Chicago Bears: How Ryan Pace turned the 2020 season into a nightmare

What happens now for the Chicago Bears with Ryan Pace?

So what happens now for the Chicago Bears and Pace? With a 39-51 record as a general manager and three (and possibly four) last place finishes in his six seasons, does the team retain him?

Remember, in addition to the moves mentioned before, he also gave up a lot of draft capital to draft Mitchell Trubisky, the player responsible for four turnovers in the last two games. There are too many strikes against him. As bad as this has been, it is unlikely he gets another chance.

Let’s take a look back at another nightmarish season. It was in 2014. The Bears finished 5-11 but there was so much going on that was really bad. The players sniped at each other in the locker room. They also turned on their coaches. Lance Briggs admitted that he and other players turned off head coach Marc Trestman and the rest of his staff during team meetings.

Some of the coaches fought back, though. Aaron Kromer was the offensive coordinator in 2014. He was so frustrated with quarterback Jay Cutler’s attitude that he took to a network to anonymously criticize him. That team was a mess. As bad as the team was, however, there was never a six-game losing streak involved.

Both Trestman and general manager Phil Emery were shown the door after that tumultuous 2014 season. WIth similar things happening this season, how can we think the same won’t happen in 2020?

It will certainly be an interesting offseason for the Bears. Hopefully, though, they get it right and get back on track to being the dominant franchise we all want.