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Brad Biggs: Timing and good fortune help an NFL rebuild — and Bears have a little of both

CHICAGO — The Denver Broncos’ firing of coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday after 15 games was a reminder of how fortunate the Chicago Bears are that the Seattle Seahawks rebuffed their effort to trade for Russell Wilson.

Chicago Tribune

It’s a good thing Chicago Bears don’t have a Russell Wilson problem

Former GM Ryan Pace’s failed pursuit of QB Russell Wilson is an event Bears fans can celebrate.

Chicago Sun-Times

Do the Bears miss any of the departures from their unremarkable 2021 team?

The Bears went with an ill-advised plan that ultimately got everyone fired. Here’s a look at how the players from that team have done since leaving.

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Credit where it’s due: Pace nabbing Fields with 11th pick was a steal

QB had everything a team wants, so it was a pleasant surprise he was still on the board

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Why Justin Fields could be Ryan Pace’s parting gift to the Bears

It would be an ironic twist for a general manager whose seven-year Bears career is best-remembered for him trading up to draft another quarterback, Mitch Trubisky, instead of Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson in 2017.

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A look at former Bears players, front office staff now on the Falcons

There will be plenty of familiar faces on the opposing sideline when the Bears battle the Falcons on Sunday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bears keeping Ryan Pace for an extra year was a blessing in disguise

Many wanted Ryan Pace gone after the 2020 season. Had that happened, there's almost no way Justin Fields is a Chicago Bear.

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1st-and-10: Clock still starts for Ryan Poles in 2023

If you’re expecting this current core to develop some kind of killer instinct, you’re likely in for a disappointment. The Bears should improve in the final seven games under Matt Eberflus. But upgrades and reinforcements will make the biggest difference.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears trying to avoid perpetual rebuilding phase where Lions live

The question is whether Ryan Poles has the Bears in any better shape than the Lions as both franchises try yet again to climb out of the pit they dug with their incompetence. The answer seems to be yes. The Bears have good reason to believe Poles has them on…

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Trading Roquan Smith is Bears GM Ryan Poles’ Mitch Trubisky moment

When predecessor Ryan Pace traded up to draft Trubisky second overall in 2017, he knew that he forever would be linked to his decision. Poles will be, too.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trading Roquan Smith is regrettable and counterproductive for Bears

Smith wasn’t part of the problem — just the opposite. He’s a top-tier defensive weapon just beginning his prime at 25, and there’s no question about how good and versatile he is after the last five seasons. He could have been the centerpiece of coach Matt Eberflus’ defense for years.

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Bears GM Ryan Poles shows discipline yet again in trading DE Robert Quinn

Even after the thrilling win over the Patriots, this is still a rebuild. And Poles is a realist. That’s a key distinction between him and his predecessor, Ryan Pace. Seeing clearly, rather than seeing what you want, is essential to the job.

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Tick, tick, tick: It’s only Year 2, but Bears QB Justin Fields must prove himself quickly

The people who drafted him got fired, and the new administration needs clarity on whether Fields can help the Bears “take the North and never give it back.”

Chicago Sun-Times

1st-and-10: Keeping Justin Fields healthy is Job 1 for Bears in 2022

Matt Eberflus’ approach is to practice hard, play hard and develop mental and physical toughness. Doing that and avoiding major injuries — starting with Fields, but throughout the roster — might be his biggest challenge.

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Dan Wiederer: As Bears President Ted Phillips prepares to move on, the team’s on-field mediocrity under his watch reveals bigger problems

CHICAGO — By the end of November, just about everything surrounding the Chicago Bears football team was undeniably ablaze. That extended window the Bears thought they had to compete for a Super Bowl crown? Incinerated.

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Ted Phillips, Bears President and CEO, plans to retire at the end of the 2022 season

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears President and CEO Ted Phillips will retire at the end of the 2022 season and the search for his replacement already is underway, the team announced Friday morning.

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Dan Wiederer: ‘I love that dude.’ Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles sees Matt Eberflus as the fuel in the team’s rebuilding efforts.

With Week 1 arriving and the Chicago Bears promenading around the track on their way to the NFL starting gate, rookie general manager Ryan Poles certainly has great conviction in one thing: He hired the right coach. Especially for this team in this moment.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mitch Trubisky’s second act awaits

When Mitch Trubisky takes the field Sept. 11, it will have been 609 days since his last start, a Bears playoff loss in New Orleans. A lot has changed since.

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Ryan Poles picks up the pace of roster house-cleaning

The Bears’ initial 53-man roster includes just 22 of the 77 players the new general manager inherited from Ryan Pace when he was hired in January — with 13 rookies making the team.

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Bears OT Teven Jenkins: ‘Everything is pointing up for me, and I love it’

Jenkins was solid in the preseason game against the Chiefs on Saturday, which could help him find a spot. But not necessarily on the Bears.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears coach Matt Eberflus merely middle man as Ryan Poles, Roquan Smith spar

Eberflus can’t do much as Smith defies his rules and continues to press for either a suitable contract extension or trade.

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Matt Nagy talks return to Chicago for Bears-Chiefs preseason opener

Former Bears HC Matt Nagy on returning to Chicago: "I don’t know how I’ll feel when I get out there."

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The Morning After…Roquan Smith requests trade from Bears

Our Bears Wire staff is sharing their reactions to Roquan Smith requesting a trade.

Chicago Sun-Times

Roquan Smith mess spun out of Ryan Poles’ control; now he must clean it up

Smith went far enough to appeal to chairman George McCaskey to intervene, which only ratchets up the pressure on Poles to solve the problem.

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Twitter reacts to Bears LB Roquan Smith requesting a trade

Bears LB Roquan Smith has requested a trade: "The new front office regime doesn’t value me here.” See how fans are reacting to the news.

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