This was Justin Fields prove it year and so far he’s failed miserably. Baring an unprecedented second half of the season turnaround, Poles will take a quarterback in the draft with the Carolina pick. The QB position is the most important position in all of sports and Caleb and Maye are both too promising of prospects to overlook with such an awful current qb situation, and with next years qb draft looking atrocious taking MHJ and taking a qb next year isn’t an option an even semi-competent GM would consider either. MHJ will likely go to one of the teams that either already has a quarterback (the Cardinals) or one that is still giving their quarterback a shot (LA, Green Bay god forbid).
Any bears fan’s head should explode if that’s the case. That would be malpractice
I think the front office is a lot more patient than the fan base. Poles and Flus at minimum get another year to cook. I suspect Fields will too. If the roster improves again in the offseason the rebuild continues for a third year. Remember, Poles sold this as building the roster the “right way” and ownership intends on letting him do just that.