Chicago Bears: What if they can’t land a top level QB?
The Chicago Bears offseason has been heavily dominated with quarterback talk and deservedly so. After two years of back-to-back 8-8 records, the front office knows if they want to win to save their jobs they have to improve the offense dramatically. It explains why the GM Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy are making a strong push to acquire Russell Wilson. The acquisition of a player of Wilson’s caliber would immediately shoot the Bears up to contender status.
The Chicago Bears can not lose focus on building a solid foundation for the eventual next quarterback.
On the flip side, what happens if the Bears can not acquire Wilson? I would imagine they would shift their focus to the draft. Keeping all their picks, the Bears should still fortify the offensive side of the ball while they wait for that QB to fall in their lap.
The Bears have the potential makings of a pretty solid offensive line. The interior line played well and was part of the reason why the offense had some success towards the end of the season. The draft is deep at offensive tackle. A top prospect should fall to them at pick #20.
The Bears placed the franchise tag on Allen Robinson. The belief is the front office wants to keep Robinson long-term but it will be an added obstacle if they can not acquire a top-level QB to entice Robinson to stay. The Bears can do something similar to the Vikings’ last offseason with Stefon Diggs. That is to trade him to a contender team for a high draft pick and draft his replacement with the first two round selections.
Whether Robinson is here or not, the Bears still have to rebuild the talent in that WR room. Anthony Miller has not lived up to his draft status, both Javon Wims and Riley Ridley are just bottom-of roster guys. Strengthening this position with reliable pass catchers with speed should be a priority.
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Take a page out of Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ playbook, Tom Brady picked them over the Chicago Bears part because of the solid skill position players and solid offensive line on offense they had. If the Bears can not land Watson or Wilson, they have to prioritize strengthening up the personnel on offense to make it attractive to the next top QB whenever one comes available again.