This is an A simply because this was Ben Johnson’s first pick as the Chicago Bears’ head coach. I trust Ben Johnson to know what he needs to unlock this offense, and he chose Loveland over the majority number one tight end in the draft, Tyler Warren. Loveland is going to be a beast in the league that Ben Johnson is going to daydream daily about moving all around his offensive alignments. He will be the number one redzone threat on this team within year. I can’t wait. 

Many Bears fans are upset with the Bears’ pick at 10 of Colston Loveland, but I love this pick. Detractors will say that the Bears needed to solidify the trenches, or that Loveland was a reach at 10. “You could have traded back a few spots and still gotten Loveland!” I don’t understand the logic of any of this. First of all, the only offensive lineman left on the board I would have felt comfortable taking at 10 was Tyler Booker, and the Bears just traded for two starting guards earlier this off-season… they didn’t need him.(as much as I LOVE Tyler Booker.) Secondly, if you’re comfortable taking Loveland at say pick 14 if you were able to trade back, what is the difference between taking him 4 spots earlier? If the Colts were a legitimate potential trade partner, who’s to say they wouldn’t have wanted to take Loveland at 10? It’s been clear for some time that finding a trade back partner was going to be very tough in this draft for the Bears, and if Loveland was the Bears’ guy then I appreciate their confidence in pulling the trigger at 10 personally. Lastly, many draft outlets had Loveland ranked higher than Tyler Warren at the tight end position throughout this process, and obviously the Bears thought higher of Loveland than Warren as well. This isn’t idiocy.