The Chicago Bears Trade up to Select Quarterback Mitch Trubisky
By Jon Dove
The Chicago Bears select North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
This is an absolute shocking pick as the Chicago Bears didn’t really show a ton of interest in Mitch Trubisky. In fact, the talk leading up to the draft was that the Bears were targeting a defensive player like Stanford’s Solomon Thomas and LSU’s Jamal Adams.
Chicago must really believe that Trubisky has huge upside because they paid a steep price to move up one spot in the draft. They surrendered a 3rd and 4th rounder this year and a 3rd round pick in next year’s draft.
The Bears are likely going redshirt Trubisky and give Mike Glennon a majority of the starts this year. Chicago pulling the trigger on Trubisky shakes up the rest of the 1st round. It creates a ton of questions like what will the Cleveland Browns do at quarterback and who will be the next quarterback selected?
General Manager Ryan Pace and Head Coach John Fox are hitching their wagon to a very inexperienced quarterback. It’s possible that neither are with the franchise when Trubisky takes over as the full-time starter.
Look for the Bears to try and turn their 2nd round pick into extra choices by trading down. They have so many holes on the roster that they need more picks to add young talent.
Grade: D
I personally don’t see Trubisky as a top-flight quarterback prospect. He’s just to raw and far from seeing the field that this is a real risk. The other reason I dislike this pick is because the Bears don’t have a strong offensive coaching staff in place.
This strikes me as a situation where a young quarterback could have to deal with inconsistent coaching that stunts his growth.