Chicago Bears dodged a bullet with Jared Goff

The Chicago Bears have found themselves in the middle of an NFL off-season that may see a ton of starting QB movement across the league, whether it is through trades, releasing, etc. Unfortunately, QB salaries in the past half-decade have risen astronomically, and any team looking to acquire one better have a master plan of their future salary cap and college scouting in order.

The Bears front office led by Ryan Pace should explore every option, but making the move for the sake of making a move might not be the best solution. The Bears front office plays things pretty close to the vest, but from an outsider’s perspective, who knows what the duo of Pace and Nagy may come up with. They might justify any move as a positive one, and let the cards fall where they may.

The biggest name that has set the internet on fire has been the availability of Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. The treasure chests some teams may have to offer might put teams like the Chicago Bears out of the running. The first domino fell in the QB market finally shifted on Saturday night, when the Detroit Lions sent Matthew Stafford to the L.A. Rams for Jared Goff and two first round draft picks.

Chicago Bears dodged a bullet by missing out on Jared Goff

As the number one pick in 2017, some teams were worried how Goff would function coming from a spread offense at Cal that perfectly fit him. After languishing in his first year under outdated offensive mind Jeff Fisher, Goff found great success under the tutelage of the Rams young wunderkind offensive coach Sean McVay.

Though the Rams haven’t replicated their 2017 offensive explosion, as defenses have somewhat caught up, they still have fielded a top 10 offense. The irony is that Goff flourishes in the exact structure of the offense HC and play caller Sean McVay has set up.

Just like the efficiency of most quarterback’s dips in face pressure, Goff’s almost plummets, and turnovers end up being the main culprit. This is why the Rams looked to move him in the first place, putting him on the market for what ended up being only two days before he was moved.

If Goff had somehow ended up on the Bears, hindsight could say it may not have been the best move. Seeing as though Goff has some struggles in an offense run by a lead architect like McVay, whose concepts are weeping the league, then who is to say a team like Bears would actually improve him as a QB. QB’s have struggled in Chicago under coach Nagy already as it is.

Maybe the Bears think Goff could run it better, but therein lies the rub. If you aren’t from that coaching tree, sure you can run that type of offense as seemingly much of the NFL did in pieces, but you would not know the intricacies and adjustments needed to make it highly successful.

With Goff coming off of the market, the Bears may have actually dodged a bullet, both fiscally and scheme wise. Many NFL insiders have wondered how Goff might operate outside of it, and soon we will have our answers in 2021.