5 reasons why the Chicago Bears should still draft a quarterback

Teams can get leverage a quarterback for potential draft assets.

Also, sometimes that quarterback does well enough in a brief appearance to garner some trade interest. That is the third reason to draft a quarterback at least every other year.

The Green Bay Packers used to continue to draft quarterbacks even when they had Brett Favre as the starter.

They drafted Aaron Brooks in the fourth round, Mark Brunell in the fifth, and Matt Hasselback in the sixth round. Green Bay was able to later flip those three quarterbacks for more draft capital.

The Tom Brady effect.

The fourth reason to draft a quarterback in later rounds is Tom Brady. The Patriots took him in the sixth round, and he won them six Super Bowl rings.

The Pats took a flier on a quarterback from Michigan who did not have the best measurables. He turned out to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Later-round drafted quarterbacks either bust or turn out to be nothing more than career backups. Every now and again, they turn out to be Hall of Famers.

Getting good value later in the draft.

The final reason is drafting a quarterback later in the draft can sometimes be a way to maximize a sixth or seventh-round pick. Those picks tend to be special team players or career depth players.

Those players are valuable to a team’s success, but they can be replaced. Getting a quarterback  who can even prove to be a good backup plan can help save a season.

It also goes back to the salary cap. You can take a pick that is meant for depth and potentially get a Tom Brady. It comes to down you just never know and if you are going to take a risk, it is minimal to use it on quarterback later in the draft.

The key is to keep taking swings and this franchise has rarely done that outside of the first round.

The problem is the Chicago Bears tend to select quarterbacks that come out of smaller programs and really have no hope of developing. David Fales, Nathan Enderle, and Dan LeFevour are just a few examples of the Bears getting it wrong.

The hope is that Ryan Poles selects a quarterback from a bigger program or a quarterback who has set some college records. First, he needs to start taking some swings at the position–just later in the draft.