Chicago Bears are good to go!!
This wasn’t the way new General Manager Ryan Pace expected the new season to begin when he signed on with the Chicago Bears, yet here we are with a rash of injuries. Add center Hroniss Grassu to the list after he injured what the team fears is his ACL and could be out for the entire season.
Other injuries include WR Alshon Jeffrey (hamstring), WR Eddie Royal (concussion), TE Zach Miller (concussion), RG Ryan Long (calf strain).
By all accounts, the Chicago Bears GM Ryan Pace did a masterful job in the draft and of the players selected, most have a shot at being on the field come opening day against the Houston Texans.
The Bears Draft picks were:
Round 1, Pick No. 9: Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia – Grade A
Round 2, Pick No. 56: Cody Whitehair, G, Kansas State – Grade A-
Round 3, Pick No. 72: Jonathan Bullard, DE, Florida – Grade B
Round 4, Pick No. 113: Nick Kwiatkoski, ILB, West Virginia -Grade A-
Round 4, Pick 124: Deon Bush, S, Miami -Grade C
Round 4, Pick 127: Deiondre’ Hall, CB, Northern Iowa – Grade B-
Round 5, Pick No. 150: Jordan Howard, RB, Indiana -Grade B+
Round 6, Pick No. 185: DeAndre Houston-Carson, S, William & Mary -Grade A
Round 7, Pick 230 Daniel Braverman, WR, Western Michigan – Grade C
Just weeks after the firing of GM Phil Emery and Head Coach Marc Trestman after a 5-11 season, the Chicago Bears have made contact with the New Orleans Saint’s Director of Player Personnel, Ryan Pace about the now vacant GM job in the Windy City. Pace brought high level recommendations with him.
“I’d hate to lose him and yet, he’s ready for a general manager’s job,” Saints GM Mickey Loomis said of Pace at an end-of-season press conference Tuesday. “He’s talented. I would expect to lose him at some point.”
Pace is one of a very crowded field vying for the job Chris Ballard (KC Chiefs Director of Player Personnel), Brian Gain (Texans Director of Player Personnel) and Lake Dawson, the Titans VP of Player Personnel.