5 reasons Chicago Bears will not add veteran QB in 2021 offseason

4. Opening a Window

Speaking of the win-now window. It seems that many think that adding a rookie quarterback means that the Bears have to rebuild. That is not true, though. It could just as easily open a window.

Too many are not listening to George McCaskey and assuming his words. He did not say that the Bears had a 2021 win mandate. He said that at the end of every year they meet with Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace and discuss whether they feel they are still going in the right direction. He says that decision is usually easy to make based on how things are trending when it comes.

If the Bears draft a rookie quarterback and he shows progress as a rookie, there is a good chance George McCaskey will not move on from Pace or Nagy and look to see the build-in year two. He would see a team with a roster signed, a quarterback in place, and culture ready.

There is obviously a chance that a rookie blows up in their face. The same can be said for a veteran. However, with a veteran, the expectations are much higher, and there is no way to spin slight improvement. A veteran is either the fix or he is not. A rookie can provide optimism that buys time for another year.