NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport says the Bears need ‘historic haul’ to trade back but they already said they need to be blown away by another QB to turn from Justin Fields.
In a manner, the Bears’ perspective on the quarterback position heading into the NFL Draft may have completely changed.
If a story by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network is accurate, it is the very least that might happen.
It would be “crazy” for the Bears to give up the pick in a trade down from No. 1, according to Rapoport’s sources, who claim they will demand compensation.
The Bears have found a player they believe is talented enough to be selected with the first pick, according to Rapoport, and they would not trade down unless they received a sizable trade reward.
If this is true, the situation is very different from what Bears General Manager Ryan Poles indicated at the close of the season, when all the support was on keeping quarterback Justin Fields. Then, you would genuinely be accepting any offers and attempting to trade down to the top selection.
Poles said then, exactly as he did last year, that he would have to be “blown away” by another quarterback.
To move the first selection, he did not state that he needed to be completely blown away by a trade offer.
According to Rapoport, Poles would need to be overwhelmingly tempted by an offer to forego using the first pick in the draft. That would obviously be for Caleb Williams, the quarterback.
One cannot possess both. They are diametrically opposed. If you’re sitting there rejecting ridiculous offers like the one in Rapoport’s story in order to retain the first pick and use it on Williams, you can’t be for keeping Fields and waiting to be convinced by another quarterback to give up on Fields.
If the Bears have decided on a player at a position other than quarterback as the first pick, then those scenarios are the only ones that aren’t diametrically opposed.
Despite the fact that Marvin Harrison Jr. is deserving of being selected first overall, this seems utterly implausible.
Poles depicted everything as being exactly the same as it was the previous year after the season finished.
“Yeah, I’ll actually go back to last year, and I’ve got to stay open minded about it, but I really—not to use the same quote, but—want to say ‘blown away,'” said the Poles. However, the configuration is the same.
“Coach (Matt Eberflus) talked about some of those improvements: keeping his eyes down the field, taking fewer sacks, and seeing a lot of growth where he can continue to get better,” in light of what Justin accomplished this season and his ability to make plays. I’ll be thinking in the same way. It’s not only the movie; someone has to truly demonstrate their incredible talent. I must have the individual.”
In Poland, getting to know someone is viewed as allowing them to demonstrate their worth for the entire period leading up to the draft. He can get to know the QB candidates better in this way.
“There’s a whole process here that we have to figure out,” he stated.
This is how it is vetted.