Chicago Bears still have three quarterback options after Andy Dalton signing
By Ryan Heckman
2. The Chicago Bears must work on trading up in the 2021 NFL Draft
At this stage in the game, who is to say the Bears cannot trade up and still draft a first-round quarterback? Some people sulking over the Dalton signing have thrown all other options out the window, including the Bears drafting a quarterback.
The fact of the matter is, Foles is a legitimate trade candidate and, even if he sticks around, there’s no reason why the Bears cannot carry three quarterbacks. Look at a team like the Indianapolis Colts who carried three last year in Philip Rivers, Jacoby Brissett and rookie Jacob Eason.
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It is not absurd to think the Bears will carry three quarterbacks this year, and one of those might end up being a first-round passer.
Now, the question becomes, who will the Bears target?
There are two obvious candidates who will be gone within the first two picks. I do not foresee a world where Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson don’t go first and second overall at this point. They should be locks at those respective picks.
Beyond that, who knows what will happen. The Bears could try and trade up into the top five and grab Justin Fields. That would surely take multiple firsts to do so, though.
The Bears could also try and trade up between picks 7-12 to get Trey Lance, who will most likely be the fourth quarterback off the board.
Lastly, Alabama’s Mac Jones also makes sense and might be there between picks 10-18 for the Bears. That would obviously be the cheaper route, and Jones is still a formidable option who makes very few mistakes.