I’ve been accused of obsessing on the Bears’ failure in the 2017 draft. Their awful, unforgivable failure. Their colossal, calamitous, borderline-criminal ... I’m sorry, where was I? Yes. Right. My unhealthy preoccupation.
In my defense, it’s not as if the ’17 draft regularly bubbles up from my subconscious. It arrives externally, again and again. If you follow the NFL, you can’t escape it. Let’s peruse current events, shall we?
The Chiefs will be playing in the Super Bowl on Feb. 7. Their quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, is one of the two or three best quarterbacks in the league.