Fired is a relative term here. No one judges a rookie quarterback after one season. Pace's contract is 5 years. I said from the get go that Pace was making moves that didn't benefit the team so much as allowed him to at the very least see out his 5 year contract in its totality. Management is seemingly allowing him to see out his vision. Aside from the obvious Kevin White fuck up, he has been pretty good at drafting. His free agency work leaves something to be desired and his player retention is less than ideal. I still have yet to understand why he is such a cheap ass with such cap space at his disposal. Either way he's been good enough for me to give him that extra rope to hang himself with should it get to that.
Completely agree. I really like what Pace has done. I'm not speaking in a short term sense though, just addressing the fact that over the next two years, how the other QBs in this class perform does matter for Pace.
I mean, fans have attacked Pace for not drafting Dak Prescott who the Cowboys and the rest of the NFL didn't even want until round 4. At the end of next year, how are they going to react to Watson lighting it up while Trubisky is struggling and knowing the Bears could have taken him at #3 without trading up? I can see all of the bitching now.
I don't see it playing out like this at all. I think Trubisky will show he is the best and has a chance to be special. But all of this ignore Watson stuff is just silly. They are forever connected now for Pace. But if it does go the other way?
It will be bad. And best believe it will be held against Pace.