Chicago Bears: 2017 NFL Draft Need Power Rankings
By Erik Lambert
#5: Quarterback
Jay Cutler will be 34-years old in 2017. That’s part of the problems the Chicago Bears brass will have to note, but it’s not the biggest one. Sure there’s a chance Cutler may not play well this season which might change things. Still the odds say he’s their quarterback for at least two more years barring an unforeseen injury or regression in his capabilities. The bigger problem that has really begun to pronounce itself over the past few weeks is with the depth behind him.
A couple months ago the signing of Brian Hoyer seemed like a genius move. He was a smart, competant veteran quarterback with starting experience who had just gotten done leading the Houston Texans to the playoffs. Yet his performance over the past two weeks seem to indicate he’s lost something and can’t get it back. Passes are inaccurate and he comes across flustered at times. Same goes for David Fales. He looked like an up-and-comer last year but the same can’t be said now. Only Connor Shaw hasn’t come across as inadequate, and that’s not saying much.
Pace and the Bears have yet to spend a draft pick on the quarterback position. It feels like 2017 will change that.