Stewart was the Bears' second choice among last year's free-agent quarterbacks, behind Jake Plummer. Had the situation been reversed, it's doubtful the Broncos' new savior would have had much more of an impact in Chicago than Stewart.
With the NFL's 29th-rated offense in 2001, the Bears brought in John Shoop as offensive coordinator before this season. Perhaps hampered by a series of injuries to the offensive line, or, as critics insist, hampered by a lack of imagination, the team has fared even worse this year.
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