Bears’ Andy Dalton ‘QB1’ tweet looks even worse after drafting Justin Fields
Chicago Bears fans lost their minds over a seemingly innocuous tweet in March that proclaimed free-agency signing Andy Dalton as their “QB1.”
On Thursday night, the team shocked the NFL world by trading up for Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. Which rendered that tweet – and all of its’ brutal replies – somewhat irrelevant.
The tweet made the rounds again on Twitter after the Bears moved up in a trade with the Giants, sending a future first-rounder and a pair of mid-round picks to New York for the dynamic Ohio State quarterback.
GM Ryan Pace insisted after the draft that Dalton will remain their starter, and the team will have a “really good plan in place” to develop Fields to eventually take over down the line.
Still, it brought flashbacks to the 2017 offseason, when Chicago signed Mike Glennon to a three-year contract only to trade up and select Mitchell Trubisky second overall.
QB1. pic.twitter.com/TuyrAcpoCM
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) March 25, 2021
The Bears even invited Glennon to their draft party that year with fans, who got to watch as he was replaced in real time.