Can Bears roll a lucky 7? 1st-round pick will be a tone-setter

Chicago Tribune Bears experts David Haugh, Brad Biggs, Dan Wiederer and Rich Campbell discuss the upcoming draft and who the Bears should be looking at for their 7th pick.Ryan Pace's opportunity has arrived. Time to step forward and let 'em fly. Sometime around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, the stick man at the NFL draft craps table will push the dice Pace's way. And at long last he'll make his first big roll as a general manager.

Just like that, with a blow into his fist and a side-armed toss, Pace will attempt to hit the jackpot, fully aware of the importance of capitalizing on the No. 7 pick.

Over the last three months, the Bears have pushed to reduce the gamble, filtering their exhaustive pre-draft…