With all of the questions surrounding the Bears quarterback position, there has been no shortage of speculation about who will be under center for Chicago in 2020.
While everything right now seems to indicate that guy will be Mitchell Trubisky, a lot can change from start of the offseason to the beginning of the regular season.
The Bears quarterbacks room is going to look a lot different this season. They need to bring in competition for Trubisky, whether that’s through free agency and/or the NFL Draft. Especially as Chase Daniel and Tyler Bray are set to hit the free agent market.
Names like Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton and Jacksonville’s Nick Foles have been floated around as possible veteran options. But Pro Football Focus believes that the Bears should pursue Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston this offseason to replace Trubisky.
Jameis has been arguably the most volatile quarterback PFF has ever seen, but he has still been better than Trubisky. Winston’s average WAR these past three seasons was among the 15 best quarterbacks in the NFL. Trubisky, on the other hand, was among the six worst. Since Winston came into the league in 2015, he ranks first in positively graded play rate and has posted the second worst negatively graded play rate at the same time.
Trubisky has struggled to generate any positive plays and is in Winston’s realm as far as negatively graded play rate. Winston’s decision making absolutely needs some work, but at his best, he is “ballin.’” Chicago isn’t in the position to grab a high quarterback prospect in the draft. They could get themselves Jalen Hurts in the second round, but that’s the best they’ll do. A one-year trial is the best option for the Bears, so buckle up and get ready for the ride Chicago — what’s the worst that could happen?
Considering the flack that Trubisky has gotten for his disappointing performance, replacing a one problematic quarterback with another problematic quarterback doesn’t feel like the answer here.
What do you think? Should the Bears pursue Winston?
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