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Believe it or not, the Chicago Bears might be in better hands than you thought heading into this much-hyped offseason and major draft decision.

Watching the first few episodes of The Dynasty, a series about the New England Patriots, this weekend reminded me of two things.

Bill Belichick truly called his shot when it came to playing Tom Brady over Drew Bledsoe. I mean, no one but him probably saw that coming.

The man serving as Belichick’s general manager at the time, Scott Pioli, was also GM of the Kansas City Chiefs when a certain key member of the Bears organization was rising through the Chiefs’ personnel ranks.

So if you think about it that way, Ryan Poles has connections to the two latest NFL dynasties — the Belichick-Brady Patriots and the Andy Reid-Patrick Mahomes Chiefs.

Not bad, right?

That training has a few notable influences on how he does business that might be helpful to keep in mind as we consider Poles’ next moves with the No. 1 overall pick in tow and a chance to make the playoffs next season.

For one: no matter how much we think outside opinion might influence what he’ll do, Poles will do what he thinks is best for the football team. Nothing more, nothing less, and no matter what anyone else says.

Think back to his first offseason with the Bears in 2022 when everyone insisted he needed to prioritize bringing in major offensive help in free agency and/or the draft. Instead, his first big signing was at defensive tackle (Justin Jones) when his first option (Larry Ogunjobi) failed his physical.