I mean, itwasjustlikeSodoyouwanttotakethoseguysandtransferthemtoChicago, giveupdraftcapital, paycertainsalariesforcertainguys, make a financialdecisiononthefutureofSamDon't.
Becauseyou'regonnahavetogiveup a lateonetoprobablygetSam.
ItwasthedefenseofKhalilMackincompany, Butthisis a gameofpolitics.
Youknowhoweasilythatcouldbemoved, right?
LikeWell, youknow, Yeah, I thought I couldfixit, But, man, thoseproblemsarewayworsethanwhat I thought.
Here's what I wouldsayaboutCarsonWentz.
Here's what I said.
ButCarsonWentzthinkaboutthisfor a second.
WetalkedallyearlongaboutJalenHurtsandCarsonWentzinthisbattle, andoneofthingswesaidwaslike I don't know, ItseemslikeCarsonWentzissomewhatmentallyfragile.
Sonowwhat?
TheBearswanttobringsomebodywhowe'vebeentalkingaboutbeingmentallyfragileto a situationinwhichhegothurtandhewatchedhisbackupquarterbackwhenit's SuperBowlandthenhave a statueputoutsideoffthatstadiumwithNickFolesandputhimrightbackinthatsamescenario.
Here's I don't wantthat.
I thinkeverythingyousaidmakessense.
There's a couplethingstothinkabout, andthisisjust I mean, there's nowaytoarguethisoff.
Ifindeed, itis a surprisethatthegeneralmanager, RyanPace, andheadcoachMattNagyhavereturned.
Obviously, thepressureratchetsupevenmoresoIfyou'vegottomakediscernibleprogresstokeepyourjobbeyond 2021 youhavetomake a majorleap.
Youcan't justbe a dateagain, scuffling, dyingtogetintotheplayoffsandthenbeingfirstroundfodder.
You'renotgoingtobeabletomakeanydiscernableprogress, inmyopinionrightnow, with a brokenCarsonWentz, withMittStravinsky's trajectorynotbeingwheretheythoughtitwouldbe, andSamDonald, whoistrulyunproven, noteven a MarcusMariotawhowouldnowbeonhisthirdteamif, indeedheweretojointheBears.
Theproblemthat I thinktheyhaveistheyneedtoswingforthefencesbecauseallofthequarterbacksthathavebeenconnectedthroughSchefter, Grazianoorallofourpeople, allthepeoplethathavebeenconnectedtotheBearsatthequarterbackpositionaren't goingtomakethemdiscerniblybetter.