The Sun-Times’ Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Mark Potash spent all month breaking down the Bears to gauge their needs in the NFL draft, which starts Thursday.
Here’s a look at the Bears, position-by-position:
Offense
Quarterback: The Bears don’t have a sure-fire 2021 starter on their roster, so they can’t rule out taking a passer in Round 2. The best three quarterbacks available figure to be Georgia’s Jake Fromm, Washington’s Jacob Eason and Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts.
Running back: The team’s top pick last year, David Montgomery, didn’t shine the way it expected — but that might have been more of an indictment of Matt Nagy’s scheme.