After the wild 2017 NFL draft, the Chicago Bears fan in me needed to spend a moment. Instead of a draft class that patched the holes in the team and at least opened a clear pathway to success, via an improving defense, the Bears took a different route.
The (frustrated) fan in me therefore needed to take stock and to figure out if my general perception of the NFL Draft matched reality. To do that, I looked at three drafts: 2011, 2012, and 2013. I picked these three drafts because all took place under the new CBA, but also because even the most recent (2013) happened long enough ago that the players taken have had a chance to leave their mark.