The Chicago Bears started off 2020 with such promise, going 5-1 with some impressive wins highlighted by a major upset of Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. Since then? It's been mostly rough to watch. A three-game skid has the Bears at 5-4 and facing was could be a do-or-die game on Monday Night Football against the red hot Minnesota Vikings. Jobs could be on the line. Not just head coach Matt Nagy but maybe even GM Ryan Pace.
Bears ownership remained steadfastly in support of him through the roller coast of last season. However, George McCaskey made it clear he expected this team to win this year. Rumors are the recent skid has him growing "frustrated" and everything is on the table if the Bears crash and burn. That includes the possibility of cleaning house.
Pace isn't exactly earning a lot of praise lately.
His major free agent signings in Jimmy Graham and Robert Quinn haven't produced as hoped. Graham has five touchdowns but isn't the explosive weapon they were hoping for at tight end. Quinn has just one sack in the eight games he's played. If that weren't bad enough, word leaked out that the team has ceased contract extension talks with star wide receiver Allen Robinson. This begs the question. If the Bears did give Pace another year in 2021, what would he do with it? Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune has a pretty good idea. In his mailbag, he was asked about Pace's status in the organization. Based on what he's learned from multiple sources, the belief is strong the GM plans to make another run at finding a quarterback."Do the Bears give Pace another swing at the quarterback position? I don’t know. I do believe they need to be beating the bushes for their next young quarterback, and smart personnel people I know say if Pace is back in 2021, he sure as heck would do just that with the idea of buying himself more time on the job."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SdjIxEJpcM&ab_channel=ESPN







