{"id":1360043,"date":"2021-05-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1360043"},"modified":"2021-05-05T11:47:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:47:12","slug":"trading-justin-fields-proves-chicago-bears-never-learn-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/trading-justin-fields-proves-chicago-bears-never-learn-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading Up for Justin Fields Proves the Chicago Bears Never Learn Their Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some teams never learn. The\u00a0NFL draft<\/a>\u00a0is a time when the smart teams separate themselves from the not-so-smart teams. The smart ones find value and buck outdated conventional wisdom. The other organizations make the same mistakes time and time again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Chicago Bears<\/a>\u00a0are one of these \u201cother\u201d teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent drafts, the smart teams have traded back and stockpiled picks, giving themselves more chances to find stars. The others have traded up for quarterbacks in the first round. The latter is how general manager Ryan Pace and the Chicago Bears operate, and even though it bit them once before, they did so again in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last time the Chicago Bears traded up was a disaster<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mitchell Trubisky: 63.5 PFF Grade in 2020

T-32nd among QBs
pic.twitter.com\/6eOYBFqsJ6<\/a><\/p>— PFF (@PFF) March 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>