A Chicago Bears Mark Sanchez scheduled visit was not something the fans were expecting. After signing Mike Glennon and bringing back Connor Shaw, it was felt the team was in perfect position to add a young quarterback via the draft. Seems GM Ryan Pace might have a different idea. Sanchez has 78 games (including playoffs) of NFL starting experience. Since 2014 he has served as a backup for the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.
If the plan is to have him on the roster to help mentor a potential high draft pick, then it makes at least some sense. The great fear though is that the Bears might view him as just a backup to Glennon and they actually don't plan to take a QB high at all. This is the doomsday scenario for many and could cause a literal uprising around Chicago.
Don't believe it? One must merely examine the rabid (and hilarious) avalanche of panicked responses that struck Twitter when the news came down that Sanchez was meeting with the team.
BUTT OUT
They say the worst storms come out of nowhere and tend to do the most damage. That might be the case here. Nobody was ready for this news. Everybody knows the reputation Sanchez carries with him. Going from a first round draft pick to the "butt" of every highlight reel joke on the planet with the most iconic football folly in history. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/The-Butt-Fumble-NFLs-Worst-Plays-Ever.mp4"][/video] That's the guy the Bears feel can be a "solution" on their quarterback depth chart. Admittedly he does have more impressive moment as an actual passer but those days were a long time ago. He's done nothing since to showcase the team would be in good hands if they were forced to turn the offense over to him in a pinch. The reactions on Twitter pretty much said it all.Even a reaction of the prominent local Bears experts was a little light on the optimism when news of the meeting came down.
A few people have come out of the woodwork trying to defend the signing. The belief being he offers valuable experience and is a good fit for the particular scheme the Bears like to run. Dowell Loggains did manage to get way more than expected from Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley last season. Yet the bottom line is much of the success Sanchez enjoyed early in his career was thanks to playing for a great team. Given their 3-13 finish last year, the Bears are far from being at that level.
