Chicago Bears told Mahomes they’d take him in 2017 NFL Draft

I know that no Bears fans want to talk about it, but the Chicago Bears made one of the most confusing moves in the 2017 NFL draft. The Bears traded up from the 3rd pick to the 2nd to take Mitch Trubisky. This would prove to be an overall failure as Trubisky did not live up to the hype while other very successful quarterbacks such as Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson were still on the board.

Now, you could make the argument that Trubisky was the better selection. Here’s why: In 2020, the Bears’ playoff game vs. the Saints was televised on Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon announced they would have online voting to determine the NVP (Nickelodeon Valuable Player) at the end of the game. Despite the abysmal performance by Trubisky in the loss, he was able to walk away with an NVP trophy, something Mahomes does not have.

In all seriousness, the Bears fumbled this pick. Don’t get me wrong, I was 100% on the Mitch train when we drafted him, but looking back on it, it made no sense to trade up to draft the 3rd best quarterback in the draft. Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson were miles better than Trubisky in every category and had way more experience coming into the draft. Not to mention, the next quarterback taken after Trubisky at #3 was Mahomes at #10. So we traded away three picks to pick someone we could’ve taken all along at #3 and picked the wrong guy. A mess. To make matters worse, Patrick Mahomes’ dad revealed that the Bears told Patrick that they were going to take him with the #3 pick.

It would’ve been one thing if the Bears traded up to get their guy. Fine. But the fact that they had the right guy and then traded up to draft the wrong guy is just painful. Obviously, it is very easy for me to sit here and say that an MVP is better than Mitch Trubisky, but strictly looking at college stats, it would’ve made too much sense to take Mahomes in that draft. He was the leading passer in the FBS and threw for 9,705 yards in his two years as a starter. That’s insane.

Well, I guess it’s time to get over the fact that the Bears missed out on a special talent like Patrick Mahomes and focus on the potential superstar they currently have in Justin Fields. Who knows if Mahomes would’ve even panned out with the Bears? Hopefully, Fields can take this team to the next level and make everyone forget about this mistake.