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Ryan Pace is lucky. The general manager who built the ' -caliber defense, but is better known for his decision to trade up for instead of hanging back and taking either or in the 2017 draft, has a chance to atone for his franchise-changing error. It's usually close to impo sible to find a quarterback savior in free agency or the trade market, but a bevy of options exist for the Bears this offseason. By now, it's become clear that Trubisky almost certainly isn't the savior the Bears thought they were getting when they drafted him second overall three years ago. After somewhat encouraging first and second seasons, Trubisky failed to make the leap in Year 3, which resulted in an otherwise good Bears team mi sing the playoffs with an 8-8 record. That's the thing. The Bears aren't a bad team. They managed to win eight games with incompetent quarterback play -- Trubisky finished the year . The Bears' defense, while regre sing as widely predicted, is still good ( , to be exact). The offense still has a good collection of weapons, from to to to (who is poised for a breakout in 2020). All they need is competent -- not even great -- quarterback play. Without a first-round pick, the Bears can't expect to find a solution to the problem in the draft. Luckily for them, there are a Cameron Heyward Jersey multitude of po sibilities in free agency and the trade market. The question now becomes, will Pace be willing to admit to his mistake and acquire someone who has a legitimate chance to steal the starting job away from Trubisky? Comments made in late December don't always hold value, but Pace has indicated that . Pace might think his job depends on proving that Trubisky is actually good. He'd be mistaken, though. The best chance he has to keep his job isn't to dedicate more time to an already sunk cost. It's to prove that he's built a good all-around roster that can win with a competent quarterback. Blindly committing himself to Trubisky won't save his job. It'll likely result in his dismi sal. Moving on from Trubisky (he doesn't need to be released, only untethered from the starting job), supplying the playoff-caliber team with a competent quarterback, and making the playoffs will save his job. With all that in mind, we decided to rank the 10 best quarterback options for the Bears. First, a few notes about the list: Likelihood matters. That's why isn't on the list, even James Washington Jersey though the Bears are the exact sort of team that should be giving him a chance. As much as it might make sense for the Bears to bring him in, we all know by now that it isn't happening.As previously mentioned, the Bears do not have a first-round pick. They do have two second-round picks, but , all of which is something to keep in mind as we talk about potential trade compensation.In terms of cap space, the Bears are somewhat, but not entirely limited. Spotrac has them with $12 Ahkello Witherspoon Jersey .8 million in available cap space, among the league's 32 teams. The cap is almost always navigable, but the Bears do have some spots that they need to fill outside of quarterback. Big decisions loom, particularly at inside linebacker and safety with , , and all hitting free agency. It's just something to keep in mind. One player who I wanted to include, but didn't: , who found succe s under Matt Nagy in Kansas City. Smith is dedicated to engineering a comeback after , but the don't really have a fit for him after drafting . The problem is, Smith needs to demonstrate he's able to play football again before he can be seen as a realistic option. But if Smith is able to do so, the Bears would make the most sense as a landing spot given their need for a Smith-level quarterback and his ties to Nagy.We begin the list in Miami. 10. Ever since the traded up to take him No. 10 overall in 2018, Rosen's value has plummeted. When the Cardinals set their sights on in last year's draft, they shipped Rosen to Miami for a second- and fifth-round pick. Even though the Dolphins already benched Rosen during their lost 2019 season that was all about accumulating high draft picks and are now in a position to draft their quarterback of the future to join in the quarterback room. In other words, there's reason to believe Rosen would be available -- and he shouldn't cost more than what the Dolphins paid for him. Rosen hasn't found succe s so far in the , but context matters. He Mitchell Trubisky Jersey 's been placed in difficult situations, first in Arizona with a coaching staff that didn't know what it was doing and again in Miami on a team devoid of talent. That doesn't mean he's due for a breakout. It just means he shouldn't be written off entirely. Rosen is an intriguing option given his age (23) and pedigree, but he comes in last on this list because the Bears should prioritize finding a quarterback who gives them a chance to win right now as opposed to a developmental prospect. But Rosen places on this list because the Bears are still in need of a long-term solution at the position and getting a former top-10 pick for cheap wouldn't be the worst move for a team lacking a first-round pick. 9. Mariota will be an unrestricted free agent. He'll be cheap after he spent most of the 2019 season on the bench behind . At his peak, he would give the Bears the exact kind of quarterback play they need. But there's ample evidence to suggest that Mariota is no longer the prospect he once was, when he came out of Oregon as the No. 2 overall pick in 2015. There are the well-documented injury i sues and the fact that Mariota just hasn't played good football when he has been healthy. Since an impre sive 2016 season, Mariota has started 34 games acro s three seasons, averaging 2,321 yards, 10.3 touchdowns, and 8.3 interceptions per season. Those numbers extrapolated to a full 16-game season? 3,095 yards, 14 touchdowns, and Pittsburgh Steelers Pet Gear 11 interceptions. But Mariota will be available and he won't cost the Bears much in terms of cap space. At the very least, he could be brought in to compete with Trubisky. And here's where it's worth remembering that back before the 2015 draft, it was rumored that Pace was interested in Mariota. 8. For this to happen, the would need to cut or trade Carr, who is under contract through the 2022 season. But cutting him won't cost the Raiders much. Per Spotrac, Do the Raiders want to enter their first season in Las Vegas with Carr as their quarterback? Like the Bears, they're probably looking around at the plethora of available quarterbacks and eyeing an upgrade. Anyone or listens to the knows that I've never been a believer in Carr. But Carr would be an upgrade over Trubisky. He might not be good enough to elevate a team (like the Raiders) that doesn't have a playoff-caliber roster around him, but he also might not drag down a team (like the Bears) that does have a playoff-caliber roster they can surround him with. In 2019, Carr finished . The key is, not giving up any draft picks for him. The Bears should only be interested if Carr is cut. Even then, there are probably bet |
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