How are you feeling overall about Poles & Flus entering yr-3

Hard to say really.

Luck is the #1 reason we are in a great situation.

2023 we were looking at the #2 overall pick if it wasn't for Lovie team handing us the 1st overall pick.

Panthers GM being such a moron and giving up a haul for the #1 pick including their best offensive player.

Commanders going into tank mode and giving up their defensive player in Sweat.

Harbaugh coming back to the NFL and cleaning his team and letting go a Hall of Fame WR.

Having two top 10 picks in this years draft with one of them being the #1 overall pick. Draft a generational QB and having the Falcons become idiots and passing on a blue chip player in Rome.

If we weren't in the NFC North. I would say this team has the talent to win the division.

It's 2 game preseason, so I'm avoiding the hype train.

Doesn't mean I'm not ready to jump onboard; I want the turnaround we've all been waiting for.

I thought 'Flus coming onboard with the HC-only experiment and letting his DC handle things was a good idea and I still do. I was glad to see he recognized he needed to cut ties with Getsy. I don't think we'll ever know what happened Alan Williams, but it had a definite effect. 'Flus has contended with the "anti-defensive coach-to HC" crowd (might be easier to say "pro-offense HC advocates") but once he took control of the defense, many in the city were impressed. his hand is clearly evident in the turnaround there. Still, I hope Washington earns 'Flus' trust and he can go back to his experiment while handing down his scheme.

Poles... I don't know. You know, he's impressed the hell out of everyone, or so you read. But just as often, you read about his second-guessing and having to be talked out of expending draft capital because of his uncertainty. What happens when Cunningham gets snagged - it's going to happen. Whose the voice of reason, then? Will Poles have learned to trust those instincts he's supposed to have? And why is it a former offensive lineman can't seem to get it right with that unit?

Roster? I think Bagent has more and needs to be kept. WR Corp is fat, even with just DJM and RO. Allen can walk next season. Would be nice to have a franchise RB but I'm fine with RBBCs. Kmet was a great pick. He'll never be a Gonzalez or even a Gronk, but he's going to have a legacy in Chicago. O-Line; if Teven miraculously becomes healthy, that's a stand-out pick/conversion.

Defensive: Great trade for Sweat. Rest of the unit needs forging. LBs are set. DBs are set. STeamers are set.

Overall, I'm good with both Eberflus and Poles (while holding my right of reservation). Roster has definitely improved.

Now let's see what Shane Waldron can do.

My standard for them is still Super Bowl ready by 2025. I am not satisfied to be the next Cowboys. Not enough to be better — must be better than Packers and Lions. The jury is still out in my book on that.

Flus infuriated me with the way he sat his starters during last years PS and then opened up 0-4 with his team looking totally unprepared and outclassed.

I admit thus far he seems to have learned some lessons this PS but I want to see real games in September to be convinced we have turned the corner coaching-wise.