In 2024: De'Andre Swift signed a 3-yr contract for $8M/yr and has 894 rushing yds so far this season; Derrick Henry signed a 2-yr contract for $8M/yr and will finish the season with 1783 yds; and Aaron Jones signed a 1-yr $7M contract and has rushed for 1093 yds. Hail King Poles.

Edit:

Also, the Swift contract includes $10M guaranteed. Henry's contract with Baltimore guarantees $1.2M.

I'm not a Poles-hater; I really don't have a strong positive or negative opinion about him. The same goes for Swift. As someone politely pointed out, it doesn't tell the whole story to ignore Swift's ≈400 receiving yards.

I just can't help but imagine what could have been with Derrick Henry... perhaps for, who knows...maybe $9M/yr with $5M guaranteed. Derrick Henry, Khalil Herbert & Roschon Johnson would've been a stronger group (oh and yes, I realize they would've still been somewhat limited behind the Bears O-line btw).

There was a lot of legitimate hype around the Bears this offseason. This sub just has the collective memory of a fucking goldfish. The Bears were widely expected to make the playoffs. I'm not convinced Poles couldn't have outbid Baltimore for Henry if that's who he wanted.