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The NFL’s official awards , as determined by the , don’t include one specific prize. For decades, has handed out the unofficially official (or officially unofficial) Executive of the Year award, and it’s the one that has become most recognized as the honor for the G.M. or other non-coach who did the most to shape a team’s fortunes.The 2018 Executive of the Year is Bears G.M. Ryan Pace. And for very good reason.Pace, after the firing of coach John Fox, hired Matt Nagy, a first-time head coach who came from the Chiefs’ system. After the dust settled on the new-look coaching staff, Pace signed receiver Allen Robinson II, receiver Taylor Gabriel , and tight end Trey Burton early in free agency, and Pace next found a way to retain cornerbacks Prince Amukamara and Kyle Fuller, matching as to Fuller an offer sheet he had signed with the Packers.Pace next drafted multiple players who would thrive immediately in the league: first-round linebacker Roquan Smith, second-round offensive lineman James Daniels, second-round receiver Anthony Miller, and fifth-round defensive lineman Bilal Nichols. Smith, despite a lengthy holdout, registered the most tackles by a Bears rookie in team history, with 122.Then came the trade that vaulted the Bears into immediate contention. The trade that brought one of the best defensive players to the NFC North , when Chicago managed to get defensive end Khalil Mack from the Raiders.The Bears won 12 regular-season games, and sent eight players to the Pro Bowl. The award for Pace matches the Coach of the Year honors previously won by Nagy, giving the Bears a formidable duo that could keep them in contention for years to come. Win the NFC North, have one of the brightest young teams in the NFL, and allow Khalil Mack to reign terror in only ways he can, and you have the recipe for good business. On Friday, the Bears announced that they are raising ticket prices for the 2019 season on an average of four percent. For season ticket holders, the prices will invariably range across nine tiers. After Chicago had frozen ticket price raises for three of the last four years (justifiably so considering an eminently poor product on the field), this was an inevitability after a division title campaign. Of arguably more important note than the ticket price increase was that the Bears announced they’re also going to mobile tickets exclusively. Gone are the days of haphazardly folding up your printed stub and mashing it into your pocket. In is a new era of (probably) using the Bears mobile app and hoping your phone stays charged throughout the game. The easy conclusion to draw with this change is not that it protects against fraud (though that is undoubtedly a factor) , but that it gives the Bears direct and accurate data about fans, like who is actually occupying the space at Soldier Field. There’s a price to see Mitchell Trubisky rifle dime passes to Allen Robinson and Taylor Gabriel, to watch Khalil Mack sack quarterbacks with his butt (back) and Akiem Hicks bully offensive linemen with his bullrush, and to have the opportunity to see Eddie Jackson break some poor team’s heart. To do all of that in Chicago, you’re going to have to shell out a little bit more dough. That’s the price to pay for a winner, let alone a Super Bowl contender. Robert is the Editor-in-chief of The Blitz Network (subscribe here!), the managing editor of Windy City Gridiron, and writes for a host of other fine publications. You can follow him on Twitter @RobertZeglinski.