A young man’s game: best and worst case scenarios for the 2018 Bears’ draft class

Not since 2014 (that worked out well, didn’t it?), has there been this much bubbling excitement around the Bears. General manager Ryan Pace has pieced together a team on paper that at minimum, should be entertaining to watch, if not competitive immediately. That’s due in part to the efforts of building around promising second-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky this off-season, and thanks to a worthy finishing touch of Chicago’s 2018 draft class.

There’s going to be pressure on guys like Roquan Smith and Anthony Miller to be high impact players as soon as they step on the field. Patience for more polished prospects has never been a virtue. That pressure is heightened in a hyper-competitive…