fleet wrote:That’s fair to question. And I have written about this before. But the narrative that the Bears can’t develop quarterbacks or destroy quarterbacks therefore Caleb will also be ruined has persisted, and is surviving even past the acquisition of Keenan Allen. Although slowly disintegrating in some minds. Some are still pushing it because they don’t know any other ways to talk about the Bears. It will never die until one quarterback stands up and delivers. For me, it is way less about the Bears “developing” quarterbacks than it is about the quarterback names they have run through here. If Caleb does well, it’ll be attributed to Poles, Eberflus, and Waldron having taken over with expertise, rather than attributed mostly just because Caleb is **** good.
All this weird stuff about Caleb being screwed here is the ultimate in superficial click bait. No serious analyst would look at this situation and say it's a bad one for Caleb. The Bears are probably better positioned to put Caleb in a spot to succeed than 95% of the QBs who get drafted at #1, and certainly no team in the running to move up to #1 is in better position.
Team's drafting #1 overall didn't typically just win 7 games, upgrade the roster in the off-season from there, and have their biggest problem being at QB. The Bears will win double digit games if Caleb's the 15th best QB in the league. If he becomes a super elite QB (top 5), they easily have the resources to contend for a superbowl in his tenure.