3 main takeaways for Chicago Bears after Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII win

The Chicago Bears have yet to sniff the Super Bowl since 2006, but with Ryan Poles' connection to the most recent Super Bowl champions— the Kansas City Chiefs— he was watching the big game with the Bears in mind.

The Chiefs laid the blueprint for Chicago Bears' Super Bowl success

With what the Chiefs have been able to accomplish within the last half-decade, it'd be smart for the Chicago Bears to utilize some of the strategies the back-to-back champions have used to get where they are.

When Ryan Poles was hired to be the general manager of the Bears, it was likely with the idea that what he learned from his time with the Chiefs would transfer to a franchise that's yearned for postseason success.

And while that has yet to come, Poles was likely watching this Super Bowl thinking of how he could recreate this success for the Chicago Bears.

Starting as a scouting assistant in 2009, Ryan Poles worked his way up to the executive director of player personnel over the span of 13 years. More than a decade within a franchise like the Chiefs is valuable, and with the recent success of this franchise, the Bears could see their time coming soon.

The Chicago Bears have a long way to go until they're in the same conversation as the Chiefs when discussing Super Bowl success, but there's no doubt that the Bears could take away some hidden truths from the Chiefs' back-to-back Super Bowl wins.

Takeaway No. 1: Mahomes makes winning easier

Simply put, Patrick Mahomes makes winning a Super Bowl easier. Since being drafted in 2017, Mahomes has put up first-ball Hall of Fame numbers.

Considering Patrick Mahomes has yet to turn 30 years old, the career trajectory for Mahomes is the clear-cut example for NFL quarterbacks entering the league. Winning a Super Bowl in the last five years has almost exclusively required the winning team to possess a Patrick Mahomes at quarterback.

And the Chicago Bears have a chance to get a prospect who's been called somewhat similar to Mahomes. Caleb Williams isn't Patrick Mahomes, and it's very unlikely a team will draft another Patrick Mahomes for a long time. The term 'generational talent' should now solely be used to describe Patrick Mahomes and Patrick Mahomes only.

That said, when presented with the opportunity to draft someone even close to Mahomes, that needs to be done. It doesn't automatically mean the Chicago Bears will have a 28-year-old Hall of Famer at quarterback, but it increases the likelihood.

Ryan Poles, someone who helped scout Patrick Mahomes, would have a higher chance of knowing if Caleb Williams gives the Bears the best chance of having a Mahomes-esque quarterback. If Poles doesn't see any Mahomes-like qualities in Caleb Williams, it becomes less likely that he's the Bears' next quarterback. If he does see Mahomes-like qualities— even if just a few— it becomes more likely that Caleb Williams will be the next Bears quarterback.

At the end of the day, teams wanting to beat Mahomes will need a Mahomes of their own. And the Chicago Bears could have the chance of their own Mahomes. Time will tell.

Takeaway No. 2: Build through the draft, don't overpay

As the Chiefs have learned after winning back-to-back Super Bowls since trading Tyreek Hill, it's important to build through the draft and not overpay players you don't feel you need to succeed.

Ryan Poles, too, wants to build the Chicago Bears through the draft. Before this gets taken out of context, Tyreek Hill and Jaylon Johnson aren't the same players, nor are they on the same playing field. Poles will re-sign Jaylon Johnson.

Now, the Chicago Bears don't have a Tyreek Hill, per se, so there's not too much of a comparison there. It's more focusing on the idea that this Chiefs team was built, mostly, through the draft.

Players who played really well in Super Bowl LVIII were players the Chiefs drafted. Guys like L'Jarius Sneed, Trent McDuffie, George Karlaftis, Willie Gay, Isiah Pacheco, Creed Humphries, etc. Oh, and Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. Drafting two players like that will help, and they further the idea of building a team through the draft.

The reason this is important for the Chicago Bears opens the idea that, if the Bears aren't in love with Caleb Williams or one of the other quarterback prospects, the return for the No. 1 pick would be astronomical. The amount of key players the Bears could put in positions of need would be— potentially— greater than what they'd get from Caleb Williams if he's not all that.

If they stick with Williams, however, it's likely the Bears spend most of the draft trying to acquire picks. If the Chicago Bears want to build through the draft, they'll need a few more picks. As Ryan Poles has shown, however, he'll get more picks during the draft. He always does.

Takeaway No. 3: Would Eberflus have Bears prepared for new OT rules?

It was reported after the fact that San Francisco players didn't fully understand the new overtime rules in Super Bowl LVIII. Had the Chicago Bears been in this position, would Matt Eberflus have prepared the Chicago Bears enough to know what to do in that situation?

While the front office still believes in Matt Eberflus, there's reason to believe he wouldn't have been as prepared as Kyle Shanahan, who was ill-prepared. The opposite story came out of Kansas City, as Chris Jones told reporters that Andy Reid was preparing for overtime the past two weeks.

Now, It might be unfair to compare Matt Eberflus to Andy Reid, as Reid is in contention to be one of the best NFL coaches of all time. Matt Eberflus, however, isn't in that conversation. Most notably due to Eberflus' inability to adjust during games and his lack of preparation.

It's not all bad with Matt Eberflus, but it's safe to say the Chicago Bears wouldn't be the most prepared if in the situation the 49ers were in at the end of Super Bowl LVIII.

If the Chicago Bears coaching staff was watching this Super Bowl, there better have been notepads and pens during overtime. When playing against Mahomes, everything matters. That includes coaching, and if the Bears roll with Matt, in-game adjustments and preparation need to be top-notch.