Ryan Poles

I think it is a little strange.

I mean, at the end of the day, you should want to develop your staff regardless of the color of their skin.

I think that's important.

I think we take a lot of pride with the Bears on how we have our setup.

And I take a lot of pride in that.

So to be compensated for that's a little strange.

I mean, I saw the Chiefs get a pick because of me, and then I watched that player go and play.

It's just a little odd.

But at the end of the day, if they think that's what's best to help incentivize, then that's what they wanted to do.

I think it's learning through that chaos.

I separate myself.

I really did get off of kind of looking at everything.

I was listening to a podcast.

I think your name is Brene Brown.

And she said the algorithm in social media is to validate what you already believe or to show you what you fear the most.

And as it hit me, and no one's described it that way, I was like, if I'm going to leave this organization, I have to get off of that because if I'm acting out of fear or acting out of closed-mindedness, then we're not going to be in a good spot.

And that's given me a lot of freedom to kind of weather the storm, but to see things the way they are.

There's a couple situations, even with Caleb, where for some reason when things just feel like they're ebbing away from you, it almost validates like,

especially the noise part of it, you're close.

You talked about a young, talented kid.