The Bears were interested in trading for Russell Wilson. The Broncos could have drafted Justin Fields. Who is better off for missing out?
— setting up their blockbuster trade for Wilson the following offseason. It was an acquisition in March 2022 that cost five draft picks and three veteran players. The Broncos felt comfortable paying that steep cost because they were getting a quarterback who, in Paton’s words, was more “obsessed with winning and the work that goes into it” than any player he had been around.
As the Bears and Broncos prepare to meet Sunday at Soldier Field in a matchup of winless teams, the game serves as a reminder that there is rarely an obvious and smooth path to elite quarterback play. Since the start of the 2022 season — Fields’ first as the full-time starter in Chicago and Wilson’s first in Denver — they rank 25th and 26th, respectively, in EPA per dropback, according to TruMedia.
It’s not for a lack of trying that these teams haven’t been able to find an obvious, long-term answer at the most important position in the game. The Bears have started 11 quarterbacks since the beginning of the 2016 season. The Broncos have trotted out 12 during the same span. Both teams missed out on a potential star when they held a top-five pick. The Bears chose Mitchell Trubisky instead of
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