Chicago Bears: Explaining The Mastery of Ryan Pace

Draft flexibility

At the end of the day, to a man like Pace free agency is like the appetizer on the way to the main course.  It’s meant to help set up the NFL draft.  Get some solid free agents to plug some holes that might not be possible with rookies and that gains flexibility going into the selection meeting in April.  Flexibility allows Pace to do what he has vowed from the moment he took over:  take the absolute best player on the board, regardless of position.

Going into free agency, most felt the top positions of need for the Bears were inside linebacker, defensive end and right guard.  Their first signing was Danny Trevathan, which plugs the inside linebacker need and the signing of Bobby Massie to play right tackle allows the team to move Kyle Long back to right guard, where he was a star.

That’s two big needs addressed already.  Word is they’re in good position to sign quality defensive lineman Akiem Hicks, who would play the end position in their 3-4.  Thus all three top needs are addressed with a solid talent.

So where does he go in the draft?  Pretty much wherever he wants.  Whomever has the most talent is not out of the question.