Chicago Bears draft historical information
There has been a lot of discussion on what the Chicago Bears and general Ryan Pace will do this draft. A lot of mock drafts have been submitted, and the directions are all over the place. I will have to admit, some of my mock drafts had a little of my flavor and opinion in them. It is hard to stay unbiased and select players solely from what Ryan Pace likes to do.
It has been rough Chicago Bears fans, I know. I kept saying all last year that we need to trust the process. Heck, I have been saying that even before being in the BGO community. I still believe it. If you trust the process and see the vision, the frustration tends to calm itself down. Ryan Pace did make an error in 2017. We all know this and should accept it. As much as I wanted Patrick Mahomes, he was never going to be in a Chicago Bears uniform.
The player Ryan Pace should have drafted in 2017 was Deshaun Watson. That is all that I need to say about Watson; nothing further about his personal life will be discussed. Ryan Pace missed. However, Ryan Pace did build a historical defense. That is something he should take pride in completing.
Yes, the Chicago Bears were one and done in the playoffs. That does not change what Ryan Pace built. The goal every season for every NFL team should be to get into the playoffs. The next goal is to make a run at the Championship. Being labeled an NFL contender means jack at the end of the day. Each year there is a list of teams that never match up who makes the playoffs each year.
I believe the old saying is, four different teams make the playoffs every year. In 2018, the Chiefs, Texans, Patriots, Ravens, Chargers, Colts, Saints, Rams, Bears, Cowboys, Seahawks, and Eagles made the playoffs. In 2019, the 49ers, Packers, Saints, Eagles, Seahawks, Vikings, Ravens, Patriots, Chiefs, Texans, Bills, and Titans made the playoffs. So between those two years, there were seven different teams in the playoffs. That is a lot.
The NFL is very fluid. Someone might point out that those teams don’t have a franchise quarterback, and that is why they did not repeat. I respect that opinion. The quarterback is the most valuable position in all sports. I just wanted to share how it is not as easy as clicking a button to make the team good.