Windy City Gridiron

To get a king’s ransom in the NFL Draft, a team needs a treasure to hold over suitors. No one is going to trade up for merely solid to good players. If someone makes a move, they’re doing it to acquire either a generational player (rare) or franchise quarterback. The current Bears, who moved up one slot to secure Mitchell Trubisky in the 2017 NFL Draft, understand this. The Chiefs and Texans, who both moved up into the top-12 of the same draft class for Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes, respectively, also can nod their heads in agreement. An opportunity to draft a legitimate quarterback of the future does not come lightly.