The biggest and final takeaway from the first round of the draft? NFL GM's will still sell their soul for hope at quarterback, and this league is ALL about offense (I guess that's two takeaways but they tie in a little). The Bears getting duped to move up a spot and select a quarterback they were gonna have at three anyways is probably the best example. My best guess? The 49ers had a lot of other offers and the Bears decided to outbid someone else in the top ten (maybe the Jets or Chargers) to guarantee they got their quarterback, a quarterback who, as I detailed last post, started thirteen career college games. So the Bears either wrecked the future of the franchise (most likely) by giving up a pair of third rounders and a fourth to skip out on elite talents like Jamal Adams and Marshon Lattimore and neglect the rest of a roster that drastically needs an overhaul. The Chiefs and Texans did something similar, with Kansas City trading up for a complete project at quarterback, and the Texans singing up for a probable game manager. Three other teams in the top ten carried the offense reach trend. I doubt many people had three receivers going in the top ten, considering Mike Williams limited speed (he's too slow for the common Dez Bryant comparisons to be legit) and John Ross' injury history (many teams took him completely off the board) and talents like Jonathan Allen, Marshon Lattimore, Hook and Foster all fell to later picks.
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