1. Chicago Bears have a gift that keeps on giving.
Do not underestimate the 2025 second-round pick. Who knows how long we will be looking back at that pick? Poles wanted 2025 first, but instead, he got 2025 second and D.J. Moore. Poles said he wanted into the 2025 draft because it would extend the value of this number one pick even further.
That is exactly what is about to happen. Whatever that pick becomes, the rookie contract will be four years. So, that player will be on the Chicago Bears through the 2029 season. The hope would be that pick nine, the 2024 first-rounder, and pick 61 are all on the team in 2029 as well.
Still, it is almost a guarantee that the 2025 pick player will be. What about this, what if Poles trade that pick? The 2025 second-round pick from his 2023 trade could turn into multiple players or even a 2026 pick. When Ryan Poles traded down a bunch in the fifth round to get a ton of swings at day three picks could be a small look at how he views the draft as a whole. The Chicago Bears could be talking about this trade from 2030 and beyond. That is how you know it is a big win.