I get it the Bears need a quarterback. The Chicago Bears probably need more than that. Excuse me but they need another running back because we need an offense that can deal with the elements off the lakefront which is why I don’t understand why they let go of Jordan Howard. Granted he couldn’t catch the football out of the backfield but he could pick up 5 five to six yards per carry when the field is frozen and gimmick football doesn’t work. Roles have changed since the magical season of 2018 and everyone was willing to give Tribusky a chance. The Bears weren’t going to win or even make the Super Bowl that year because the one thing in sports that is true is the league will catch up to you.

Unfortunately a couple of things became obvious that year: Matt Nagy has no idea how to coach on game day and Ryan Pace does not know what a good quarterback looks like with the number of them available that year. Now this a year when talented college and veteran quarterbacks are available and while we are happy Pace had the balls to trade for Kalil Mack, do we trust him to pull off another big trade, much less sign a good free agent. I’m sick of hearing the Bears name with every big name free agent out there when they have no reason to come here.

It is asinine to believe a big name free agent will come here when the HC and the GM are on the hot seat. So if they do sign a star at any position why would they believe that either HC or GM will be here next year anyways? I like Russel Wilson but when the Seahawks were dominant and playing in Super bowls they also had a defense that the Bears couldn’t match. So you want Russel to come here with a coach who cannot coach on game days or make changes at half time to change the outcome of a game, a sketchy offensive line. An above average defense but I wouldn’t call them Championship worthy.

It’s one thing to pick up a QB who fits your scheme than one who will fill the seats. We still need to draft a quarterback even if we sign a big name free agent. Look at what New England has done with their drafting of backup Quarterbacks. They didn’t last except Brady and who wants to look over their shoulder that the guy behind him could become the next Tom Brady which is how Brady even got his start when the Franchise quarterback with the belief he is going to get his starting job when he comes back from injury.

 Football is different than other sports in that way. Most sports a replacement player has to perform out of this world in order to stay in the lineup to surpass the starter who is usually beloved. If I remember Drew Bledsoe was highly regarded when he recovered from injury but not given his starting job back. That went to Tom Brady with Bledsoe given spot starts. It isn’t enough to just be beloved. That’s what they play the video montage of highlights for after you’ve retired. Needless to say the Bears have a problem. It’s funny when we think how we got here in the first place. A bad pick on draft night in 2017 and within three years we are a dog chasing its tail. Thinking the answer is to go big is not the answer at all. I mean why not try to talk Drew Brees out of retirement? This team isn’t as bad as when the last head coach left it but damn this is a conundrum with no easy answers. The one thing they do not need to do is go jumping at shadows because a player is pissed at their team. G©