How, on Earth, do you people think that a better GM than Ryan Poles is going to take this job if we fire him?
The problems on this team have been around for generations. Decades. Lifetimes. And you want to give him two seasons to fix every single one of those issues? And because he hasn’t yet, we should fire him and assume a better GM is gonna swoop in and save the day? How long are you gonna give that mythical guy?
The man tanks a season to get draft picks and deals away players who either had underperformed (Mack, Quinn), or total head cases who were a pain in the ass to deal with and didn’t fit the system or culture he wants to build (Roquan).
Jaylon Johnson gets two picks against doo-doo-ass Brian Hoyer, and you guys act like he’s Deion Sanders. He’s good, but not “reset the CB market” good. Poles stands firm, and JJ didn’t get nearly the offers he thinks he deserves. Huh. Imagine that.
He’s brought in promising young players. He even re-signed everyone’s favorite dumbass TE (a move I personally regard as a mistake but I’m clearly in the minority there). He’s managed the cap perfectly for the future, beyond this rebuild season. He’s amassed draft picks most GMs wouldn’t even dream of having at their disposal.
He even fixed the trash-ass Soldier Field turf, ffs. He deserves another year for that alone.
You really think someone better is going to take this job? Really? Shit, Ian Cunningham isn’t even in our league, and he’s the assistant GM.
Bears fans don’t deserve Poles.
Fields has all the tools you need for a good QB. I think if he were to go somewhere with the right coaches and supporting cast, he’d be a playoff-caliber player. Maybe not a true blue chipper, but good enough to make a run.
If that’s the case (big if), then why not try to make it work here? To trade him in for an unknown rookie is another blind stab at getting the position right. He’s got more talent than anyone we’ve had since Cutler, all he needs is to be coached up and game planned for properly.
I’d love to see the Bears hire an offensive coord that has already been a head coach and isn’t trying to get promoted into that role. The problem with the young Shanahanistas is that they’re all trying to make their system the next hot thing. They’re in it for their career, not necessarily to get the most out of the QB they have.
Gimme an older guy that just wants to win and will cater to Field’s strengths.
Get MHJ and then trade the other pick for a haul, stack the trenches with real, fierce, young talent, and let Flus continue the progress the defense is making.
I can’t believe I’m saying this, because I wanted to shove a pitchfork up Flus’ ass just last week. But that defense is playing as inspired as I’ve seen since the first five games of 2018, and then going back to the Lovie days.
Fields can work. Get him the right coach and watch it hum.