Chicago Bears front office ranked as the worst in the NFL

The Chicago Bears front office is ranked as being the single-worst in the entire NFL.

I knew most thought that the Chicago Bears did not have a successful offseason. Trading up one spot for Mitch Trubisky was widely criticized as soon as it happened. Many think that the Bears bidding against themselves and easily could have stayed put and still landed Trubisky. Whether that was the case or not, if Trubisky becomes a big-time franchise quarterback, nobody will care about giving up a few mid-round selections.

Ryan Pace and the Bears’ front office has been criticized a lot, but I honestly did not think it was this bad. In a list where he power ranks all of the front offices in the NFL, Sean Wagner-McGough of CBS Sports is not kind to the Bears. He ranks them 32nd. That’s right, Wagner-McGough believes that the Chicago Bears have the worst front office in the NFL. Here is his explanation:

"It’s a shame, the Bears were actually having a productive offseason before their decision to trade up one spot for the right to select Mitch Trubisky. But you can’t ignore that trade. The Bears were swindled by the 49ers, essentially bidding against themselves. They also gave Mike Glennon way too much money. Nobody will care about the trade if Trubisky ends up being good, but the process matters, as our Will Brinson explained recently. And the Bears messed up the process."

While I didn’t love the trade up for Trubisky when it happened, I think this writer is being way too hard on the Bears and his explanation is off base. You can look at it as being swindled, but I saw the Bears making sure they get their guy.

Ryan Pace and company clearly believe that Trubisky is a legitimate franchise quarterback who can lead this team to deep postseason runs. Pace obviously had some information that made him think he was risking losing his prize quarterback. When it comes down to it, Pace did not want to take the risk. He thinks Trubisky is that good.

Wagner-McGough is right. The process does matter. Those mid-round selections are extremely important, but there is nothing more important in the NFL than having a franchise quarterback. Mike Glennon is not that guy and the Bears knew it. If Trubisky becomes a Matt Ryan-like quarterback, the Bears are going to be set at the most important position on the field for the next 10+ seasons.

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Giving up a few mid-round selections to secure their “guy” does not deserve this kind of constant criticism. I am not saying that the Bears should have been ranked highly on this list. But having them 32nd solely based on trading up one spot for their franchise quarterback is simply ridiculous.