Eight games. It has been eight football games into the 2017 season and already top experts think the Chicago Bears would gleefully change their top choice from the NFL draft back in April. They’re basing off seeing Mitch Trubisky play four games. Not only is this staggeringly premature, but the entire thought process behind the decision is laughable.
Again this is after a half season. Normally a re-draft shouldn’t take place at least until after a full one. Better yet two full ones. By that point who was good and who wasn’t in a class becomes much clearer. Not all players progress at the same speed as others. Some shine brightly from the outset. Other take a year or two to figure it out. Still others thrive early on only to fall off in subsequent seasons.
What Sports Illustrated did feels every bit like a knee-jerk reaction. Another sign that patience is a dying virtue in professional football.
Chicago Bears go with a different QB in 2017 re-draft
Conor Orr of the MMQB still had the Bears taking a quarterback. Only this time they go with the hot name in all NFL circles right now. The man who came in with his legacy already nearing completion in Deshaun Watson.
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“It’s true that Watson had DeAndre Hopkins and Will Fuller in Houston, but I cannot imagine Watson not providing a similar spark in Chicago—and something to ignite them offensively and keep their eighth-ranked defense off the field is what the Bears really needed this season. Just picturing an offense with Watson, Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen is fun, no?”
So he believes Watson would have the same profound impact in Chicago he did in Houston? No he wouldn’t. The Bears do not have the weapons the Texans do. They also have a vastly different head coach who has his own ideas about what rookie quarterbacks can and can’t do. Watson would’ve been a completely different player and likely a less effective one.
Then there’s the other tiny matter he’s overlooking. Watson is done for the year. He’s not playing anymore. Orr seems to have sidestepped the fact he tore his ACL. People can criticize Trubisky if they wish, at least he’s still playing and has a chance to keep improving. So the Bears other choice would’ve been Watson who likely would’ve had modest numbers and more interceptions (he had eight prior to injury). Then he would’ve torn his ACL, leaving the team in the hands of Mike Glennon.
Thanks, but no thanks.
