The Chicago Bears are a mature team with needs in different positions on the roster, which makes next month’s NFL lineup incredibly important to a team we’ve been told is in “win-now” mode.
Quarterback remains the biggest concern for the Bears after a few weeks of flirting with the opportunity to act for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. After offering three first round picks, a third round pick, and two players, Seattle told Chicago that they are not trading Wilson at this point.
Even after losing the Wilson sweepstakes, the Bears still manage to find their (potential) franchise quarterback without having to trade to move up the draft in a new mock draft.
In Touchdown Wire’s new mock draft, Doug Farrar has Chicago Alabama line up quarterback Mac Jones with 20th overall pick.
If you’re wondering how Jones could possibly drop to 20th in a draft where teams are desperate for the quarterback position, Farrar has you covered.
Why would it drop to 20? Because the modern NFL needs quarterbacks to show mobility and second-responsiveness, and Jones hasn’t shown much of that at all. But he’s a great pocket mover (the combination of liability and assets is why so many mock him with the patriots), and maybe he could develop into an average mover on boots and scramble drills. From day 1, however, he’s an improvement on what the bears drag out on the position.
But the Bears aren’t counting on Jones to fall for them at number 20, and it doesn’t sound like they’re going to trade to take one of those top five quarterbacks.
That’s why they reportedly do a lot of homework on Day 2 quarterbacks, including Kyle Trask in Florida, Kellen Mond in Texas A&M, Jamie Newman in Georgia, and Notre Dame’s Ian Book.
On the other hand, the belief is that Jones – or the other top four quarterback prospects – will be gone long before Chicago’s turn at number 20. But if Jones fell for the Bears in the first round, it would be hard to imagine GM Ryan Pace passing him on.