Chicago Bears 2024 post-NFL Draft press conference with Ryan Poles, Matt Eberflus

Bears general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus field questions about Caleb Williams, Rome Odunze, the team's day-three draft picks and the 2024 NFL Draft as a whole.
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[@kyledabearsfan]

King Poles!! Ian Cunningham is crazy slept on by fans too. What a crazy job by Bears staff. One of the best draft classes ive seen!

[@isaiahdelacruz6221]

Yep correct , as it goes for leaders … all of them did amazing

[@JADiaz10]

Wait till the picks next season 🫣

[@opinion8ed]

Did the Bears get better from the draft? No doubt.

[@raymondbrolly18499]

Poles + Cunningham is a great partnership. Keep them together for as long as possible. 🐻⬇️

[@McMuphen]

Great Draft, good low risk high reward on Edge. Hope he works out with everyone else I see doing great things

[@GwWelsh-jh9ij]

Excited about that punter let’s go!!! lol pfft

[@GillieWilson-ze2df]

Booker only 21. He'll be used sparingly this year and put on some weight and learn from Sweat .

[@GillieWilson-ze2df]

Booker only 21. He'll be used sparingly this year and put on some weight and learn from Sweat .

[@gca6090]

We are excited about this whole draft! Well done Ryan Poles, Ian Cunningham & Matt Eabeard-flus!!!! 🐻⬇️

[@jimrichardson1774]

Job well done. Good draft. Our Bears are in good hands

[@kennygibbs9627]

May 20th first practice with rookies. 😊

[@denniswilson6673]

May 20th yes but wigs are required no baldies are allowed

[@carloscapria5266]

Amazing point by Eberflus, his defense trying to contain this offense in practice will make both sides of the ball so much better come game days.

[@kennygibbs9627]

I Believe in Ryan Poles 😊

[@denniswilson6673]

Be of the bald toothless

[@ericw23]

Ryan poles is laying back. 😂😂 he looks happy .. he is like “ we on our way. Talk to flus” 14:49

[@jessejames2849]

I love how we can hear the questions being asked finally. Bear Down

[@opinion8ed]

Best Bears draft since 1983.

[@pana19561]

Wishing Bears a great season we deserve. You did a great job on the trades, draft! Go Bears!!!

[@denniswilson6673]

Wear a wig. No baldies are allowed in camp

[@McMuphen]

If Poles can learn on the job, I'm sure that eberflus can 🐻⬇️

[@GwWelsh-jh9ij]

Poles drafted a kicker and punter and has only been lucky twice the rest of his drafts trades and win record is bad. Poles and fluse are the worst the bears have had record wise and the rest of the north got better so I’ll believe it when I see it!!

[@michaelsanders4351]

@@GwWelsh-jh9ijthat’s definitely not true lol

[@RT-xj3of]

@@michaelsanders4351yeah he’s an obvious idiot and not worth engaging. Poles has completely reshaped this roster after pace decimated the bears organization. Look at what pace already did in Atlanta lmfaoooo

[@StraightJacketFitting]

@@GwWelsh-jh9ijfor not being “football players” the impact of kickers and punters is insane, you can’t sleep on these picks, Tory Taylor could very well go down as the greatest punter in the history of the nfl. Dude has got that much leg talent.

[@gregorysleeth1792]

Amazing Draft this year.

[@GETITWETPRO]

We win a superbowl, this will be a movie 🍿 🎥🎬the rarity of how all this unfolded, the behind the scenes activity Ryan went through. need to see it. Oh wait we living it.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

I’m really liking the job Poles has done to improve this team’s talent & put the Bears in a position to win a lot of ball games. On paper … they look great.

[@douglasneill7562]

I think you guys did a great job and you guys should have all your picks to be announced together not just the 1st draft picks all of them at once that would be cool

[@eddiedavenport2122]

A great draft to Poles and his staff #beardown

[@JADiaz10]

Knowing we got more picks next season, who knows what the possibilities may be

[@marcusmobley3189]

Eberflus looking like damn i really gotta coach. No excuses. Lol

[@alexamerling79]

In Poles we trust! Also loving bearded Flus! BEAR DOWN!

[@JamesCalabrese930]

Ryan is a genius

[@isaiahdelacruz6221]

Coach is looking good!

[@charlottebats2893]

Eberflus looks completely different now. Beard and new haircut

[@ag4allgood]

The draft looks good but now the development of those picks begin. I like the Leaders on this team - Jaylon Johnson / DJ Moore / Cole Kmet / TJ Edwards. It will be a competitive NFC North with all 4 teams in the hunt.

[@Kofimagne]

Really excited for the upcoming season! Bears dynasty loading. Bears vs Chiefs!

[@ecobean3440]

I thought last yrs draft picks were the foundation of a Superbowl bound team, but this yr has topped last yr.

[@gca6090]

What Poles did in last year's draft put us into this position! Legendary rebuild. Poles is 🫅. 🐻⬇️

[@woodstocknation1961]

We got a great punter

[@Mr710isBowling]

Practices are going to be 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@denniswilson6673]

No baldies permitted Players must wear pro wigs.

[@mdvatty]

The pod system worked as they seemed to know exactly when guys would go. I must thank Atlanta after saying that.

[@arielcolon3051]

“We are not worthy” -----KING POLES

[@michaelfrazier8104]

Big Pole Poles!

[@matthewnapoleon125]

Thinking back on how awkward these interviews were with pace and nagy

[@jayceejackson3584]

At least 4/5 of these draft picks will make the roster with Caleb, Rome and Taylor starting.

[@GrenaJr]

Who is this man next to poles.... I sat here for 3 minutes figuring that out.... Thats Flus... With the new beard, and hair, and just new overall looking good, like a new man!!!

[@BeeHatGuy]

We should try to get Trey Hendrickson

[@ASidd1]

It's certainly worth a look. But Hendrickson will be a considerable cap hit, and we'll likely have to give up a 2nd rounder for him following a career year. At almost 30, the Bears will effectively be renting him for a max 2 years. This strategy of trading for expensive veterans is just not sustainable. Better off finding a cornerstone rookie next year with that extra 2nd round pick.

[@parulp6385]

Why on earth did you take a punter in the 4th? They could have traded down and not have to give up a 4th next year. This guy is one lucky GM, because he has no understanding of assets

[@denniswilson6673]

If Flus has a losing season he’ll be fired and Williams will have to have a new coach again

[@BrandonCaneva]

Hire Peyton Manning short term to come in and help Caleb perfect the job of “watching film”.

[@voodoochildmd]

Don't they have a budget for a camera stand?

[@denniswilson6673]

We should have obtained a new coach. That is the missing piece

[@preyface456fromchicago8]

Poles didn’t build a team.. He built a Ball Club.. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@davess3032]

Bear Down!

[@Andrew-mp9hu]

Let’s hope for it man. Been a long time coming and I hope to see some progress this upcoming season with a wildcard berth.

[@PzShockz]

​@@Andrew-mp9huI can't wait for the season to start they are gonna be a nfc powerhouse

[@McMuphen]

🐻⬇️

[@TheMensRoom2024]

Bears coach has no reason not to win. If he don't then bye your fired!!! This is coming from a life long bears fan fom Chicago

[@denniswilson6673]

Williams will learn what it means to lose to the Packers.

[@GillieWilson-ze2df]

NAHH ! Your Packers wasted their 1st pick, 25, on a round 3 OT, Morgan . Maybe her a good kid, but Tyler Guyton was still on the board, as was Hate Wiggins CB .

[@McMuphen]

👨‍🍳

[@jasonford7535]

Too much hype with Williams. Where's the proof he'll be worthy of a number 1 pick? Any guy who takes pictures with a dress on and walks around with a pink phone has questionable leadership qualities to say the least.

[@jmw434]

A punter 🙄

[@Nick9Three]

Why are you upset over getting the best collegiate punter ever? You sound like an idiot. 😂

[@GwWelsh-jh9ij]

So you’re telling me he wanted an injured Yale tackle over Braxton Hines who he drafted? You are telling me he is thinking his lucky stars that a punter fell from the 1st round to 122? You’re telling me that you’re excited you drafted two wide receivers so you just had to have one more? . This bonehead in 3 years drafted a kicker , punter and tells us straight faced he loves it. Look i understand the qb ( i think he is a bust) but Rome is an A+. The rest is garbage the edge is cool but maybe draft one instead of spending draft capital. If this team doesn’t win next year it’s because we band aid the center position and poles does one great move and like four dumb ones. You had 4 picks and needed a center, edge, 3tech, qb, wr3, te3,guard Now we still need a center,3tech, te3,guard. But hey we got the generational qb and worlds best punter. Pfft gb, Detroit, and Minnesota all nailed there picks!! Good luck taking the north. Poles and fluse are frauds

[@GwWelsh-jh9ij]

Braxton jones* not Hines lol

[@etowngftddummy]

I'm not even sure how to begin describing how nuts you are lmao

[@yawnn12]

Dumb.

[@joeiborowski9763]

With your great insights and wisdom, how come no NFL teams hiring you as a GM?

[@skeeter1858]

Troll post

[@kylewaddle4496]

The OT you took at 75 said he din't like football stop the BS.

[@milesfirnharber6079]

Maybe win 4 games punter will be busy

[@rrmorris67]

ebernagy is the weak link. The elephant in the room. A HUGE problem. If only the Bears had competent coaches to take advantage of this new found talent. They do not.

[@mdvatty]

You have to combine last year with this year and than it's an A++

[@alcaldealer8515]

Ebuerflus looks like a whole new guy Hopefully the bears look like a new team too

[@GBGRMworkout]

You did this Ryan pose you did this now let's go out and kick some ass go bears