Reasons why the Chicago Bears should keep Ryan Pace

Ryan Pace has proven to the Chicago Bears that he has learned from mistakes

Another big reason to keep Pace on the Bears is his last two drafts. Here is a summary of his 2020 and 2021 drafts.

1. Pace, very likely just had his best draft ever in 2021 that looks to include starters at the premium positions of QB, LT, CB, and an important position RT.
2. Pace starting with the 20th pick in the 2021 draft made a trade to land Justin Fields, who shows strong evidence of becoming a future franchise QB.
3. In 2020, Pace hit on four out of five picks. Three are projected as full-time starters in the premium positions of CB1 and WR1; as well as a pick in the important position of TE. The fourth pick is a pass-rushing OLB who as an ascending player is for sure a good backup and a good rotational EDGE rusher. All this from five picks which were two second-rounders and three fifth-rounders.
4. In his last two drafts, Ryan Pace selected nine out of 13 players who either are starters or show strong evidence of being starter quality.
5. If you include Gipson as OLB, Tonga as DT, and Vildor as a slot CB (not a boundary CB) as quality backups, this makes 12 out of 13 roster hits in Pace’s last two drafts.
6. In 2019 Pace drafted one of the very best players on the Bears offense — David Montgomery. This pick was in the third round and was the team’s highest pick in that draft.

Pace clearly has learned from his early draft mistakes. This includes learning how to draft a first-round quarterback. Given his upward learning curve in the draft, is it not also likely that he also learned from his one mistake in hiring a head coach?

In my opinion, it is wasteful to as they say, “throw the baby out with the bathwater” by firing both Nagy and Pace. All new executives learn on the job. The difference between Pace and Nagy is that Pace has learned from his mistakes and Nagy has not. The question remains will George McCaskey allow Ryan Pace to prove to the world that he learned from the mistake he made when he hired Matt Nagy as head coach?