ORLANDO — That Ryan Pace has, in 2017, hired an offensive-minded coach and splurged on free agents designed to improve the structure around Mitch Trubisky isn’t surprising, given this:
Only six NFL teams are spending less cash on their quarterbacks than the Bears, who by virtue of Trubisky’s rookie contract are only pouring about $9.6 million in money against the cap into that position. Only 6.4 percent of the Bears’ cap spending is allocated to quarterbacks; 20 teams are using at least 10 percent of their cap space on quarterbacks, according to Spotrac.
“We’re in an advantageous position right now with that,” general manager Ryan Pace said.