Every NFL team plans to build through the draft, but that is a big-picture, long-term approach.
The 2020 Bears are pretty much built, for better or worse. Without a first-round pick (barring a trade up) and with only two picks before No. 163, the Bears aren’t in a great position to find immediate-impact rookies where they need them most.
For one thing, their biggest needs are on offense. And so far, coach Matt Nagy’s offense — so dependent on timing, chemistry and repetition for success — doesn’t seem to be too rookie-friendly. Even those rookies who have gotten on the field have struggled to get acclimated: guard/center James Daniels, wide receiver Anthony Miller and running back David Montgomery among them.