anywhere, wether you like all his moves or not. If y'all want 'the old days' back, you're crazy. In the famous words of 'he who shall not be named' "R.E.L.A.X." 😅
Yup. Well said.
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It will take three years to fix this problem, Really
3 games in. Patience is key even though NOBODY wants to hear that. Everyone needa to understand that we were starting the WHOLE PROCESS over by drafting Caleb and basically replacing the whole staff. I dont care what training camp is, you have to play games that count against pro teams to understand what works and what doesnt. The O line is a JOKE. period. And if they dont fix it, theyre F'd. It isnt the coaching as much as it is learning HOW they need to execute based on what they can do well and chucking the rest of the concepts until they find their own rhythm. We are gonna be just fine and id rather deal with the early bumps in the road and figure it out while getting better than to have inflated falae hope cuz ot a fast start that eventually flops when tested. Everyone needs to check themselves and calm down
I agree Swifty. Keep up the good work. These naysayers will ALWAYS find something to complain about. If we had an online with no weapons, they would be complaining about that.
Teams are built inside to outside bc it doesn’t matter what you have on the outside if you can’t get them the ball with no O-line.
Wanda Morris is the prototype of a tackle that he likes. Long arms I think he had the second or third longest arm in the draft close to 36 inches.
Yes, i love poles... I think scheme and play calling is the biggest issue on offense and s the center position. Hoping bates can return and solidify the position and pryor looks like he can be serviceable at rg. The oline can only get better this yr let's hope it's sooner rather than later.
Dude I used to love your channel but now you're selling that. We are buying offensive line.. and just like the nfts your schilling right now they have no value
Really shouldn't be that big of a deal. Without sponsorships Idk how much longer I could keep going. Not that hard to skip it.
I truly believe his biggest flaw was Matt eberflus
Disagree! Blame O-Line Coach, us fans don’t know jack about Head Coaching management.
@@mcamicut who hired the O line coach, who made him the running game coordinator? It falls on the head. I understand yo point tho 🤷🏾♂️but the leader has to take the blame when it's bad as well as when it's good.
I agree with a lot of stuff you said my only concern is are you worried that since it’s taken time for the o-line to develop does that worry you that will ruin Caleb’s Psychologically vision on the field?
Would appreciate a response
Bro we need a RG a Center in the draft an since braxton is a 5th rounder let Kiran learn from him grt some experience at LT in the nfl an ohh hes a 3rd rounder rather go with him tbh 🐻⏬️
I feel like Ryan poles been evaluating olineman in college jus been wating for the right names to come out into the nfl Ryan poles no what he’s doing watch the oline look totally different after the 2025 draft
As much as it’s not advisable to trade away draft capital and as great a story it is to draft local kid Kiran Amadgajie to the Bears, shouldn’t we have traded the 2024 3rd Round pick and 2025 draft asset(s) to move-up and take the CENTER from West Virginia? Zach Frazier now STARTS as a rookie Center in front of Justin Fields for the Steelers 😫
The GM of the Chicago Bears everybody is getting on him because they really want him to get on top of it and fix it
A tackle and a center should be two of our first three picks next year.
They should have never released DIETER EISELEN & JAMES DANIELS. James is a MONSTER now playing for Pittsburg, and Dieter was our second string center going into camp a couple years ago. They are examples of the Bears' propensity to give up on players TOO SOON. That tends to happen a lot when the coaching staff is inadequate and they FAIL to properly develop players.
I don't agree with continuity.
It’s been more than one season!!!
OL is a blind spot for Poles! I love what he’s done but GOTTDAYUM!!!
Patience is running thin!
Once Caleb learns to make teams pay for putting 6,7, and 8 in the box the Oline will look much better. Some Bear fans are just a little impatient. It is going to get much better, Caleb is a student of the game and he will figure things out with reps and time. Poles is the main reason our D is as good as it is, the O will get there too. Relax and enjoy the "journey", it makes it all the more rewarding in the end. The Bears are going to be a force in years to come, that is my firm belief.
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Poles drafted Darnell Wright in the first round of 2023 and Kiran A in the third round of 2024. He has had 10 top 100 draft picks. He spent 5 on offense (2 OL, 2 WR, and 1 QB) and 5 on defense (2 DL, 2 CB and 1 S). He inherited Tevin Jenkins who was another top 100 pick. The problem that seems to exist currently is OL coaching and communication between OC, OL coach and players.
Skoronski or Carter should have been a picks not Wright They are just more talented
@@deancorso4212 Carter was a boom or bust prospect who was extremely immature. Great talent but not worth the risk. The right side of the OL was extremely weak and Wright has the most and best experience. Additionally, Dexter may prove to have a better and perhaps longer career than Carter. Carter also did not fit the culture Poles is trying to build.
I like Skoronski but he is not better than Wright. When you have a chance to draft a top OT you take it not converting an OT to a G.
Swift you need some push-back on your spin. You cite that good teams build the trenches from the draft. I agree as do all real students of the game. Then you go on to defend Poles and Flus telling us be patient this takes time. Okay time for some truth. Poles has been front and center for three drafts. Please name one OL guy that was selected in the first few rounds that is not named Tevin Jenkins. I will wait. Poles has neglected this glaring problem for 3 years too long. You say patience. I say no he does not get it. He thinks he is smarter than everybody else, and he thinks he can find "value guys" that will work into something great. He is wrong, and you are wrong for defending his lackadaisical approach. The most important position (contrary to popular belief) is the CENTER. We have watched the Bears continue to try to make a center out of duct tape and chicken wire... hoping some great value that nobody wants will be coached up. I hear your argument about how a OL is built, and I turn it right around on you. That is EXACTLY not what Poles has been doing. He is really good at trading down and filling the coffers of draft equity. We all know this. He is horrible in spending that draft equity. That is my take.
Did you forget about Darnell Wright the 10th pick in the 2023 draft?? Also Kiran in RD3. Tevin wasn't even his pick. It was Pace's. I agree he could have done more though. Instead of Velus Jones I wanted an Olineman.Also I do love Rome but I would have preferred to trade back to get a later 1st and a 2nd. Get an Olineman this year in the 1st (JPJ, Barton, Frazier, Fautanu) and pick up a WR in the 2nd (McConkey, or Coleman).
@@johns.9214 Picking up Velus AND Osunze instead of some high winds quality lineman was stupid. Especially with the glaring need at both left tackle and center.
he took braxton in year 1. he took wright top 10 last year and amegadjie in r3.
poles might not value interior oline. many gms don’t. i don’t. it the last place you should spend valuable draft picks.
poles doesn’t value oline. he’s prob right. skill position is more important. so are defenders
Well said sir, especially the part about trying to outfox everybody!!! He’s gonna take the north? Maybe he meant north Chicago because he damn sure ain’t taking the division!!!
Poles has had 3 years so I guess we have to wait another 3-4 years and use 3 more 1st round picks? Building from the inside out rather then what the Bears have done which is from the outside in seems to be the path to long term success.
Poles is spending around $27mil for all of the offense line personnel which equals one season of DJ Moore.
He will never fix it because he doesn't believe you need a center.
I’m sorry but I can’t defend Poles on this one. Trying to bring in a bunch of backup guards and centers to compete for starting jobs is not acceptable when we are trying to develop a rookie qb. Especially since there were solid options out there in free agency that could’ve raised the floor on our OLine. Patience is not something we can have for our O Line when we’re trying to coach good habits in what could be our franchise qb. Why wasn’t there any patience for running back?? Why did Poles sign D’Andre swift to big money IMMEDIATELY when free agency began. Bottom line is the priorities are all out of whack and Poles deserves criticism for it.
2022 - Omg, the sky is falling, we have no wide receivers. Now we have DJ Moore, Rome Odunze, and Keenan Allen.
2023 - Omg, the sky is falling, we have no pass rush. Boom, Montez Sweat.
2024 - Omg, the sky is falling, our o-line sucks. Check back in 2025.
Caleb's going to be fine. We'll have an adequate o-line once they gel in a new system and the entire interior of the offensive line will be rebuilt this offseason.
As far as Swift signing goes, they brought him in after they went after Saquon. They wanted another pass catching option out of the backfield. Free agency sucks man. Very few free agent contracts end up being good value. Draft, develop, and extend.
Please relax with all the toxic negativity. It's very obvious what comes next with a cursory glance at the contract situations.
@@dbb1010 listen the commanders built their OLine this off-season in free agency and Jayden Daniels looks safe in that pocket and they have their run game rolling so I find it hard to believe that with all the cap space we had we couldn’t have done a better job on our O Line. Also if we supposedly have to wait another season before we can have a semi competent offensive line, then why is Poles trading future picks to bolster up our defensive line this season. Why did sign a luxury player like D’Andre swift for 3 years? Why not have Caleb sit behind Justin or another vet for a few weeks or a whole season until this O Line gets where they need to be? How can he possibly be in win now mode with an offensive line like this. It really seems like he believed that his “value” guys could get coached up into being a functioning offensive line. Justin got absolutely destroyed in his first year and we saw all his bad habits get cemented and now we’re seeing them get coached out of him by a competent coaching staff. I don’t trust Eberflus’ staff to coach any bad habits out of Caleb if he forms them by running for his life on every play. That’s where the concern is. It’s funny in this video Swiftie brought up the Bengals and the Lions. Well the Bengals could’ve drafted Penei Sewell but they chose to go with a receiver and now a couple years later they’re paying the price. Seems like we did the exact same thing they did.
Nate Davis takes a turn on building culture.
Poles has upgraded every position group on this team! That doesn't mean every position group is where it needs to be yet.
Josiah Stewart-Michigan Edge i really like. He was ranked as a 6th Rd pick last yr. Went back to school, bro's 1st step, size, moves just allll translate. He won't be a 6th Rd pick this year 😂😂😂. 1st-2nd. But adding him w/Bears 2nd Rd pick would be awesome.
I don't believe you can say Poles has done a bad job. There's more talent on this team than time in a very long time. Unfortunately patience is not a commodity that many Bears fans have right now.
🎯 especially the salary cap situation!!!!
If what you say about the offensive line is true, then the Bears should have never started a rookie quarterback. Should have picked up a veteran quarterback in free-agency. They run the risk of ruining Williams, just like they've done so many times before.
it’s not it’s not about having a good old line or a battle line. Ultimately, it’s just about winning even if your line isn’t good. You still have to figure out a way to win by using them in the best way possible the Bears cannot sit here and say oh until the old line gets good three years from now, we’ll just keep losing that sort of the issue. I think a lot of people have.
What you dont realize swift is that the picks are irrelavent. You get the best players you can. No GM can asseble a team full of allstars. The BIGGER issue is Poles inability to secure adequate COACHING. Getsy was a joke, and it's starting to look like Waldron might be the same. All of this is happening on EBERFLUS' watch. Do you think a coach like Mike Tomlin would hesitate to fire (or at least take playcalling from) and coach on his staff that was incompetent? You also have to consider that Flus is still struggling with clock management and situational football decisions. It's not a good look. You can't outplay bad coaching. The players know when their coach is incompetent. They will start to revolt. THIS is why i have a problem with Poles.
Getting very good offensive lineman is difficult and can be expensive and a NFL competition among the Teams !!!
Swifty I agree with you 100% but you have to think of who he is dealing with Bears fans Chicago no patience we gotta win now They'll learn
Ryan Bates might be a good solution for center and he will be cleared to practice next week. Matt Pryor played fairly well in all but two snaps he was in on. Ryan Poles will be drafting offensive linemen early in next years draft. If I were a betting man... lol! Poles will be putting a top 5 offensive line together soon. There will only be two of Pace's picks left after this season and they are Jaylon Johnson and Cole Kmet who both have extensions signed. Jenkins, Borom and Herbert are as good as gone.
BEAR DOWN!!
ARE YOU LISTENING DUDES ? LIONS TOOK 7 YEARS TO GET THE O - LINE
CLICKING , AND IT DIDN'T TAKE 1 SEASON . Y'ALL NEED TO SHOW SOME PATIENTS AND LET G.M. POLES DO HIS THING , AND THE WAY HE SEES FIT . POLES DOESN'T NEED TO BE DISTRACTED FROM DOING HIS WORK BY HEARING
IMPATIENT FANS WHINE . I KNOW HE'LL GET IT RIGHT, THAT'S WHY I KEEP SAYING " YO G.M. POLES IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND PAPER , YOU NEED TO WATCH THE SALARY CAP . YEAH BUDDY TREY SMITH AT GUARD NOW THAT MAKES SENSE
TO ME SWIFTY . THAT WOULD PLUG A BIG HOLE ! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT , RYAN POLES IN 3
YEAR BUILD UP , MY DIGS IS HE'S DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THE REBUILD . I'LL SAY IT AGAIN
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Ryan Poles has done an amazing job. He pulled off the greatest trade since the Herschel Walker trade. We’re going to be just fine.
I'm disappointed but I've been disappointed for about 30 years give or take 😂 so what's one more game
Swift didn’t start rolling until they threatened to take his job away and or start Johnson, then swift went crazy on the field .
I agree & I see that it's a lot of overreaction. No patience is being given due to outside noise. Though I wish you gave eberflus some flowers & as much understanding as poles. He had a hand in building this culture as well!
I agree with you…no one seems to have any patience and expects overnight success….its been 3 games with a rookie QB and everyone learning a new offense…gonna take a little time for it to come together….considering where this roster was during 3-13 to where it is now how anyone can say Poles has done a bad job
Have you seen the Purdue Center yet? I watched him this week, i think he could be a draft riser during the SR Bowl, Combine, etc.
I need a cool headed level take right now because after watching barroom sports take nitpicking every pick Poles had over the years and the lineman Poles could have taken.
At least somebody can bring some into this logic that the entire roster needed to get fixed, not just the office of line
Poles overall has done an excellent job, but he messed up by not hiring a new HC and didn't invest in the o-line to protect his QB.
This is BS, Poles took a punter over an all American center just this last draft!!
I assume you are referring to Van Pran who went in the 5th round. I guess Poles was not the only GM to pass on the All American center.
@@ronmoore468 so what, he would come in real handy right now!! Poles has passed over several the last three years.
I knew the bears needed an o line years ago.
everyone did.
Chase Claypool proves Ryan Poles is in over his head. He blew a high 2nd round pick that would've given us that O lineman. VERY little room for error in building a team that can compete for a SB. Also sticking with Eberflus shows POOR decision making skills.
The haters are out Swift
in FULL FORCE lol
If they don't win more than 7 games this year, which looks probable at this point when you cant even beat the Colts, Eferbus and company will be out, and Poles may be too. No point in looking at his 2025 free agency when he may not even make it. This team that is struggling so bad, he put it together.
This is some good work as always Swifty but they came to chicago pulling things apart before having any fixes. Sent a perfectly good guard to the Steelers for millions more than they tried to replace him with. The guy is still there in Pittsburgh now doing at least good work in front of Fields today, while the hole Poles created is yet to be filled with anyone comparable. And he refused to draft a solid center while getting Pickens and Roschon Johnson (two guys who can’t stay on the field.) At every turn they’ve used the ‘scheme fit’ to complain about why they couldn’t do it yet there ‘is no successful scheme’ from anything they’ve built in 3 years, both OC’s of their own making. The list is long and of their own failed choices and their primary swing at drafting a tackle is this year having serious problems ….all of it while they protect the Oline coach who clearly seems to be going backwards. Seems almost nobody can get to the second level blocking. Finally as you point out Pryor seems to be doing the job but it took forever for them to play him.
James Daniels didn't want to stay here. He has struggled a lot the last 2 years, but is playing better this season
@@SwiftSportsNetwork ok i didn’t know he wanted out i just remember Poles not liking the Oline he had inherited…..big thanks Swifty and a huge tganks for all the healthy and hard work you do. An absolute gift to us all.
My hair isn’t on fire yet.. a new OC making mistakes but also delivering some good. I like that he and Flus are letting Caleb play with a full pallet of possibilities… he’s already moving the ball everywhere and seeing a lot from doing that.
I believe in Ryan Poles. He’s done a great job and he’s not done. Bears fan need to relax. Bear down!
Go Bears
Now next year's draft and FA will most likely culminate with getting at least 2FA's and three through the draft. Which has to be done as they've hemmed and hawed about it for too long.
Agree with u with the oline fixed the bears will be back otherwise a 500 ballcliub
Ironically signing swift has caused an avalanche of negative effects even the biggest swift doubters couldn't have foreseen. It weaked or o line (most obvious), it hurt calebs critical early development and possibly some of his confidence, if undermined our already decent rb room who was unfairly underated due to justins domination with his run game, and finally it has cause enormous doubt towards poles as our gm making such an unneccesary move since it likely caused us to lose at least 1 or 2 very close games where we just needed a little help from the run game but got nothing. Poles has done ok but this shows 1 really boneheaded mistake can overshadow many good ones. As you said lions o line is great which explain why we mistaked swift for a solid rb.
I am not mad with Poles. I think, overall, he has done a phenomenal job restructuring the roster, fixing the salary cap, and landing some high quality talent! However, the OL is a disaster.
My belief is that this is more so a coaching problem rather than a talent problem. This OL seems to be regressing rather than progressing. Wright and Jones consistently get dismantled off the the edge, injuries play a factor in denying continuity, Jenkins is still far away from his potential ceiling, and so on. I blame C-Mo honestly!
This is my biggest worry. Tev, Braxton and Darnell all seem to have regressed a little this year
@@SwiftSportsNetwork I really expected Darnell to start dominating his side and elevating to our best linemen! And with that I figured the other guys would step up as well, but it has just not looked good in the slightest.
I hope I am wrong and that they turn the corner, but it has been very concerning
Poles should have focused more on the o -line with a rookie QB. Love Rome, but we needed another top o-lineman this year. Letting Mark Montgomery go continues to haunt us.
I just think Rome was TOO good to pass up.
If Rome was gone then sure, but you don't pass up the #2 player on your board at #9.
I’m confused or don’t understand, on one hand you don’t build in free agency but then there’s a guard out at kc they may be able to grab him, isn’t that the same ? Curious and asking for a friend. lol. BearDown
I literally addressed this. You don't BUILD an oline, but you can PATCH a spot. BUT its just so risky. You end up getting more Nate Davis's than you do Trey Smith. And if we are LUCKY enough to land Trey SMith, we are still going to have to overpay for him. But to fix ONE spot, its okay. Especially while our QB is on a rookie contract.
@@SwiftSportsNetwork I ask cause others don’t pay attention and I know that they are going to say let’s pick everyone up on free agency but then you have players not working out or they just can’t afford them and that’s why you pick them up especially if you have a chance to see them after 4 games and they play good .
Not working out on one team doesn’t mean they’re bad players they the Bears have to pick and choose the better player available
People are way too impatient, but at the same time you don’t want to get your 1st Round QB’s head knocked off…it’s a tough line to tow but you hope something happens sooner rather than later
This Ryan Poles 3rd yr not 1st
How much bonding do these Olineman do? Are they always hanging out, go bowling... or when the bell rings, they collect a check and say, "See you tomorrow. " ... might be best to spend the first 3 picks next draft on the oline. Get a C and 2 gaurds. Sandwich between Wright and if Kiran worksout Kiran. Let them cook for years
So Teven Jenkins, Braxton Jones and Ja'Tyre Carter do pilates and yoga together in the offseason. I know that much
The bottom line is wins and losses. We are in year three of Poles rebuilding of this team. Don’t get me wrong, he inherited a mess. I like a lot of what he has done. That is not to say he is not worthy of criticism. These next five games will be critical to not only this season, but the future of this franchise. He may have to consider a new head coach. if he doesn’t get the boot himself.
I think Poles makes a trade. This o-line needs a star. It needs s center piece. Similar to how Poles went and got Montez Sweat
I've never seen an offensive lineman (quality starter) traded midseason
@SwiftSportsNetwork yea. I don't know if it happens during the season. We may have to play with what we have, but I can see him trading for an established guy. Caleb is getting killed back there, and taking him number 1 was a major investment. I would prefer to keep our draft capital, and having Kiran is intriguing. Still, if Poles could move a 2nd round pick for a guy who could make a difference on this o-line. I think you do that trade, but like you said. That's not a common thing that happens during the season at that position. I still expect Poles to do his homework.
@@juliusthompson4794 I hope someone becomes available
Darnell Wright is an average O lineman. Maybe a touch above but not in line with where he was drafted.
Love your content though
Not the same song about Lucas Patrick and the Saints that you sung during preseason.
I never mentioned Lucas Patrick during the preseason, maybe you are confusing me with someone else?
We want Poles to go on a Time Machine and trade the number one pick. Get a center and a guard to go with Marvin. Then the trade will give you multiple chances and number one picks to fix whatever needs to be fixed. Also, don’t overpay for low talent, an easy fix to the scenario where getting a free agent. So Caleb, fucked up the line too. 🤦🏾♂️
Dam even Michael Jordan had to wait like 5-6 yrs before pippen and they won 6 finals together sometimes it is just two players with fillers to win championships I mean even shaq and Kobe had better success together than on other teams I mean Kobe day one on the lakers but until shaq got there that they started winning. So yeah Caleb and Rome great picks and the rest need to pick up their game and these two come into the game.
Oh how we would love to see them win now but it’s not going to happen over night.
It's all about coaching
He planned to do that three seasons ago.
3 seasons ago he was tearing the roster down.
He had $90+ million in dead cap space and didn't have a 1st round pick.
I talked about this a lot.
All these excuses and the optimism is embarrassing at this point. Poles stinks! He built the team azz backwards outside in. Also, I can name at least 10 Poles signings that have completely flopped. He drank the Caleb is the next Mahomes kool aid like a fool and set the Bears organization back at least 3 years. Should’ve went for the haul. It was a layup and he missed. Flus stinks. He’s not qualified for the HC position and better suited as a DC. Poles should’ve canned this clown last year and hired Harbaugh. Poles and his bargain hunting bullshit FA signings and horrible draft picks, in addition to an incompetent HC, the Bears will never get to the SB with these 2 running the show. Book it
More cap space than the $70M that you mentioned and just three top in picks in the top 60. I know you’re wanting Cunningham to leave and get a GM job so we can get a 3rd rd pick.
I mean tbh, I wouldn't mind keeping Cunningham another year, but i think its pretty much a foregone conclusion at this point
We need a center that’s all I’m saying