I do like the progress the Bears have been making so far in free agency. First step, you released Jay Cutler which is about time. That should have been done  years ago. The Bears were holding on to Cutler like it was an old girlfriend you dated for years. The one you hoped would change.You held on to because she had all the flashes of being the right one.  However it kept biting you in the ass. You knew you should not poke the bee hive but you did and you got stung. It happens to everyone. You keep making excuses, but you know deep down it’s time to throw the person back in the water. Maybe with a pair of cement shoes and end for good.

The second step, the Bears went out and got somebody younger. It seems that’s how it always goes. In with the new and out with the old. They were able to land Mike Glennon, the former Buccaneer. Since the league is watered down without many great quarter backs you have to settle for door number two and overpay.It might be drinking lite beer for awhile until they tap another barrel of craft beer.The NFL has a shortage supply of good arms and good arms are high in demand.The Bears indeed over paid for Glennon’s services. However it’s only a three year deal. I think Glennon is a very talented quarterback. These are the Bears – everything they touch turns into stone or just crumbles. If the Packers signed him they would have found gold. You could have went cheaper and tried to resign Hoyer. Then drafted a QB and he would be your bridge quarterback. Glennon might be a bridge quarterback or he could be the one to lead the Bears back to the playoffs. I like taking the risk on this guy because he has seasoning and played in 20 games. Plus he stood on the sidelines watching. I think he is hungry for a permanent starting gig.

However you still have more work to do on the quarterback position. Signing Glennon allows you to use that first pick in this April’s draft on something the team needs like a stud on defense or on the offensive line. Step three,  I think the Bears still need to draft a quarterback.  They could probably get someone talented in the second round or even the third round. They need to develop a quarterback. Sometimes I think the Bears should draft all quarterbacks until they get it right. Texas state Patrick Mahomes could be there at number two. He might be a gamble. Some say he could be a sleeper as well. Maybe they need to do a little thinking outside the box. But find the best available quarter back in round two.

Step four add a cheap young veteran if you can. If Glennon does not work out or gets hurt I don’t want to throw the rookie out there to the wolves in week two. Then ruin his confidence for the rest of his career. The 49ers have already improved their quarterback position just by signing two X-Bears, Hoyer and Barkley. That’s better than the guy that does not stand for the National anthem or whoever else they had. I thing the former Jacksonville Jaguar. The 49ers could draft a young quarterback as well and they would have that position on the rise. It’s good to have a good back up plan just in case it does not work with Glennon. With only having Sid Luckman and Jim McMahon as the two best quarterbacks in franchise history you have to stack up at that position.  I know Cutler has a lot of the Bears passing records. But that means squat in my book. If Sid was in a pass happy era he would have tripled his passing numbers. Jim McMahon won a Superbowl, enough said.