How much blame does Ryan Poles deserve for Chicago Bears failures? Should he get fired too?
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It's only a matter of time before the Chicago Bears fire Matt Eberflus and the coaching staff, but it's less clear whether general manager Ryan Poles will keep his job.

He deserves blame for helping choose Eberflus as head coach, plus the disastrous Chase Claypool trade. But Poles has also made smart moves for the Bears in the draft, and some of his other additions might look better with the right coach.

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