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Bears' Big Bets Risk Everything | Chicago Bears News
Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles is betting big this season, but his roster moves are built on shaky assumptions—especially in critical areas like edge rush, defensive tackle, and left tackle, where depth is thin and injuries loom. The team’s gamble on rookie safety Dillon Thieneman as an instant starter is especially risky, echoing Reggie Jackson’s famous “A-S-S” quote when assumptions backfire. With Salvon Ahmed sidelined and DJ Moore traded, Poles may have underestimated how defenses adapt—and how much talent is needed to make up the gaps. If these assumptions don’t hold, the Bears could be in…
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