Poles' moves impressing the NFL.

That's true, this year should give us a good idea of what path the Bears are on.  He will have the main rebuild infrastructure in place, including his quarterback.  While 2025 should add important pieces, the main stuff is in place now - enough to get the vibe as to whether or not Poles/Eberflus can get it done here in Chicago.  Or not.  It really is a milestone season.  I think by the end of this coming season we will know what we have (that "you know it when you see it" thing).  We all can quibble here over the won-loss expectations, but we all will pretty much know if this is Poles/Eberflus thing is going to work or not by then.    

I agree that this coaching staff is under the gun to show improvement this season.  It looks like most people in the NFL look at this team and believe it will take another positive step this season.  Poles/Eberflus won 3 games the first year, 7 games last year - this year (even in one of the toughest divisions in the NFL) the Bears should stack a few more wins.  However - I do think that if the OL ends up being the piece that cripples the offense and our new rookie QB1 gets the crap kicked out of him this season - that is one thing that will come back on Poles.  He will own that whether he likes it or not.     

The improvement really comes down to luck. #1 overall pick. Teams that are in cap hell. Team that needed a QB badly last year which gave up the #1 overall pick this year and DJ Moore.

The only thing I don't agree with Poles is keeping Flus while you have a rookie QB. Flus has one of the worst records for the Bears.

The one with the longest arms?