Scouts like to use the baseball analogy of swinging for the fences
with first-round picks and no club swung mightier than the Chicago
Bears with their top choice, surrendering three picks (No. 67 and
111 in 2017 and a third rounder in 2018) to move up just one spot
to guarantee the selection of North Carolina quarterback Mitchell
Trubisky. The move was surprising given that the Bears invested big
dollars in veteran Mike Glennon and have few proven weapons for
either quarterback to throw to. But Trubisky does possess
intriguing traits, including accuracy, mobility and vision.
General manager Ryan Pace gave his quarterback(s) some help later, but each
of them is facing a steep jump in competition with second-round
tight end Adam Shaheen playing his college ball at Ashland,
fourth-round running back starring at North Carolina A&T and
offensive lineman Jordan Morgan toying with opponents at Kutztown.
Alabama free safety Eddie Jackson, selected in the fourth round,
was a notable exception but he is coming off injury. If Trubisky is
the Bear's long-term answer, Pace will have quickly found security
in Chicago.
