Vikings speculation is that Poles took the Bears job because Bears ownership was going to allow him to tear it down and do a complete rebuild, while Vikings ownership wasn't interested in that. So, Poles passed on a 2nd interview with the Vikings as a result and took the Bears job. Poles was a hot commodity and would have had multiple offers. While the Vikings hire Kwesi told the Vikings ownership what they wanted to hear because the Vikings were going to be the only option for him. For what it's worth...Poles seemed to be the hot GM candidate and the Bears got him.

Well....it does appear the Poles has been allowed to tear it down. We shall see.

So far, this looks more like remodeling than a gut rebuild. Mack and possibly Goldman are the only guys who would still be here if Pace were the GM.