Last week, I wrote about some of the Chicago Bears’ potential draft targets (not including quarterbacks) that they may select with the third overall pick in the NFL Draft later this month.
What we do know is that the Bears will target a quarterback at some point in the draft. They have to. After getting rid of their entire regular season quarterback room from last year, Chicago has signed Mike Glennon to be their starter for 2017, and Mark Sanchez to be a mentor-type backup. Yeah, Connor Shaw is there, but they still really need their young guy for the future.
Much has been written and debated about the top four quarterbacks in this year’s draft: Mitchell Trubisky, Deshaun Watson, Patrick Mahomes, and DeShone Kizer. There is no consensus on who the best prospect is and where they might be drafted. But the sentiment seems to be that all of them will be gone by the time the Bears pick in the second round (assuming they don’t go QB in the first round).
That said, if that’s the case, the Bears will likely target some of the “other” quarterbacks in this draft class – guys who are longer-term development projects but could become starters down the road. And the Bears will very likely target one of these prospects in the middle-to-later rounds to maximize value.
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So, who exactly are these “other” guys that might become the future at quarterback for the Chicago Bears? Let’s explore.
