BUDOS said:
Isn't it great to be a loyal Bear? Especially one where you can sit back and love it so much that you lash out at other Bears that, when they make decisions, and, after the results are in, and they were not good, you get to go bash them in public? And the reality is that when these same dudes cheer later, when things go well, they quickly forget the bad that they put in print. But then that's the advantage of not having to make such decisions, just being the critic, the loyal critic.
I never thought GB should leave. For one reason, he led Baylor to a dream season and win in the Sugar Bowl. The positive juice he built up, even if not the starter, could have been leveraged for life. Those moments don't come around often. In hindsight, he probably would have won the job back and allowed Aranda to play the type of FB he likes (not Grimes type, but Aranda's)
I have not seen transferring work out for GB's level of talent for the better. If they have success, they are Mercenary. He is not going to be an NFL QB, like Hurds or some of the other top guys. His best play was parlaying his "loyal Baylor" into maybe a UFA in the NFL for a summer and coming back as a GA. College FB coaches make good money and it is a difficult group to crack into. His personality, what he did well and leadership all pointed to future HC...
Personally, they did him a disservice not talking him down from the emotional response of Shappen winning QB1. Hell, he would have played more FB at Baylor!