The Sun-Times’ Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Mark Potash answer the Bears’ most pressing question of the week: Did they do the right thing in declining quarterback Mitch Trubisky’s fifth-year option on Saturday?
Finley: Probably. Could you imagine general manager Ryan Pace trying to sell the locker room — or the media — on why the Bears absolutely had to pledge $24.8 million in 2021 to someone they can’t even call a starter with a straight face? Trubisky had to merely be adequate last year to justify a fifth-year option that was guaranteed only for injury.