Chicago Bears fans have already been through the ringer on the quarterback rumor mill and free agency is still just under two weeks away. They about lost their minds when a report surfaced they were meeting with Eli Manning for dinner. A rumor that was thankfully shot down by Adam Jahns. However, that hasn't stopped the nightmare fuel from continuing to flow.
Dan Hanzus of NFL.com was the latest to deliver. In his recent article, he covers 15 of the most notable quarterbacks facing uncertain situations with their respective teams. Mitch Trubisky was among them. However, that wasn't the one that might keep people up at night. It was what Hanzus had to say regarding 35-year old veteran Joe Flacco.
"The former Ravens QB is likely heading to his third team in as many years after an ugly season with the Broncos. How much of an afterthought is Flacco in Denver right now? At the NFL Scouting Combine, head coach Vic Fangio didn't even mention the veteran when talking about the depth behind second-year man Drew Lock. Flacco's a goner. Given his age (35), injury issues and declining production, what kind of market awaits him?
Most likely scenario: Flacco's championship pedigree and positive medical reports lead to a backup gig with a path to the starting lineup. Think Chicago, Indy, Los Angeles."
Chicago Bears fans might go off the deep end with Flacco
The ongoing buzz is the Bears are looking for a quarterback with lots of starting experience. So Flacco would fit that profile more than most. He's been a starter since way back in 2008. He won a Super Bowl in 2012 and has a wealth of experience playing in big games. That said, he hasn't been that player for a long time. The past two years he's failed to finish a season before being benched in favor of a young understudy. Lamar Jackson in Baltimore and then Drew Lock in Denver.
In his last 17 starts, he's 6-11 with 4,287 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. Good for a mediocre 84.6 passer rating. Nothing about that says upgrade over Trubisky. He's not that much more efficient of a passer and can't run. If anything he'd be a downgrade at this point in his career. Now if the Bears look at him as purely a backup? That's different. Whether Flacco would accept that is questionable.
Still, the best thing for people's minds is for Chicago to steer well clear of that land mine.
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