The Sun-Times’ experts can answer your Bears questions all week on Twitter. Here’s a sampling of Tuesday’s queries sent to @patrickfinley, who responds with more than 140 characters:
Lets say glennon has a decent year, top 15 qb do the bears pick up year two and trade him then go w Trubinsky in year 2 or will it be longer
— Tommy (@tommyteasers) May 2, 2017
Do you know how hard it is to be the 15th-best quarterback in the NFL?
Glennon would have to be better than four of the following: Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Derek Carr, Kirk Cousins, Andy Dalton, Andrew Luck, Eli Manning, Marcus Mariota, Cam Newton, Dak Prescott, Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, Carson Wentz, Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston.
If Glennon can do that, then, yes, the Bears would be wise to start him in Year 2. There’d be rioting if they didn’t.
The former. GM Ryan Pace’s strategy in March — “The shotgun approach of adding a lot of players in free agency,” he said last week — meant the Bears weren’t absolutely forced to draft a cornerback or safety in the first round. I wouldn’t confuse that with the Bears being satisfied. After all, they drafted free safety Eddie Jackson in the fourth round.
@patrickfinley @suntimes Which free agent do you think will have the biggest impact on the Bears this coming season? #Bears #BearDown 🐻⬇
— Der TonMeister!!!!!! (@DerTonMeister) May 2, 2017
Glennon. In the Bears’ perfect world, he’ll take every relevant snap in 2017.
Why do ppl believe Fox & Co will be out after 2017? Trubisky fits Loggains scheme & considering his development I think theyd get more time
— Justin Kramer (@jbkramer85) May 2, 2017
The Bears are coming off their worst record since the implementation of the 16-game schedule. In Las Vegas, the over/under for next season is five wins. Rebuild or not, Fox needs to show positive momentum to convince the masses to be as patient as you are.
Outside of Trubisky who is the most intriguing Bears draft pick this year?
— Biz (@TreyBizzy) May 2, 2017
We need to cool it with the “Baby Gronk” nickname — every good white tight end is not Rob Gronkowski — but Adam Shaheen is nothing if not intriguing. The 6-6, 278-pounder looked like he was playing against little kids in college. At Division II Ashland, though, were his opponents closer to little kids than elite NFL players? Time will tell. Pace’s selection of Shaheen in the second round is a pure upside play.
Between Carey, Langford and Cohen who is the most likely to be cut come fall?
— Chachi (@frankiemeyers) May 2, 2017
Cohen, a k a “Chicken Salad” — now that’s a nickname to rally around — was drafted to be the Bears’ “Joker,” or third-down back, a job that fits Langford and signee Benny Cunningham more than Carey. Still, Carey should be the most nervous.
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