Mike Wilbon Wants Bears GM Ryan Pace Fired After Andy Dalton Signing
Chicago Bears fans are rightfully upset after their dreams of trading for Russell Wilson came crashing down on Tuesday. Instead of landing a true franchise quarterback, the Bears inked Andy Dalton to a one-year, $10 million deal. Michael Wilbon thinks the people in charge should be fired for this level of incompetence.
Wilbon went on Pardon the Interruption and lit into the franchise's decision-makers. He thinks both general manager Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy should be canned immediately. And, frankly, if you look at how badly they've bungled the team's quarterback situation, he might be right:
Bears/Pace QB:
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) March 16, 2021
2017: Sign Mike Glennon 3 years, $45m
2017: Trade No. 3 overall, two 3rds+4th for No. 2 overall (Mitch Trubisky)
2018: Release Glennon
2020: Trade 4th for Nick Foles
2020: Decline 5th year for Trubisky
2021: Sign Andy Dalton for $10m (Dallas signed him for $7m LY) pic.twitter.com/kWwN5yuMfk
Here's what Wilbon said:
I'm angry about the Bears signing Andy Dalton. This guy Ryan Pace should be fired if this is all he can do. He and Matt Nagy have led the Chicago Bears to ruin. pic.twitter.com/WDsyW0OhV7
— Michael Wilbon (@RealMikeWilbon) March 16, 2021
He makes a lot of great points. Pace has completely screwed up the quarterback position, while Nagy utterly failed to develop Mitchell Trubisky. Maybe Trubisky wasn't good enough to actually be developed, but then it's on Pace and Nagy for their decision to draft him. Either way, the Bears are in a terrible spot.
As I said earlier today, I feel bad for Bears fans. Your team's management is completely incompetent.