5 reasons the Bears should trade for Jimmy Garoppolo
During last Monday night’s game against the Eagles, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler suffered an injury to his throwing hand. Although his timetable for a return is short, if the team wants to salvage their NFL season, they should make a play for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.
When Jimmy Garoppolo was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2014, there’s no doubt they saw him as the heir apparent to Tom Brady.
While that still may be true, Garoppolo already looks like a future star in the wake of Tom Brady’s suspension. Though it seems like the perfect predicament for a team to be in, it’s hard to imagine Garoppolo returning to the bench.
To compound matters further, Tom Brady shows no signs of slowing down. Moving forward, the New England Patriots could handle this in one of two ways.
With Jay Cutler out, the #Bears promote QB Matt Barkley to the 53-man roster from the practice squad & put pass-rusher Lamarr Houston on IR.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 22, 2016
They could return Garoppolo to the bench and hope that he doesn’t get complacent, or they can trade him for future picks and draft the next heir apparent. No matter what they decide to do, the Patriots are sitting pretty.
Sadly, the same can’t be said for the Chicago Bears. As of last Monday night, the team is once again without quarterback Jay Cutler. Regardless of how long Cutler is sidelined, that does not bode well for the hopes of Chicago and its fast-sinking season. To make matters worse, the Bears have no one that has proven they can lead this team.
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