![]() This is a hugely important draft for general manager Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy, whose seats are not just hot but scorching, coming off back-to-back 8-8 campaigns.Whether or not it happens on Day 1, though, it's imperative Chicago brings new hope to the QB room. Maybe that's a good thing, as the club's last three first-round QB selections - Trubisky (taken second overall in 2017), Rex Grossman (No. If they stay put, there's a good chance the pickings will be slim as far as first-round QB talent is concerned. 20 overall, the Bears are set to draft in the first round for the first time since taking Roquan Smith in 2018. With apologies to Jim McMahon and Jay Cutler, the team's search for a bona fide franchise QB dates back more than 70 years, to the days of Hall of Famer Sid Luckman. Though Fuller (picked 14th overall in 2014) had stumbled from his 2018 form, it's still a significant loss of an excellent cover corner.Įven if Dalton exceeds the seemingly low expectations of Bears fans, he's clearly a bridge to whomever Chicago mines as its next hopeful future franchise quarterback. The most pivotal departure of a former Bears first-round pick this offseason was a cap casualty. ![]() How the Bears' shot on the Red Rifle turns out could well tell the story of their 2021 season. ![]() Dalton, meanwhile, hasn't been to the postseason since 2015 and was unable to lead Dallas to the top of a dreary NFC East last year, even with a supporting cast of skill players that was far better than what he's inheriting in Chicago. ![]() But let's not forget that, as scrutinized as Trubisky was, Chicago still made the playoffs two of the last three seasons with him (or despite him, in the eyes of many a disgruntled Chi-Town rooter). While Wilson was the first choice, Bears brass still believes the offense will be better with Dalton. BIGGEST ADDITION: Andy Dalton, quarterbackĬhicago moved on from the much-maligned Mitchell Trubisky, came up empty on a would-be swap for Russell Wilson and brought in Dalton, the former longtime Bengals starter who filled in for Dak Prescott in Dallas last season. ![]()
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