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Bears out Pace other teams in overspending for unproven quarterback talent

In years gone by the Bears have traded down in the draft. This year they traded up one slot, and paid an arm and a leg to do it. The Bears traded their 1^st, 3^rd and 4^th round picks in this year's draft plus next year's 3^rd round pick to the San Francisco 49ers for the 49ers first round pick. That pick was the second overall pick in the draft and used it to pick North Carolina quarterback, Mitch Trubisky. I'm blown away, and not in a good way. It seems like Ryan Pace is doing a better job of building the 49ers than the Bears.

Just shoot amongst them

If someone had taken Trubisky with the second pick and the Bears wanted a quarterback, I would just have soon they had picked DeShaun Watson. To me there are a cluster of quarterbacks who are roughly equal in their likelihood of being good NFL quarterbacks. To pay what the Bears did could cripple this team for years.

So is Mike Glennon the Bears version of Grandpa Ross?

I don't like the pick in and of itself, but I like it even less in context. The Bears just spent a bunch of money on free agent quarterback, Mike Glennon. If they wanted Trubisky so much, why pay for Glennon? If you want a place holder, why not make a run at Brian Hoyer, or even let Mark Sanchez play for that matter?

A missed opportunity for me

Yesterday I did a meme of the Three Stooges as the Browns front office. I had them representing the wrong guys. They seem like a fit for the Bears now. Maybe Harry and Lloyd of Dumb and Dumber fame would be appropriate.

So, how do I get playoff tickets?

I really don't see how the Bears will be much better next season. Even if Trubisky turns out to be good, I doubt he'll play much next year. The Bears could have really used those 3^rd and 4^th round picks this season.

To say nothing of Tim Tebow

Recently the Jets reached for Geno Smith and the Browns did the same thing for Johnny Manziel. But at least in their cases, they didn't spend multiple draft choices to reach for a quarterback. 

Moving on up

Of course, other teams were going up the draft ladder to get a quarterback. The Chiefs moved up to the 10^th slot to pick up Patrick Mahomes II and the Texans moved up to the 12^th pick to draft DeShaun Watson. The price was also high for these guys.

And this year's draft winner is...Brock Osweiler?

The Chiefs gave the Bills their 1^st and 3^rd draft choices in this year's draft, plus next year's number 1. The Texans gave up their first round pick in this year's draft (25^th overall) and next year's first round pick. Maybe Brock Osweiler will get some playing time in Cleveland after all.

After being pantsed, the Bears feel a draft

The Browns, 49ers and Bears were three of the worst teams in football last year. Of the three, the Bears look to be the ones who got pantsed in the draft. I hope I'm wrong.

More next time.