Did Ryan Pace Leave The QB Cupboard Bare?

If you don't try and draft a qb high(first 3 rds) every 4 years or so you are leaving the cupboard bare. The Bears haven't done it since Rex. That's not all on Pace, but he's had 2 drafts to do it, this past one was his best chance and he again ignored it. So yes he left it bare. Fales was never a real option, and any qb disarded by the Browns and Houston weren't either.

Define "good".  If by that you mean one who actually won some games for us I'd say Mac around 1982.  Jim Harbaugh who was drafted in the 1st round in 1987 played his best football for Indy after he left the Bears.  That's about it unless you want to toss in Rex and Orton as being "good" instead of not hopelessly shitty.

We do not do well drafting QBs and it's not just being unlucky.  It's partially being unskilled at evaluating them and beyond lousy at developing them.  It's been this way for over 50 years so what makes anyone think this will all suddenly change in 2017?  That's magical thinking at it's best.

If Pace is dead set on trading Cutler for whatever he can get for him then I would not waste of top pick on a QB.  I would wave it in front of Bill Belicheat's nose for Jimmy Garoppolo and another pick or maybe ask him if he'd like Cutler.  With Josh McCown as OC Cutler would just love that I'll bet.

But seriously.  About the only way the Bears can come up with an NFL ready QB who might prove to be a good or better next year is to trade for Garoppolo.  There are no vets on that list who would be better and a high draft pick won't be ready to play any better and entails more risk.  Just about any other solution has all the earmarking of another disaster.

I liked Jimmy G, but from what I heard the starting price is 2 1st round draft picks, and that might not get it down, likely need to add multiple picks onto that....and how many QB's have left the NE system and went onto success?

I wouldn't overpay for a qb that hasn't played a full season, not when it means likely giving up a top 5 pick, along w/another 1st rounder and likely multiple mid round picks.