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Spiegel & Holmes Show

Why didn't Ryan Poles comment on Caleb Williams' performance?

Spiegel & Holmes Show

Audacy

Sports

4.2652 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes expressed their confusion over Bears general manager Ryan Poles sidestepping questions about quarterback Caleb Williams when he spoke to the media Wednesday.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Did we mention that yesterday, Ryan Poles talked to the assembled media?

0:04.9

He really did.

0:06.2

He did talk to the assembled media.

0:08.2

Lawrence says no one is clearly excited about categories the way that I am.

0:11.9

Not at 228 when it's at 425.

0:14.4

I understand.

0:15.4

He did, and it was notable that he refused to talk about a pretty big topic.

0:21.9

About Caleb Williams.

0:23.7

That's the topic.

0:25.1

Here's the quote from Ryan Poles on the quarterback for the Bears.

0:29.9

Quote, I'm not going to get into that today.

0:32.9

I think we can all say that our head coach has done a great job informing you all with where he's at.

0:38.5

And I have agreed with everything he has said, unquote.

0:43.8

That's it.

0:45.2

Wow.

0:46.0

And it was brought to our attention by our able-bodied producers who you've mentioned

0:50.4

that it's pretty amazing when the general manager of the team just refuses

0:56.4

comment on the potential franchise quarterback whose development is the A1 story, or maybe

1:02.9

the A2 story.

1:03.7

And he moved heaven and earth to get him to get into that place where he could get him.

1:08.2

And has answered questions on the perspective of Justin Fields the entire time and Caleb

1:13.9

and what it's about and the incubator and what he wants from Caleb after the draft and going

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