It has been a difficult week for Bears fans.
The Chicago faithful hoped that the team could land either Russell Wilson or Deshaun Watson in one of the most prolific quarterback free-agency periods in recent memory. Either one would immediately improve a team, but especially a Peacock Bears offense led by quarterbacks uninvited from former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles and top-10 pick Mitchell Trubisky.
Instead, the Bears signed Andy Dalton for $ 10 million a year, after which he worked as a plug-in quarterback for the Cowboys in 2020. In nine games, he completed 216 of 333 passes for 2,170 yards and 14 touchdowns on eight interceptions. Leading the team to 4-5.
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You can understand the frustrations of fans when Chicago’s Twitter team, perhaps unknowingly, tweeted a Dalton photo with Dalton saying, “QB1.”
You obviously want to show support and appreciation for your newly signed quarterback who, to his credit, has been a more-than-serviceable quarterback for the vast majority of his career. But given the recent failures of Beers in that situation, he could be landed in the free-agent market by teaming up with potential players, the move went flat. Worse, it looks tone-deaf to a fan base hungry for a quarterback that could lead the team to Super Bowl contenders.
So it was no surprise when the post was ruthlessly beaten by diehard fans and everyone else made fun of it:
I can’t feel the pain of your team passing on Patrick Mahomes and Deshon Watson to draft Mitch Trubisky, and then manage to end up with Andy Dalton after 4 years.
Sincerely… condolences. https://t.co/Hm0ChktXUS
– Eagles Fan Problems (@EagleFanProbs) March 25, 2021
I am sorry on social media ppl that had to photoshop it and tweet it. You matter and we are here for you. You deserve better https://t.co/5ZDMimsLVq
– Tony Gill (@thetonygill) March 25, 2021
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