"He's a tremendous communicator. Understands the inner workings of a personnel department and a coaching staff. ... He knows how important that level of trust and communication is and I think he'll do a great job."
For a first-time General Manager, the big challenge isn't dealing with football, but with people, Veach mentionned.
"The thing that is most challenging for a GM is all the things you don't expect. And sometimes the thing that you're not thinking about are the things that occupy most of your time."
He makes a lot of sense and this is on par with what we have heard ever since Poles was announced to his new position. I speak for all of Bears Nation, we can't wait to see all of the moves he will be able to pull off in the next month or so.