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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...
GM Ryan Poles wasn't content waiting around this time. The Chicago Bears GM had a mission when the legal tampering period started on Monday. In only a matter of hours, he managed to achieve multiple goals. It started with Drew Dalman, the market's best center, arriving on a three-year deal. Then,...
It looked like the Chicago Bears were done with the first day of free agency after coming to terms on deals with center Drew Dalman and defensive end Dayo Odenyingbo. They'd addressed both of their most pressing needs. It was time to sit back and let the market settle, right? Nope. Not long after...
Running the football is a focal point for Ben Johnson. That is how he had so much success in Detroit over the past three years. Naturally, he was aided by a strong offensive line. The Chicago Bears have been busy trying to upgrade that position over the past week. They traded for Jonah Jackson and...
The Chicago Bears are rarely this aggressive. That should tell you how serious they are about winning football games this season. GM Ryan Poles already nabbed two quality additions to the trenches with center Drew Dalman and defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo. Most people felt, understandably, that it...
After landing Drew Dalman at center, the Chicago Bears decided it was finally time to help out Dennis Allen on the defensive side. GM Ryan Poles demonstrated a clear understanding of what types of players the new defensive coordinator prefers by securing ascending pass rusher Dayo Odeyingbo,...
Ryan Poles got it done. Two trades and a free agency splash later, the Chicago Bears GM has completely revamped the team's offensive line. It started with bringing in Jonah Jackson from Los Angeles following a falling out with the Rams. Next came possible future Hall of Famer Joe Thuney from Kansas...
The Chicago Bears made it clear from the start that the offensive line would be a focus this off-season. They traded for Jonah Jackson and Joe Thuney earlier this month. Now they've brought everything together by signing top free agent center Drew Dalman to a three-year, $42 million deal. The move...
Trading for Jonah Jackson wasn't a huge surprise. Once it became clear the Los Angeles Rams were interested in moving the former Pro Bowler, everybody pinpointed the Chicago Bears as a landing spot. He had direct ties to new head coach Ben Johnson and would be relatively cheap to acquire. By far,...
Tom Thayer has been around the Chicago Bears for most of his adult life, first as a player and then as a longtime announcer and color analyst alongside the great Jeff Joniak. He's never once proclaimed himself an insider of any kind. Still, his close proximity to the organization makes anything he...
Ryan Poles spent weeks determining what free agency could look like on the offensive line market. It didn't take long to realize the talent available wouldn't come close to matching the money necessary to sign the top names. That meant the Chicago Bears GM would have to get creative if he wanted to...
After trading for two new guards, most believed the Chicago Bears would switch their focus to the center position as part of their focus to rebuild the interior offensive line. Almost immediately, the name Drew Dalman came up. The 26-year-old from Atlanta is widely considered the best of a mediocre...
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