It’s less about Russell Wilson – and more about the overall concept of the Chicago Bears.
What are we trying to do here?
Fans of this organization have suffered from Mitchell Trubisky, Nick Foles, Chase Daniel, Mike Glennon and Matt Barkley as central since Jay Cutler ended his good but not-so-good career. The two decades before Cutler were no more beautiful at the most important position in sports.
For this blogger? Exhaustion ensued.
The fact that Trubisky struck orally lost any sense of adventure. I do not trust Ryan Pace to navigate the team forward, but the imprisoned general manager would cover a thousand sins by completing a deal for Wilson. It will cost a bundle, but what then? Wilson would change the Bears on an almost spiritual level.
His presence would repair fences with unhappy, franchise-branded wide Allen Robinson, also forever stuck with smelly passersby dating from his salad days with Blake Bortles in Jacksonville. The 8-8 playoff team, which no one believed in last season, would turn in in September as a dangerous NFC massacre.
One last effect: Wilson’s departure (in this exercise) results in Seattle tractor Sam Darnold being away from the Jets, and the one-time USC star along with former Trojans coach Pete Carroll.