Bears NFL Draft: Why Chicago won’t select a quarterback come draft day
Limited Draft Capital
Ryan Pace has earned the reputation as an aggressive general manager during his time with the Chicago Bears. For better or worse, if Pace has conviction on a player he’ll move heaven and hell to land him.
What has this caused? The Bears to enter many war rooms strapped with limited draft ammunition. Pace’s track record with draft capital trades is rather extensive, here are just a few of Pace’s moves to go get “his guy”…
- Multiple Picks Dealt To Move Up for Mitchell Trubisky
- Future First-Round Picks Dealt for Khalil Mack
- Nick Foles Acquired for Fourth-Round Pick
- Packaged 11th Overall with Fourth-Rounder to Move Up For Leonard Floyd
While some of these deals proved to be advantageous others simply flopped. So, the Bears will enter the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday night with a total of six picks, but only two within the top-fifty. While it would be beneficial for Pace to move back to collect a pick between the second-round and the fifth-round, what will happen if “his guy” is on the board come time for the Bears to pick?
The Bears will enter draft night with a slew of positions needing depth and starters absent from the season past. I’d classify the Bears biggest needs as…
- Interior Offensive Line
- Cornerback
- Tight End
- Free Safety
- Defensive End
Say Houston’s Josh Jones falls to 43rd overall, would Pace really move off that pick when a viable starter is sitting on the board? I’d bet no because the Bears are facing a make-or-break season. As a general manager you wouldn’t move off a talented starter-level prospect to replenish picks for prospects you may never get the chance to develop.