On the Clock

This is how Bears’ obsessed the Chicago media is—yesterday, a camera crew for one of the local TV stations followed new GM Ryan Poles as he started his first day of work at Halas Hall, at 5:30 AM. Really? What’s the point, that he works hard? Will he work harder than his predecessor, that other Ryan who was also in his thirties when the Bears hired him? If lack of time on the job was a factor, that’s your story, not chasing after someone in the January cold. All that matters is Poles getting it right. He appears close to hiring a head coach. We can only hope in the light of day that it’s somebody willing to throw the ball down the middle for as often as it takes to win.