The REAL REASON the Bears Drafted Mitch Trubisky.

[Defense Wins]

Whats happened is weve hired a jock cleaner to be a gm.

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

Admittedly, stuff we've heard here but it's easier to digest in video format.

- Pace fell in love with Trubisky early on and considering Trubisky's resume at NC...no one's sure why.
- They go over some media draft grades...ESPN and PFF had him #2. Sports Illustrated had him at #4.
- The narrative is, there wasn't much interest in Trubisky at the top of the draft; there was no reason to trade up all those picks to move ONE spot. Didn't have to happen. Pace played himself.
- They mention some dinner date with Bears brass and Trubisky at Chapel Hill, and how Pace was impressed by the young man's humble demeanor, and how he walked him to his car and was surprised he had a older Toyota Camry - nothing flashy.
- I guess Pace also though that Trubisky was humble and loyal because he never tried to transfer to another school when Marquis Williams was the starter.

TL/DNR:

Ryan Pace is a fucking idiot.

(all royalties for use of this phrase go to Ommy)

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

So, as a sports fan, let me say what I saw on the outside. I watched Trubs in college for 3 games. One of them being his bowl game, he had moments of brilliance. Strong arm. Good touch. Then, everything else. Reads were off. Indecisive on what he wanted to do and missed wide open receivers. Why I was confused on being such a high draft pick? Exactly what I said, he was the same in every game I watched him play. Physical gift is there. Physical brain is not. He does the exact same things 4 years later with pro coaches on him constantly. Trubs problem is not his skills. Its his brain. I dont see growth there which should worry yall. Just a sports fan two cents.

100% correct.

Also, I normally don't correct spelling errors but....

BRANE

 

[Chris Sojka]

You traded away your best offensive weapon.

You picked up a backup TE and made him the #1. He flaked.

Your offense is run like its a college football offense.

The offensive line is running a run game scheme that asks them to stand still and move sideways instead of attack guys moving forward.

 

[ijustposthere]

Well, yeah. But if someone "stole" Trubisky we'd be sitting here with Watson...lol.

No, the Bears were completely uninterested in Watson. They didn't even interview him. They may have taken Mahomes.

 

[RacerX]

What I have the biggest problem with is the whole process.

You are a gm with the #3 pick, trying to pick the most important position in the sport. You were so set on one guy, who didn't do much in college. You picked him, and ignored Deshaun Watson practically. It would not change the fact that he didn't pick Deshaun, but to be so uninterested from the start and putting all your eggs in one basket with such a high pick and such an important position is mind boggling.

I thought he deserved another chance to pick a QB. But after hearing about the draft process and how actually un-interested he was with Deshaun, his weird Mitch/Drew Brees comparison, funny cause they are almost complete opposites physically and what their skill sets are.

He deserved another chance to pick a QB, but the way he went about drafting and how he was so focused on one guy is bad. That's just not what GM should ever do, they should look at all options.

It adds to the theory he likes to be looked at as the smartest guy in the room, than picking the safer probably better option.

Could have saved lots of keystrokes and just typed "Jerry Angelo".

 

[ChiKhan]

No, the Bears were completely uninterested in Watson. They didn't even interview him. They may have taken Mahomes.

Makes sense. Watson was to tan for them.

 

[ChicagoBearsSinceBirth]

This Race reason sounds made up

 

[FoCo]

So Pace went to a dealership and was shown a Camry. He thought is was a nice enough car. Made sense to him. Was asked if he wanted to see a Ferrari. He passed, didn't even want to look at it. He did however look at the Lamborghini. But still went with the Camry. He would have taken the Lamborghini though if the Camry wasn't available.

Don't know if it maters much but the Camry was white, the Ferrari was black and the Lambo was a tanish brown.

 

[BradyJay]

An interesting discussion would be who does pace draft if Mitch was taken? Does he still go QB?
I was on the Jamal Adams train...Mahomes was my QB though. If bears didn’t get Adams I wanted them to trade down outside of the top 10 for him.

Just to make sure everyone knows I’m a fucking qb evaluating genius and liked Mahomes of the 3.
(But I also like Brad Kayaa....)

I thought it was rumored that McCaffrey would have been the pick if they didnt get Mitch?

 

[Monster]

I thought Pace should go before this vid....

 

[Southside]

This Race reason sounds made up

I do believe that race plays a part because Pace was looking for the next Drew Brees, he had the option of Mitch, Watson, Mahomes, and Kizer. 3 out of 4 black, and he chose the only one with Brees' color. Black QBs have to prove themselves more in college because every black QB is compared to Mike Vick --- an athletic highlight QB who sold jerseys and tickets but couldn't win. Even if he has an arm like Mahomes, scouts will just say he played in a gimmick offense.

Trubisky shot past Watson who was more experienced and in the same conference. Mitch Trubisky is the Freddie Kitchen of quarterbacks, he was rushed. He went from a backup to the number #1 QB being taken over a National Championship quarterback. How Pace picked Trubisky when there was another QB n the ACC who was better and more experienced is unexplainable. In fact, I would like someone in the media to specifically ask him about the fact that he misevaluated two available quarterbacks in the same conference.

But he's been ducking and hiding all season. I listen to Chicago sports radio regularly, and I hear Rick Hahn and Theo Epstein speaking about their mistakes. Even John Paxson came on the radio last season and the Bulls were trash. Where is Pace?

The NFL is the same weird league where Kaepernick gets blackballed for kneeling but Riley Cooper remains in the league after calling people the N word at Kenny Chestnut's concert, where black QBs are told to change positions, and where someone a few weeks ago said that Lamar Jackson is good because his hand is the color of the ball. The league has expectations for "certain types of people".

Pace wanted another Drew Brees, but GM's in his position should take the best player available THEN build the team around his pre existent skillset. Instead the Bears have tried to force a pocket QB playing style on Trubisky.

 

[Exhibit_A]

I knew in a matter of time someone would post this dumb video..

 

[Exhibit_A]

I thought Pace should go before this vid....

First it was “Angelo sucks” then it was “Emery Sucks” and now it’s “pace sucks” even though he brought us all pros and all star players and is good at finding gems in the late rounds.. so what’s the point of getting a new gm if in a couple of years ur all gonna say he sucks?

 

[KittiesKorner]

I have to admit that i’m surprised at @Exhibit_A defending R. Pace. I thought all he did was trash the bears during games outside the IGT thread

 

[coolio]

This team was built on free agents, not Pace's "gem draft picks". If we miss postseason next year that's 1 out of 6 years. Not good at all.

 

[Monster]

First it was “Angelo sucks” then it was “Emery Sucks” and now it’s “pace sucks” even though he brought us all pros and all star players and is good at finding gems in the late rounds.. so what’s the point of getting a new gm if in a couple of years ur all gonna say he sucks?

Mitch and Mack did it for me...

 

[run and shoot]

This video breaks down the reasoning for the draft day trade as well as I've seen or heard.

I heard about the " car thing"....stupid. But I have even more respect for Fox ( he knew Watson was the way to go). ?

 

[Exhibit_A]

I have to admit that i’m surprised at @Exhibit_A defending R. Pace. I thought all he did was trash the bears during games outside the IGT thread

I never trashed the bears like some do.. only exception was Cody “double doink” parkey!

 

[BearClaw55]

So, as a sports fan, let me say what I saw on the outside. I watched Trubs in college for 3 games. One of them being his bowl game, he had moments of brilliance. Strong arm. Good touch. Then, everything else. Reads were off. Indecisive on what he wanted to do and missed wide open receivers. Why I was confused on being such a high draft pick? Exactly what I said, he was the same in every game I watched him play. Physical gift is there. Physical brain is not. He does the exact same things 4 years later with pro coaches on him constantly. Trubs problem is not his skills. Its his brain. I dont see growth there which should worry yall. Just a sports fan two cents.

Pace drafted Trubs because he drove a car from his grandmother.

What I have the biggest problem with is the whole process.

You are a gm with the #3 pick, trying to pick the most important position in the sport. You were so set on one guy, who didn't do much in college. You picked him, and ignored Deshaun Watson practically. It would not change the fact that he didn't pick Deshaun, but to be so uninterested from the start and putting all your eggs in one basket with such a high pick and such an important position is mind boggling.

I thought he deserved another chance to pick a QB. But after hearing about the draft process and how actually un-interested he was with Deshaun, his weird Mitch/Drew Brees comparison, funny cause they are almost complete opposites physically and what their skill sets are.

He deserved another chance to pick a QB, but the way he went about drafting and how he was so focused on one guy is bad. That's just not what GM should ever do, they should look at all options.

It adds to the theory he likes to be looked at as the smartest guy in the room, than picking the safer probably better option.

Don’t forget about the Mike Glennon signing no one liked from jump.