Chicago Bears Rumors: The Russell Wilson ordeal is absurd

If it feels as if the Chicago Bears have been trying to find a serviceable quarterback for most of your life, you would be absolutely correct.

The Chicago Bears absolutely need some help at the quarterback position.

After a disappointing season from both Nick Foles and Mitch Trubisky, the Bears are desperate to find an adequate regular starter under center for the 2021 season. Head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace have already been promised that they will be returning next season, meaning it’s crucial that they improve the offense in 2021.

The Bears ranked 22nd in passing yards last season and 13th in the NFC. Only the Washinton Football Team, Philadelphia Eagles, and Giants had fewer passing yards than the Bears last season. Rumors were swirling for nearly a week that the Bears were on the verge of giving up the farm for Eagles QB Carson Wentz.

This brings us to our topic of discussion today. What is going on with the Bears QB situation? The reality of it is that nothing major (at least publicly) has happened with regards to the team acquiring a new quarterback. Yet, Bears fans have already had no less than six meltdowns in the past five weeks.

Last month, unverified sources proclaimed that the Bears were the frontrunner for Eagles QB Carson Wentz and that a trade was “inevitable.” In reality, the Bears didn’t even make an offer according to NFL insider Jay Glazer. Quickly, Bears fans were already arguing over whether or not they should include a second first-round pick in their offer.

Fast-forward to now and you will find fans all over social media convinced that the Bears are about to land (or have already landed) Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Rumors have been swirling for over a week now with insider Adam Schefter stating that the Bears are one of three remaining teams that Wilson would want to be traded to (along with the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders).

Whether or not Wilson and the Seahawks even desire a trade remains to be seen but that hasn’t stopped Bears fans from refreshing Twitter every 10 seconds. On Tuesday afternoon, insider Josina Anderson tweeted that she felt that the Bears “have to find a way to make something happen at QB,” insinuating that the team can include Super Bowl Champion Nick Foles in a deal.

Just a few hours later, Anderson tweeted one word: “Welp.” That’s it. One word. That’s all it took for the Bears fanbase to be convinced that Russell Wilson was on his way to Chicago. Within hours, social media was ablaze with excitement over a Wilson to Chicago deal.

Numerous individuals pointed out that the future odds for where Wilson would play his first snap at QB in 2021 were removed from major sportsbooks. Spoiler alert: they’re back. People even began tracking private jets from Seattle to Chicago.

This is where we’re at, people? So Russell Wilson is on a Boeing 737 (think Southwest Airlines) sized private jet and is going to be having a press conference at O’Hare Airport? Even in Hollywood, that’s just not realistic.

We can’t blame Bears fans for being excited about the possibility. After all, Adam Schefter saying that the Bears would be one of three teams with a shot to land Wilson is absolutely reason to, at the very least, be hopeful that they would at least make a serious run at him.

The truth of the matter is that Bears fans are desperate. Unfortunately, that desperation can sometimes lead to some rather irrational thinking. That’s not to say that that’s necessarily a bad thing. That’s half the fun of being a fan and it’s great to have hope and optimism for the future.

It’s important, however, to remember that most of the ado has been quite literally about nothing. Ideally, this all ends with Russell Wilson traded to the Bears and the ado was completely justified. But so far, there’s been no solid evidence to indicate that Wilson is even close to being traded to anyone, much less the Bears.

Fortunately, we’ll gain a bit more clarity in the coming weeks as teams solidify their rosters in free agency and the draft. Until then, all Bears fans can do is hope and dream. Luckily for them, we’re quite good at that at this point in the franchise’s history.