Marc Silverman
Shaw Media Bears columnist
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Silvy: The Bears made a mistake in extending Poles’ contractJul 17, 2025 6:00 am - What has Bears general manager Ryan Poles done to earn a contract extension well before his current deal was set to expire? He has yet to draft a pro bowler and has one of the worst three-year runs in Bears franchise history. Poles’ is 15-36 and has two historic double-digit losing streaks.
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Silvy: The 10 best moves of the Bears’ offseasonJun 12, 2025 9:16 am - The Bears have had a very productive offseason. Here are their 10 best moves.
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Silvy: Bears need to get their new stadium right, even if it means taking their timeJun 05, 2025 6:00 am - We’ve discussed the “if” part of a new Bears stadium for a few years and I’m not sure we’re any closer to it becoming a reality. To recap, the Bears purchased Arlington Park back in 2021 when Ted Phillips was the team president, Ryan Pace was the GM, and Matt Nagy was the head coach.
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Silvy: Yeah, I said it, I love Ben Johnson as the Bears’ new coachMay 29, 2025 6:00 am - I didn’t realize that the Halas Hall overhead microphone picks up everything when someone isn’t speaking at the podium. I turned to ESPN 1000’s Pat Morenzoni, WGN’s Caitlin Sharkey, and CHSN’s Ruthie Polinsky and made that statement in approval of the things he was saying and the interesting manner in which he was explaining it.
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Silvy: As GM, Poles needs to take responsibility for Bears’ failures with Williams last seasonMay 22, 2025 6:00 am - General manager Ryan Poles and the Bears coaching staff drafted Caleb Williams No. 1 and threw him into an ocean filled with rip currents.
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Silvy: If the Bears have four left tackles, does that mean they don’t have any?May 15, 2025 6:00 am - The Bears’ plan this year is to find a left tackle from four players, with none being ideal.
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Silvy: Williams needs some tough love to teach him how to work in the NFLMay 08, 2025 6:00 am - Ryan Poles claimed at the combine that Caleb Williams has a great work ethic but needed to learn the difference of how to work in an NFL week as opposed to a college football week. My question is, why wasn’t this addressed in season? Why didn’t Poles have someone fix it in real time?
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Silvy: The offseason is done, now Bears have to show they can succeed on the fieldMay 01, 2025 6:00 am - The day new coach Ben Johnson walked into the Bears facility, he told the staff that it was time to get to work and he hasn’t backed down since. Every time the new head coach has spoken, he has sent messages that his staff is conducting business differently, and that’s a good thing.
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Silvy: These Bears draft scenarios would make me very happyApr 24, 2025 6:00 am - For the past several months I’ve been asked by friends, acquaintances, and strangers what I want the Bears to do at No. 10 in the NFL draft. My response is always “get it right.”
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Silvy: Ashton Jeanty will be a great NFL player. The Bears should look elsewhere at No. 10Apr 17, 2025 6:00 am - If the Bears want to build the best team possible, they should draft a lineman, offensive or defensive, and pass on running back Ashton Jeanty.
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