Emma: Matt Barkley, Bears Come Unhinged

You could be right, but here's my thought on that.  Regarding the quality of QB's in this upcoming draft, it seems like we hear this complaint every single year - yet teams have drafted good QB's in spite of what the "experts" predicted.  That could be the case again this year.  Maybe there are some solid QB's and one is available for us to draft.  

I agree 100% with you, that the Bears have a ton of needs.  They are not going to fill all of their needs in this draft and FA no matter what they do.  The roster (even when healthy) just has too many mediocre players.  I see some young promising talent, mixed in with players who will never amount to much in the NFL.  So, if they can't fix the entire roster, then maybe just fix the most important position on any NFL roster - the QB position.

I think Barkley may be a decent backup.  All we have on Shaw is that he is yet another training camp wonder like Fales and others of the past Bears camps.  He could be NFL material.  I think he's probably a kid like Fales.  

If we fart around with guys like Barkley and Shaw next year, instead of getting serious about getting a QB to replace Cutler, then it just sets us back another year before we start the "real" process of getting a solid starting QB here.  I've gotta believe there is a QB available to us in this draft who will be solid in the NFL.  

That's my 2-cents worth.  I may be dead wrong, but that's how I feel about it.

Barkley absolutely deserves a chance to compete for the starting job next year. You can't bury a guy because of one bad start all the greats have had horrible games - most of them have had many. Hopefully he can learn from his mistakes and if he doesn't, then send him packing.

I'm amazed at the number of posters that don't see the need to draft a QB this year. Simply pushing it down the line doesn't do anything positive. No matter how good the defense gets, without a decent QB (not elite, but decent and above average) this team would be one and done most seasons in the playoffs. They (Pace) have to fix the QB position. Wishing on a star or hoping that Barkley or Shaw are that guy is ok, but if they go into next season with Barkley or Shaw as the starter, they won't have done the one critical thing the team needs to do. No matter how many holes this team has a WR/DB/whatever, if their QB is there this season, Pace needs to take him. Without a QB this team is doomed to 8-8 if the DEF gets fixed.

+1,000,000 to that post ^^^^^

The QB woes here in Chicago have to end someday.  Let's try to get a solid QB here.  Let's not "settle" for a guy like Shaw, Barkley or Fales.  Not for our franchise QB.  If we are going to lower the bar that far with our expectations then let's just keep Cutler until he is an old geezer on an aluminum walker.  And don't bother firing coaches.  It doesn't matter who coaches this mess.  We will continue to be a joke of a team.  

I want something better for the Bears.  Let's, you know, become relevant in the NFL again rather than a butt-ugly joke of a team.  

If we want to get serious about winning championships here in Chicago then let's get a seriously gifted QB.  Barkley is just another guy like the many backups we've had over the many years here.  A wannabee.  Let him compete for a roster spot next summer.  If we don't have somebody better than him as our starter, then get used to this losing thing guys.  It ain't gettin' much better anytime soon here in Chicago.  Want to run with the big boys, then get a big boy QB to run the show on offense.