I actually think the decision has been mostly made to give up on Mitch unless he comes back and looks like something we've only seen brief glimpses of or the Bears make a run and win it all. The hit from the fifth year option is massive and he's clearly not worth extending. Nagy very clearly has had enough of him but the rest of the team is so good they've arranged to publicly put faith in (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky just to keep from rocking the boat.

Foles, Carr and Rivers will all be available this off-season either by trade or FA. The Bears will get one of them.

I disagree with the premise of this thread. The more (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky keeps getting injured, the easier it will be for Pace and the organization to move on from him, because the injuries will provide him cover. They should not even be thinking about giving him another contract at this point. If Pace does give (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky a big contract, and (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky still sucks, that will get Pace fired. I think he knows that. It will be the second QB he's gotten wrong after Glennon, which was a massive error.

The (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky era may be coming to an end sooner than we think. Bears should trade for Tannehill or draft another QB. Eli wouldn't be bad, but he's old.