With the Chicago Bears in dire need of a quarterback, many fans expect them to select one in the first-round of April’s draft. Recent reports indicate otherwise.
Almost every single recent mock draft, from respectable analysts, has the Bears selecting defensive lineman Jonathan Allen out of Alabama with the third overall pick. There seems to be a clear consensus, as of right now, that the Cleveland Browns will take Myles Garrett and the San Francisco 49ers will select a quarterback. This leaves Chicago with an important decision, do they take the second-best quarterback off the board or select Allen who’s considered the best pure defensive lineman in the draft?
Considering almost everyone has the Bears selecting Allen right now, what are the Bears going to do about the quarterback position? Yahoo recently wrote an article saying they should follow the 2014 strategy of the Raiders. They selected phenom pass-rusher Khalil Mack with their first pick then came back and swooped up Derek Carr with their second. Had it not been for Carr’s injury, they were a legit threat to battle for the AFC this year. The Bears would love to be in contention for the NFC in three years, following the plan of Oakland makes sense due to the current state of the franchise. Something else worth noting about the Raiders’ 2014 draft, there was no clear #1 quarterback with Teddy Bridgewater, Blake Bortles and Johnny Manziel rounding out the pack. Bridgewater’s career could be over. The Jaguars reached on Bortles, now he’s on the trade block. Manziel isn’t even worth talking about. –>