While the Bears may have promised Andy Dalton the starting gig, they’re still in the market for a rookie quarterback. Tony Pauline of Pro Football Network (on Twitter) reports that Chicago is looking to move up in the draft in pursuit of one of the top quarterback prospects.
“One of the teams I’m told is a realistic possibility to trade up is the Chicago Bears, who want to trade up to get a QB,” Pauline said during a recent episode of his podcast.
Pauline specifically points to the Cowboys at No. 10 as a potential trade partner, which would take Chicago out of the running for (presumably) Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, and at least one of Justin Fields, Mac Jones, and Trey Lance. The Bears are currently armed with the No. 20 pick in the first round, along with a second- and third-round pick.
While the Bears may be set atop their depth chart with Dalton and Nick Foles, there have been continued whispers that they could look to the draft (including the first round) for another quarterback. Head coach Matt Nagy even seemed to acknowledge that the organization has been eyeing a handful of rookies QBs during a recent meeting with reporters.
“As everybody knows, we’ve been to a few pro days with some of these quarterbacks and it definitely helps, but there is only so many of those you can do and see. What’s fair is every other team is doing the same thing. Ryan and I are super excited about going through that evaluation process together and how we do it. It’s a challenge, but we look forward to it. There are a lot of good quarterbacks in this draft class.”
They can’t evaluate QB talent. They only know defense. Realizing the Bears should’ve started anew this past season.
It’s a turkey shoot, my WFT gets QB after QB, but none have the “clutch” credential. Twenty years with this owner and his BS draft picks and worthless free agents. It’s nice to see Rodriguez finally running things much better!
Bears trade 1st, 2nd and 3rd round choices for Cowboys 1st and pick 99 in 4th round might get it done.
Trading to 10 does nothing to help with getting a QB they want. Jags, Jets, 9ers, Falcons, Panthers, Broncos 5 of them are likely to go QB if the top ones are still there. 1 may look at QB as well. Are they trading this high to get Kyle Trask or Davis Mills? I would think that the Falcons spot is the spot to try to trade into.
I honestly don’t think the Falcons are going QB, but other than that, yeah, there might be five or more QBs off the board by the time Chicago drafts. Jags, Jets, 49ers, Panthers, and Broncos I agree with.
Panthers and Falcons aren’t drafting a QB in the first round.
Not sure about the Broncos, either.
I don’t think the trade would be made until draft day and the Bears see somebody available at 10 that they want
It would cost the Bears 3 1st round picks to get the Falcon’s spot. Ain’t gonna happen.
So cowboys basically only pick up 1 draft pick dropping 10 spots? Bears would need to throw in a 2022 1st if u leave the other picks alone….
went so well last time!
Bears trade their 1st, 2nd and 3rd round choice for Cowboys 1st and pick 99 in 4th round might get it done.
Fool me once, shame on you…
Get rid of all of your high draft picks to take the 5th qb in the draft….
That’s why you haven’t won anything since 85.
The bears are a joke, they know nothing and will absolutely botch this, it’s embarrassing pace/Nagy/Ted Phillips/themccaskeys are still allowed to make the decisions for this team, the city of Chicago deserves much better than that crew of the absolute dumbest humans alive
You forgot that master of QB talent evaluation, Ryan Pace.
I’m thinking the Bears trade their 1st, 2nd and 3rd round choice for Cowboys 1st and pick 99 in 4th round might get it done
God I hope no Cowboy personal is reading this.
Did you just post this twice under two different names?
Yea he did
Ryan Pace is working the phones to trade up for Ian Book as we speak.
I’m by no means a bears fan , but last time they did this the guy isn’t even on the roster anymore . Tough call but Dalton and foles are not the answer . But they do give the bears at least a year to develop a qb.
As a Bears fan I say go all out! What could possibly go wrong? The Bears can’t possibly sink any lower in the annals of quarterback hell. Law of averages say that one of these days they will have to accidentally get it right…right?
Well, Sid Luckman, who last played in 1950 and died in 1998, is still the best QB to ever play for the Bears, so apparently the Law of Averages is not working for you all.
You will see the Bears move up and they will take the quarterback who falls. That QB will be Mac Jones, Once again, Pace will trade draft capital for a QB. Once again for a QB who would have been there at #20. People have finally realized Mac Jones going #3 to SF was all a bunch of B.S. Jones has a weak arm that is facts! What we don’t know is if he is accurate. I would have looked accurate wearing an Alabama jersey throwing to the 2 best receivers in college football (The LSU kid sat out), while having all day to throw behind the best offensive line in college football that was balanced out by the best running game in college football. Tua looked like a “franchise” quarterback until he didn’t have all the best players around him. Now, Tua is being called a “ball-distributor”. Jones is a 3rd round talent who the Bears will trade up to win the “battle of the press conference” all the while hoping that it buys Pace a fresh four years while they wait for their new “franchise” QB to develop and save the franchise.
If the Bears ownership allows a lame duck GM to trade multiple future picks to draft a QB after his last boondoggle then they deserve to suck. Sorry Bears fans, maybe after Virginia passes away they’ll sell the team.
Drafting is only one half of the equation. Development is just as important. That is development of the player and development of a scheme that player can thrive in. Just because Matt Nagy fell out of the Andy Reid coaching tree doesn’t mean he can do Andy Reid things. IMO he tried to shoe horn Trubisky into a system that didn’t fit. There were periods of time when he would give in and call plays designed to take advantage of Trubisky’s strengths. In those times Trubisky looked ok. But he couldn’t design an offense for Foles either. The guys in Philly did. Andy Reid did. Nagy didn’t/couldn’t. Delelop the offensive line, run the ball, and take advantage of your defense. Andy Dalton might be ok in that setting. Let the next coach develop a QB.
No doubt, Nagy’s coaching has been questionable, but in fairness to him, he wasn’t around when Pace picked Trubisky and was pretty much stuck with him. It should also be noted that he was a big proponent of the Chiefs drafting Mahomes his last year in KC. And man, comparing the 2017 Eagles and last year’s Bears with Foles at QB is not even close. The Eagles O-line was far superior to the patchwork group that was starting during Fole’s ill fated stretch last year.
Those are fair points. But wishing you had a different QB is no excuse for failing to play to your current QB’s strengths. And the play of the o-line is also the responsibility of the head coach. He’s not there just to coach QB’s and call plays.
Of course you’re right, but as my old man used to say, “You can’t make chicken salad out of chicken $hit.”
No, no, no… NO NO NO!!!!! Somebody STOP that man from trading down to pick a QB… He doesn’t know what the
h*** he’s doing!
If Denver or Carolina are smart they take this trade. If Chicago is smart, they never make it. Phone lines are open for betting on who isn’t, gentlemen.
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True
If it’s true that ownership may very well fire the HC & GM next offseason, then why let them waste picks for the new HC & GM?
If im the Cowboys and Chicago comes a calling ID make that trade. Rumors around here have the Patriots moving up to #10 for Mac Jones.
Drafting a franchise QB isnt easy. Even if you take the right guy, he can be derailed by injuries. Just look at Luck and RG3.
#FireRyanPace
Will these clowns ever get it together? Lol. Glad I’m a Packers fan.
No. It’s been this way since Sid Luckman retired. The bears are always about Defense return game and trash QBs. Seriously since 1950 name a team with a historically worse QB situation. Your team has 3 hall of famers in that time. Even the Bengals Browns and Lions have had good QBs at points. It’s a disgrace and embarrassing to be a bears fan.
There is no comparison. The Bengals have had multiple quarterbacks who made the Pro Bowl, as did the pre-revival Browns, and even the Lions had Bobby Layne, Stafford and Greg Landry. Hell, Scott Mitchell would probably rate around #4 or #5 on a list of all-time Bears QB’s. It really is bizarre how bad the Bears have been at the most important position in the sport, and wind and weather are no excuse.
Hopefully Jerry doesn’t make this move if PS is there. You don’t trade away from the top D# player. When you need D#.
I have no idea who Tony Pauline is but I’m starting to wonder if the Bears can even manage to put a credible smoke screen together.
Worked great last time.
God I certainly hope not. Pace is an idiot if he trades future number ones for the 5th or 6th best QB in this draft. But then he is a moron.
This off-season has clearly demonstrated that the Bears don’t have a plan.
They as much as admitted that by saying “everything is on the table”.