Did Ryan Pace Leave The QB Cupboard Bare?

Let's not overlook the fact that he did claim Shaw off waivers and he was his substitute for not drafting a QB.  You may disagree Ric but I think that's a realistic way of looking at it.

What we ended up dealing with now couldn't have been known last spring.  No one knew Cutler would get injured or that the offense would regress as badly as it has.  Fox assured us himself that it wouldn't so if he did that he must have assured Pace of that first right?  No one knew Hoyer would prove to be little better than Jimmy Clausen as a #2 or that he would get injured or that Shaw would never make it past preseason.

So back in July it looked far better than it ever turned out to be and IMHO that's not all on Pace.  Fox and Loggains, his chosen replacement for Gase, have to share in that.

Does that mean I think Pace has done well with this issue?  No, but then I've also claimed several times that I see the fingers of John Fox all over these drafts and his preference for having a Hoyer and three backline defensive draftees over drafting a young QB this past spring because he already had Fales and Blanchard and he never has favored inexperienced rookie QBs over vets whenever he had that choice.

But all that aside if the Bears ever expect to resolve these QBs issues on their own they have to get much better at evaluating QB talent and hire coaches who can develop young talent.  As long as they fail to do that it won't make a damn bit of difference who we daft and how often.  The odds of success will be against them.

And who was Shaw waived by? Cleveland. that's not a substitute.