COVID-19 may be rewriting the
rules for human society, but it’s not getting in the way of the NFL. Spring sports paralyzed? Too bad.
Summer Olympics on the ropes? So
sorry (not). Open the sports’ section or
turn on the TV, and it feels just like pro football in springtime, almost.
Bears’ GM Ryan Pace probably
wishes things were back to normal, if only to take the spotlight off of
him. Damn’ those Cubs and White
Sox. At least Opening Day would’ve
provided a teeny bit of cover for the secretive Pace to go about his
hyperactive business.
In recent days, Pace has signed
two free agents, tight end Jimmy Graham and linebacker Robert Young; resigned
linebacker Danny Trevathan (rather than keep equally talented and
three-years-younger linebacker Nick Kwiatoski); and traded for quarterback Nick
Foles. How do you say: I’m trying to fix
all the stuff I’ve screwed up?
Pace signed the 33-year old Graham
because his previous 1000 attempts to find a tight end have all failed. He signed Young because his former first-round
draft pick Leonard Floyd was a bust. He
traded for Foles because, well, see Leonard Floyd, above, and substitute Mitch
Trubisky for Floyd. He signed Trevathan
for reasons known only onto Ryan Pace.
A trusty rule of thumb in all pro
sports is to go young whenever possible.
Not one of the players Pace procured in the past seven days for the
upcoming season will be under the age of 30 come September. That’s a good thing, how? Spending the few precious words he speaks in
public every year to proclaim his love of Trubisky only to turn around and acquire
Foles says what about Pace’s honesty? I’m
thinking along the lines of “lying while standing up” might be in order here.
Ryan Pace is blessed with
unlimited do-overs because the McCaskeys allow it. Chicago is a city steeped in the names of
famous sports’ families. How unfair that
“Halas/McCaskey” survives where “Wrigley” and “Comiskey” exist only in the past
tense.
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