Chicago Bears: Ryan Pace to blame for Week 1 loss vs. RamsRyan Heckmanon September 13, 2021 at 4:00 pm

But, there were two significant pain points for the Bears on Sunday night, and both theoretically stemmed from one major mistake made by general manager Ryan Pace. That mistake? Cutting former All Pro cornerback Kyle Fuller.

Think about it this way…

The first pain point Sunday night was obviously the secondary. Eddie Jackson played arguably the worst game of his entire career and was a huge reason why both long touchdowns happened. But, had the Bears had Fuller on this roster, the defense would have been better off.

Does Fuller cover up all of the defensive woes from Sunday night? Absolutely not. But, having him on the field makes this defense so much better.

Cutting Kyle Fuller was an unforgivable mistake that will cost the Chicago Bears in a big way.

In conjunction with the defense getting a boost from Fuller, keeping him would mean the Bears never had the money to sign Andy Dalton. By cutting Fuller, remember, the Bears cleared $11 million in cap space, only to turn around and sign Dalton for on $10 million deal.

Therefore, if Fuller had not been cut, we would have seen Justin Fields playing against the Rams.

“Does Justin Fields play defense, too?”

Of course not, but there’s something to be said about a young, confident, bonafide superstar in the making and how he would energize the entire team. Nothing about Dalton energizes the team. Nothing he can do will mesmerize the fans or his teammates.