Dan Wiederer: Bears fans were forgiving during GM Ryan Poles’ 1st season. Now the pressure’s on to capitalize on a big window of opportunity.
CHICAGO — While much of Chicago celebrated Sunday afternoon as the Bears lost to the Minnesota Vikings and the Houston Texans became accidental magicians in Indianapolis, general manager Ryan Poles insists he wasn’t feeling it.
Poles emphasized Tuesday that he wasn’t glued to a television set at Soldier Field to see whether a “Bears loss/Texans win” combo platter would bring him the No. 1 pick in April’s NFL draft.
In fact, Poles said, when he learned of the Texans’ last-minute comeback shenanigans that pushed the Bears to the top of the draft board, he shrugged as he headed for the locker room.
“I just wasn’t in the mood for it,” he said.
