Timing could be right for Bears to draft QB in 2016
The Bears have nine picks in this year?s draft, including two in the fourth round.
Two months ago, Bears general manager Ryan Pace said something at the NFL Scouting Combine that?s worth repeating with the draft only days away.
?There are . . . a handful of quarterbacks in the middle part of the draft that I feel good about and that we?ve got to make sure we?ve accurately graded,? Pace said. ?That?s where our scouts earn their money.?
The widespread use of spread, often-gimmicky offenses in college has made evaluations difficult.
?It goes beyond the quarterback, too,? said SiriusXM analyst Phil Savage, the former Cleveland Browns GM. ?The way the college game is now ? same sport, different game.?
But the Bears could be an ideal place for a young quarterback to learn. It starts with chairman George McCaskey, who has promised to be patient with Pace and Fox. On the surface, it?s different than other organizations.
?There?s just so much volatility with coaches,? Miller said. ?Look at Lovie Smith. He?s got a rookie quarterback, and he ends up being fired [by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers]. The impatience is from ownership.
?It?s not really an ideal situation in terms of how you want to bring your quarterback along here in the modern era of football.
?I?ve always believed that by Year 4 to Year 5, a quarterback?s career should be taking off.?
The Bears have nine picks in this year?s draft, including two in the fourth round.
Two months ago, Bears general manager Ryan Pace said something at the NFL Scouting Combine that?s worth repeating with the draft only days away.
?There are . . . a handful of quarterbacks in the middle part of the draft that I feel good about and that we?ve got to make sure we?ve accurately graded,? Pace said. ?That?s where our scouts earn their money.?
The widespread use of spread, often-gimmicky offenses in college has made evaluations difficult.
?It goes beyond the quarterback, too,? said SiriusXM analyst Phil Savage, the former Cleveland Browns GM. ?The way the college game is now ? same sport, different game.?
But the Bears could be an ideal place for a young quarterback to learn. It starts with chairman George McCaskey, who has promised to be patient with Pace and Fox. On the surface, it?s different than other organizations.
?There?s just so much volatility with coaches,? Miller said. ?Look at Lovie Smith. He?s got a rookie quarterback, and he ends up being fired [by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers]. The impatience is from ownership.
?It?s not really an ideal situation in terms of how you want to bring your quarterback along here in the modern era of football.
?I?ve always believed that by Year 4 to Year 5, a quarterback?s career should be taking off.?
