Quarterbacks. Quarterbacks. It’s always about the quarterbacks these days. In the eras where it was about running the football or playing great defense, that was when the Chicago Bears were great. Now the storied franchise is like a middle-aged parent still using a fax machine in an age of e-mails, snapchats and text messages.
Why can’t the Bears figure this position out? Is it really that difficult? It seems like every other NFL franchise has done. Hell, the Bears have a Hall of Fame quarterback in their history. Sid Luckman. He was a pioneer at the position Chicago should’ve been at the forefront of those changes. Instead they’ve lost their way and are left grasping for straws.
The 2017 off-season represents their latest attempt to climb out of this endless bog onto green, dry meadows. Options are being listed and ranked. Among the names at the top is New England Patriots backup Jimmy Garoppolo. Most consider him the best trade candidate available. One with the skill set to become a starter in the NFL.
What he’s accomplished to this point offers a ray of hope, but in reality there are also some red flags the Bears can’t ignore.
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