Bears will put No. 1 pick into better position to succeed than any recent franchise

Carmen Vitali

NFC North Reporter

Whichever rookie quarterback ends up in Chicago after this year’s NFL Draft is going to be lucky.

The Bears aren’t your average team picking first overall, namely because they didn’t earn it in the traditional way. Chicago is picking first overall because of a trade down out of the first overall pick last year with the Carolina Panthers. Fortuitously for the Bears, that first overall selection didn’t improve Carolina’s roster and they finished with the worst record in the league after surrendering their 2024 first-round pick. 

More than the fact that the Bears didn’t warrant the first overall pick, general manager Ryan Poles is going through a complete roster overhaul. The players in Chicago are there because Poles wanted them. They have been slowly assembling, awaiting the prince who was promised under center.

Call it the last infinity stone. Call it a match that will light the wildfire. Or call it the last piece of the puzzle. Regardless of the metaphor, everything Poles and the Bears have been building has led up to this.

For the first time maybe ever, the Bears look ready and able to develop a quarterback.

Just this offseason, Poles traded for veteran wide receiver Keenan Allen to give Chicago an experienced one-two punch for a young signal caller. In his first move, Poles signed free-agent running back D’Andre Swift to lead the Bears’ backfield stable that includes Khalil Herbert and Roschon Johnson. Chicago signed not one, but two experienced centers in Ryan Bates and Coleman Shelton, in addition to adding Matt Pryor for depth along the offensive line. They also got free agent tight end Gerald Everett, who new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron coached in Seattle.

Waldron is worth mentioning in his won right; the offensive coordinator has gotten the best out of multiple quarterbacks including Geno Smith, Russell Wilson and Jared Goff. Waldron also has the benefit of…

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Publish date : 2024-03-25 13:32:08

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