Two quarterback prospects the Chicago Bears must consider
The Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace has shared how important it is to draft a quarterback every year. Yet, he has only drafted one quarterback since becoming a general manager. Now, why should the Chicago Bears draft Kyle Trask or Kelln Mond?
It is pretty simple. Both of these quarterbacks are grossly underrated. These quarterbacks would be viewed as low first-round high second-round quarterbacks in just about any other draft class. Don’t buy it? Remember when the college season had just begun, and I told you to keep an eye on Zach Wilson?
Wilson started the season as an early day-three project and worked his way up to an almost lock at the second overall draft pick. Heck, he could go number one overall. We don’t know just yet. Try to keep an open mind and Bucky Brooks’ mock drafts out of your mind.
Kyle Trask and Kellen Mond are very talented in their own unique ways. Lots will say Kyle Trask is slow, has a weak arm, had a horrible Bowl game, and had some of the best weapons in college last season. Well, let us remember in 2008 when Matthew Stafford finished as the number one prospect entering the draft in 2009. Stafford’s advantage over these quarterbacks is that he ran a pro-style offense and had a cannon for an arm.
What many seem to forget is that Stafford had a lot of talent on the roster. Knowshon Moreno, Mohamed Massaquoi, AJ Green, Justin Houston, Geno Atkins, Rashad Jones, and many more. Surrounding talent on offense and defense didn’t stop teams from falling in love with Stafford. Stafford also had a rough outing against a tough Florida team in 2008, where Stafford tossed three interceptions and zero touchdowns.
In 2007, Stafford had a few more games like the Florida game, but what can you expect from a sophomore in college? Kyle Trask had one horrible game in his last two years in college. It just happened to be the final college game he would ever play. And that stings a bit, but there are things Trask does so well that people overlook.
Kyle Trask excels with his pocket movement, awareness and keeps his eyes downfield (and, more importantly, looking at his top talent). I get so angry when I see a team’s best receiver “NFL open”, and the quarterback throws the ball to the fourth or fifth best weapon instead of taking a shot on the top talent. A quarterback’s job is to get his playmakers the ball. That should include getting the top talent the ball at a high rate.