By his standards, general manager Ryan Pace played it “safe” in regards to a Bears’ draft.
There’s no such thing as a safe draft pick. This lottery is a crapshoot because of it. But some prospects are more polished and likely to play well right away than others. After three years of taking on a variety of projects to develop, and swinging hard for home runs, Pace elected to go for singles and doubles in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Why did this trend change? Perhaps a young quarterback in Mitchell Trubisky, a first time head coach in Matt Nagy, and a roster on the precipice pushed forward a new mantra.