Five Things Chicago Bears Fans Should be Thankful For

2. Ryan Pace

Plenty of fans want to dog this man and complain about the job he’s done, but look closely at the previous slide and really consider if that’s accurate. The Bears picked Ryan Pace because they believed in his vision of a massive rebuild. Pace wanted to overturn the roster and start from scratch and minus a few holdovers from Phil Emery, that’s what exactly what he’s done.

When fans focus on the failed free agents, they aren’t focused on the right things. Yes Pace has missed on more free agents than he’s hit, but that’s going to be the type of success rate you have when you are shopping for bargains.

The response to that is always, “Then spend more money!” The rebuild simply isn’t ready to overpay for free agents. When the team is truly ready to compete, you’ll see Pace open up the pocketbook more, and that could be as early as this upcoming offseason where the Bears may spring for a top-tier wide receiver.

Pace has done a great job building a foundation for this team, now he has to help harness it and develop it into a contender.