2020 NFL Free Agent Team Grades: NFC North
Chicago Bears: F
Acquired: QB Nick Foles, TE Jimmy Graham, OT/G Germain Ifedi, DE Robert Quinn, DE/OLB Barkevious Mingo, CB Artie Burns, S Jordan Lucas.
Lost: QB Chase Daniel, WR Taylor Gabriel, DT Nick Williams, DE/OLB Leonard Floyd, DE/OLB Aaron Lynch, LB Nick Kwiatkoski, LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, S Sherrick McManis.
The Bears must believe it's 2015. Think about it, and it'll make sense. Nick Foles was considered a promising quarterback worth a big contract back then. Jimmy Graham was actually able to walk properly in that year. Robert Quinn was coming off a monstrous season. Germain Ifedi, Artie Burns and Barkevious Mingo were in the range of being described as hot, young prospects. If we were grading the Bears in 2015, they'd get an "A."
Unfortunately for the Bears, it's not 2015. They've taken on Foles' terrible contract and gave up resources to do so. Graham can't walk properly. Quinn is a known failure in the 3-4. And Ifedi, Mingo and Burns have all failed in the NFL.
I don't understand what Ryan Pace is doing, but no one should be surprised. This is the man who not only passed on Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson for Mitchell Trubisky, but traded up to do so.