Call it larceny. Jermod McCoy sat on the board until the Round 7 slot, and the Bears did not need to be asked twice. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.
Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Jeremiyah Love
· RB
· rank 2
In the Round 1 slot they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· David Bailey
· LB-EDGE
· rank 5
David Bailey in No. 57 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.28
· Pick 60
· Carnell Tate
· WR
· rank 12
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Carnell Tate in Round 2, Pick 28, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
R3.25
· Pick 89
· Olaivavega Ioane
· OG
· rank 19
Steal is underselling it; Olaivavega Ioane at the 89th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.22
· Pick 162
· Sonny Styles
· LB
· rank 11
Sonny Styles in pick 162 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.14
· Pick 195
· Akheem Mesidor
· DE-EDGE
· rank 37
They barely believed it either: Akheem Mesidor still on the board at pick No. 195. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.13
· Pick 229
· Colton Hood
· CB
· rank 24
They robbed the room for Colton Hood here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.25
· Pick 241
· Chase Bisontis
· OG
· rank 53
They will replay Chase Bisontis at the 241st pick for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.34
· Pick 250
· Connor Lew
· C
· rank 84
The board fumbled Connor Lew all the way to pick 250, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.37
· Pick 253
· Lee Hunter
· DT
· rank 49
Lee Hunter in Round 7, Pick 37 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.40
· Pick 256
· Garrett Nussmeier
· QB
· rank 81
Somehow Garrett Nussmeier was still sitting there in the 256th overall pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.41
· Pick 257
· Jermod McCoy
· CB
· rank 16
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 257 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.