Bears GM Ryan Poles says he'll need time to study the quarterbacks in the draft and also needs to be "blown away" by one to give up on Justin Fields.
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00:03 I'll actually go back to last year.
00:09 And I got to stay open-minded about it.
00:11 But I really-- not to use the same quote,
00:14 but when I say I need to be blown away,
00:15 it's the same setup.
00:17 Because seeing the things that Justin did this year,
00:20 his ability to make plays, coach talked
00:23 about some of those improvements,
00:24 keeping his eyes on the field, taking less sacks.
00:27 You see a lot of growth that where he can continue
00:30 to get better.
00:30 So I'll have the same mindset.
00:33 Someone needs to really show that they can--
00:36 and it's not just a film.
00:37 I need the person.
00:39 There's a whole process here that we have to figure out.
00:42 But what we're going to do is do what's
00:43 best for the organization.
00:45 I'm sure there's going to be similar situations in terms
00:48 of the tradeback.
00:49 And I got to weigh all of those things.
00:50 Just stay very wide open with the different paths
00:53 that we can go.
00:54 And as we collect information, if that
00:56 closes some of those pathways down, then we'll do that.
01:00 We'll move to the other ones.
01:02 But I'm going to be wide open about this.
01:03 The player aspect in terms of the human being
01:06 and the leadership and their maturity,
01:09 and that's the human part.
01:11 And then there's the tape.
01:12 And we'll go through the tape, and we'll
01:14 look at processing and accuracy and all of those things
01:17 to make sure they're on point to feel the best.
01:19 There are situations where you go to and you develop,
01:23 and you may overcome some of the shortcomings
01:26 that you had in college.
01:28 There are situations where it's the group around you
01:31 that elevates you.
01:33 And the other thing, too, is I would also have a little--
01:37 you've got a sample size to be blown away.
01:40 In the NFL, you've got to stack year after year after year.
01:43 So historically, we'll look at those quarterbacks
01:47 that have been able to be productive
01:49 for a long period of time and mirror that, compare that
01:52 to some of the guys in the draft.
01:54 The offensive coordinator and really any good coach
01:56 knows how to adjust and adapt to the play caller or the quarterback
02:01 because you have injury, right?
02:04 You have changes.
02:04 You see it during the course of the year,
02:06 how many backups played this year.
02:07 You've got to adjust your scheme to fit the quarterback
02:12 and the skill set that you have available to you,
02:14 be that quarterback or receiver or tight end.
02:16 And the adaptability to be able to do that
02:18 during the course of a season is huge.
02:21 So that would be--
02:22 I have to separate it a little bit,
02:23 but I absolutely love it.
02:24 I mean, when you talk about building a team,
02:26 I want that type of support in our locker room.
02:29 I want those guys to--
02:30 when they go take the field, I want
02:31 them to believe in the player that they have
02:33 at that quarterback position.
02:34 I want them to believe in the person to the right
02:36 and to their left.
02:37 So I absolutely love that.
02:39 Any decision, I've got to take the emotion out of it
02:43 and look at the whole deal there.
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