The Facts: In case Dalton's word and the Bears' social media post wasn't enough, Chicago's GM helped drive home a key point emerging from the team's offseason activity. Dalton is the starting quarterback for the Bears entering 2021. GM Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy said as much Friday, further explaining when asked why. "Cause that's how we see Andy Dalton, as a starting quarterback," Pace said.

Diehards Line:Pace continued: "We're excited to have him. Again that went into the evaluation process. He's been a starter in the league for a long time and produced at a high level for a long time. Again, that's all of us collectively in the building, coaches and scouts coming to that conclusion as we went through the free-agency process. Yeah, he's our starting quarterback as we head into the season. ..." As NFL.com suggests, the fair question to ask Pace is quite simple: Isn't replacing Mitchell Trubisky with Dalton more of a lateral move than anything? Not quite, Pace said Friday, because Dalton has accomplished more in his significantly longer career, and that's worth something in today's game. "The things we like as you look at it, obviously his experience, he's a nine-year starter. He's been to three Pro Bowls, a lot of leadership," Pace explained. "Decision-making, we like his decision-making. He's won a lot of games in this league and he's been a durable player, too. I think that's something that's understated. ..." Decision-making wasn't at the top of Trubisky's strengths, nor was accuracy, so it's fair to point those out as areas Dalton will be expected to improve for the Bears.