The hierarchy of draft strategies for the Chicago Bears to use in 2021 Draft

The Chicago Bears could be lucked into something better

Here is another reason why the Bears would only draft Fields for the Seahawks and not for themselves. He and Trubisky share another flaw in their games. Both quarterbacks have been slow to make decisions in real-time which has led to bad plays. As referenced above, Mike Lombardi points out what makes Mac Jones special is his ability to anticipate what will happen and then deliver a bullseye to his target.

Trubisky and Fields both wait too long before deciding who to throw the ball to. In key games and key moments, Fields has made some bad decisions when reading defenses. Two teams with strong defenses, however, Northwestern and Wisconsin, made life miserable for him.

This should add substance to my speculation that the Chicago Bears would only trade up to draft Fields if he is ultimately going to be shipped to Seattle. Presuming the Bears are only interested in Fields to trade him to Seattle, it is of course in their best interest to keep a tight lid on how they really feel about Fields. Reports about this could weaken the Seahawk’s resolve to wanting Fields as Wilson’s replacement assuming he is someone they want.

Let’s assume Fields is not available to the Bears with whatever draft pick the Bears end up with on Draft Day. Let’s also assume there is a good problem for Pace to have. He lands a top ten draft pick and Mac Jones is available to him. On top of that Seattle is willing to start their season with either Teddy Bridgewater or Andy Dalton as their QB and that Bridgewater can be had at a reasonable price.

Pace could easily roll with Mac Jones, which also means he can keep what is remaining of his best assets. His other choice is to trade for that very rare and precious commodity — a franchise quarterback. This of course would be Russell Wilson.

In my opinion, this is a win-win scenario for the Bears. Pace being the meticulously detailed type, I presume he will have given this scenario lots of thought and had lots of discussions with his head coach and ownership before making a decision. As tempting as I believe Mac Jones is, you take Russell Wilson over him.

In regards to this decision, what is certain is that if ever a head coach needed an experienced quarterback it is Matt Nagy. So presumably, the Bears choose to trade for Russell Wilson if given that option.

The latest scuttlebutt is that Kyle Shanahan has narrowed down his choices with the third-overall pick to either Mac Jones or Trey Lance. So the Fields to the Bears to the Seahawks speculation appears very much in play. However, let’s also assume the Bears and therefore Pete Carroll will have both Mac Jones and Justin Fields available to them.

The question in my mind is Pete Carroll smart enough to choose Mac Jones over Justin Fields or Teddy Bridgewater or Andy Dalton if he agrees to trade Russel Wilson. There is no doubt in my mind Mac Jones would be the best combination of a short and long-term answer to the Seahawks’ quarterback question.