Why make the rule if you’re not even going to apply it when it happens…
What is this source?
Bears have to appeal this. What a joke
I hate everything
The league hates us.
We finally get a chance to get comp picks, like other good teams & this happens.
What a stupid loophole…complete bullshit.
Not sure why Ian would even take the job if he’s still playing second fiddle?
so why did Ian take it? Did he just want to live in Atlanta?
The Bears should have blocked this move, I don’t care what anyone thinks. Poles did his former roommate a favor here and it cost them 2 3rd round picks.
FTF
Also. If he gets picked up for an Actual GM position after his time in Atlanta then the falcons get the picks. What a joke.
Fine – just give us one third round pick and we move on
Wouldnt this be true for any structure in which the GM reports to the team president though? If the president is the GMs boss, they ultimately have the final say on roster decisions.
Is it really different just because the NFL says so?
Can he then be interviewed next year for a gm position somewhere else since it would be a step up? Then would Atlanta get comp picks if he left?
Wow, what a f-ing scam.
That’s BS. Those two 3s would have been huge.
I seriously doubt Matt Ryan is going to have personnel say.
Maybe Cunningham will gift the Bears a pick in a trade now as a thanks.
The NFL has just shown a way for teams to bypass gifting other teams’ comp picks. All you need to do is appoint some high profile figurehead to a title like “All Encompassing Football Czar” before hiring your GM and you’re good to go.
Matt Ryan isn’t going to do shit about fuck with the roster. By the logic chiefs shouldn’t have gotten comp picks for poles.
Just because a guy literally played football (Ryan) doesn’t mean he’s the top football executive when he’s not making roster decisions!
Out of the Athletic article and quoting Ryan:
**In Atlanta, Cunningham will report directly to Ryan, who has the final say on all football matters. Ryan, however, does not plan to run the personnel department, he said.**
**“The general manager role is going to be exactly the same as what it’s been here before,” he said.**
Fine, but if Cunningham makes one, single football decision this year over Matt Ryan, the Bears must appeal. Bs the Falcons org can do this.
Fuck the falcons
Fuck Matt Ryan, and fuck his figurehead position ❤️
That’s such a Bears thing to happen. He’s been eyeing a GM position for years. Takes one and fucks us out of TWO 3rd rounders 😂 Those are low end premium picks for FREE. What a fucking joke
The comp picks are coming. Relax guys 😂 Ian’s title is GM. The technicalities don’t matter
So in the future if you have a head coach that calls the plays like the Bears do, you could hire a passing game coordinator, quarterback coach, etc… to be the offensive coordinator and be like “ACtually we have Ben Johnson and therefore the Bears offensive coordinator job is not like every other O.C. job it’s a lateral move, so you can’t give our opposition comp picks.” Such B.S.
Confirmed may be a bit strong:
>The comp pick thing may get worked out for the #Bears losing Ian Cunningham, but that’s an #NFL issue now. There is no question the Falcons list Matt Ryan as their primary football executive (President of Football), under Greg Beadle (President and CEO). Chicago is structured different than Atlanta.
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That’s dumb AF
Why make the rule if you’re not even going to apply it when it happens…
What is this source?
Bears have to appeal this. What a joke
I hate everything
The league hates us.
We finally get a chance to get comp picks, like other good teams & this happens.
What a stupid loophole…complete bullshit.
Not sure why Ian would even take the job if he’s still playing second fiddle?
so why did Ian take it? Did he just want to live in Atlanta?
The Bears should have blocked this move, I don’t care what anyone thinks. Poles did his former roommate a favor here and it cost them 2 3rd round picks.
FTF
Also. If he gets picked up for an Actual GM position after his time in Atlanta then the falcons get the picks. What a joke.
Fine – just give us one third round pick and we move on
Wouldnt this be true for any structure in which the GM reports to the team president though? If the president is the GMs boss, they ultimately have the final say on roster decisions.
Is it really different just because the NFL says so?
Can he then be interviewed next year for a gm position somewhere else since it would be a step up? Then would Atlanta get comp picks if he left?
Wow, what a f-ing scam.
That’s BS. Those two 3s would have been huge.
I seriously doubt Matt Ryan is going to have personnel say.
Maybe Cunningham will gift the Bears a pick in a trade now as a thanks.
The NFL has just shown a way for teams to bypass gifting other teams’ comp picks. All you need to do is appoint some high profile figurehead to a title like “All Encompassing Football Czar” before hiring your GM and you’re good to go.
Matt Ryan isn’t going to do shit about fuck with the roster. By the logic chiefs shouldn’t have gotten comp picks for poles.
Just because a guy literally played football (Ryan) doesn’t mean he’s the top football executive when he’s not making roster decisions!
Out of the Athletic article and quoting Ryan:
**In Atlanta, Cunningham will report directly to Ryan, who has the final say on all football matters. Ryan, however, does not plan to run the personnel department, he said.**
**“The general manager role is going to be exactly the same as what it’s been here before,” he said.**
[https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6983326/2026/01/29/ian-cunningham-falcons-general-manager-hire/](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6983326/2026/01/29/ian-cunningham-falcons-general-manager-hire/)
Fine, but if Cunningham makes one, single football decision this year over Matt Ryan, the Bears must appeal. Bs the Falcons org can do this.
Fuck the falcons
Fuck Matt Ryan, and fuck his figurehead position ❤️
That’s such a Bears thing to happen. He’s been eyeing a GM position for years. Takes one and fucks us out of TWO 3rd rounders 😂 Those are low end premium picks for FREE. What a fucking joke
The comp picks are coming. Relax guys 😂 Ian’s title is GM. The technicalities don’t matter
So in the future if you have a head coach that calls the plays like the Bears do, you could hire a passing game coordinator, quarterback coach, etc… to be the offensive coordinator and be like “ACtually we have Ben Johnson and therefore the Bears offensive coordinator job is not like every other O.C. job it’s a lateral move, so you can’t give our opposition comp picks.” Such B.S.
Confirmed may be a bit strong:
>The comp pick thing may get worked out for the #Bears losing Ian Cunningham, but that’s an #NFL issue now. There is no question the Falcons list Matt Ryan as their primary football executive (President of Football), under Greg Beadle (President and CEO). Chicago is structured different than Atlanta.
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What a load of bullshit.
Great link to source, easy to judge the validity.
Also easy to judge whether an appeal is an option..