Chicago Bears: 5 biggest questions remaining following NFL Draft

Are they better than they were before the NFL Draft?

Fans and pundits like to have fun dissecting the NFL Draft, which is why moments after Mr. Irrelevant is selected, you see countless pieces grading the picks and crowning “winners and losers.”

At the end of the day, though, the point of it all is to emerge from the weekend with a better team then when you started. So the final question we ask is, “are the Bears better today than they were before the Draft?”

When put that way, the answer is unequivocally “yes.” There has been a lot of chatter over the Cole Kmet selection at No. 43, and while I personally thought the Bears could have gotten better value with that pick, the fact is Kmet makes the team better. He solidifies the “Y” tight end position and while he is an adept pass-catcher, he can also help the run game with his blocking.

Later in the second round, they added a first-round talent by selecting cornerback Jaylon Johnson who seems to be the early favorite to be the starting cornerback opposite Kyle Fuller. However, it is in the fifth round where Pace seemed to do the most damage with edge rusher Trevis Gipson, cornerback Kindle Vidor, and wide receiver Darnell Mooney. Each of these players has a chance to make an immediate impact next year and was seen as tremendous value relative to their draft position.

Finally, Pace added a couple of nice developmental offensive linemen in the seventh round. Perhaps they fail to even make the practice squad, but at least he has two prospects with which Juan Castillo can work and possibly develop into contributors.