Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 8:03:49 GMT -6
How are those two things dependent on one another again?
Dak
Wilson
Mariotta
Winston
Wentz
all say otherwise.
Either he's gonna be good and will overcome rookie growing pains or he isn't and won't. I've seen no compelling evidence to indicate that sitting him behind a garbage "placeholder" changes the eventual outcome whatsoever.
Wilson -- Marshawn Lynch, Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin, Sidney Rice, Zach Miller, Jermaine Kearse
Mariotta -- Started 12 games, was sacked 38 times, threw for under 3000 yards 19 td's and 10 int's, and fumbled 10 times and went 3-9. He was a little better the next year. He probably could have benefitted from some more time.
Winston -- Doug Martin(who ran for over 1400 yards Winstons rookie year), Mike Evans, Vincent Jackson, Cameron Brate, Charles Simms, and a pretty good o-line.
Wentz -- 16 td's to 14 int's his rookie year. Darren Sproles, Ryan Matthews, Zach Ertz, Jordan Matthews, and Brent Celek.
Those guys all, aside from Mariota, had some legit offensive talent surrounding them their rookie years. Yes, we have a pretty good o-line, and two good running backs, and a decent tight end...but this receiving corp is god awful right now. Could he come in and do well? Absolutely...but I'd like to give him the chance to have as much success as early as possible...and I think that comes after the bye.
Every single one of those teams had offensive weak spots either in the OL or at skill positions and were also struggling to break out as consistent winners. There's not all that much difference between any of them and the Bears based solely on offensive personnel. Once again. This is an excuse being spun by Halas Hall to justify keeping their promise to Glennon that he'd be the 2017 starter. It's that and his contract. I'd bet my last buck on it. When Trubisky was drafted no one ever thought he'd ascend as quickly as he has or that Glennon would be this bad.
Whether anyone wants to believe it or not that's the reality based on both fact and common sense. It's messed up "the plan" and now Pace and quite possibly Fox as well are trying to find a graceful way out of it. If we had bumped TB's offer by a couple of mil and given Glennon a $10 mil one year guarantee and maybe $30 mil max for three years I doubt we'd be seeing Halas Hall squirm like they are now. Overpaying by bidding against ourselves as we did makes us look stupid at the moment and the media isn't hesitant to say it.