Yesterday, the NFL world erupted in laughter after the Bears seemingly had to settle for signing free agent Andy Dalton after rumors of the team making a pitch for a disgruntled Russell Wilson who has made no secret about his recent displeasure in Seattle.
Initially everything seemed too good to be true in regards to Wilson who stated that the Chicago, in addition to Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Dallas were the hand picked destinations of the Seahawks signal caller who is without a doubt a top five, maybe top three QB in the NFL.
So what was the issue for Chicago? I mean you’d figure they were in a better position over the Raiders, Cowboys, and Saints given Wilson being from Wisconsin to get a deal done.
Well, apparently it had nothing to do with a lack of trying.
It was reported Wednesday on The Dan Patrick Show that the Bears offered the Seahawks — count em’ three first-round draft picks, one third-round pick and two starters in exchange for Wilson.
If this was actually the case, you can’t fault the Bears at least not in his particular instance. Sure beat the hell out of them for opting for Mitch Trubinsky and the shit storm that continues to cause for Chicago, but if Seattle isn’t taking that deal (if true) they aren’t accepting any deal pitched their way.
But whatever. The Bears now roll with Dalton who wasn’t terrible in 2020 in relief of an injured Dak Prescott in Dallas after signing him to a one-year deal worth $10 million dollars and $3 million of incentives. If anything Chicago can see what they can swing in the draft and/or look ahead to 2022 when it comes to addressing their very inhibitive QB situation.
