There are those Chicago Bears fans who revel in not having any clue what their team will do in the NFL draft. Then there are those who can’t stand it. Based on standard protocol under the current regime, the latter group must be feeling ill. At present nobody has the slightest clue what the Bears are planning. All they can do is speculate based on knowing the teams’ needs and structure of the current draft class.
Quarterback, safety, cornerback, tight end and wide receiver all belong on the list of pressing needs. Considering this team just finished going 3-13, odds are there are others the Bears would like to fill as well. Free agency will help with that, but GM Ryan Pace isn’t known for being a splurge kind of guy. He’s always preferred to build through the draft.
In order to do that though he needs picks. He’ll have the standard amount of seven going into next April. That isn’t a bad thing. However, there is a growing rumble that the 38-year old may desire a little more flexibility than that.
