Chicago Bears Q&A: Will Ryan Pace trade up to get a quarterback — and would George McCaskey sign off on such an ambitious move? Will Cordarrelle Patterson be re-signed?

If the Bears are entertaining the idea of trying to move up in Round 1 from No. 20 overall to presumably select a quarterback, ownership would have to be onboard to give the green light and support such a move. But I think anything to get them above No. 10 would almost be cost prohibitive when you look at what already has been paid for a similar move by the San Francisco 49ers, who jumped from No. 12 to No. 3. Pace and coach Matt Nagy were not given the 2021 season to continue in their positions with McCaskey and Phillips tying one hand behind their backs. They were going to be allowed to build this roster as they see fit. That being said, if a lot of future draft capital is going to be required to make a move, Pace has got to run that by ownership before he says, “Sure, let’s make a deal.”