Mark Grote

You understand this is a guy whose game is going to translate really well.

I'm curious if he's somebody who could sneak into the first round.

I think it's unlikely, but I think he could be that second running back off the board after Love, who goes really early in this draft.

Teams are going to be drawn to that.

It's the return aspect as well.

He can do so many things for an offense.

That's just the Ben Johnson boxes, right?

That's the kind of guy that Ben Johnson's looking for, somebody who can be that do-it-all threat out of the backfield.

And we know last year they were fascinated by Ashton Gentry, and it was just too much to give up to move to the top five and to select.

It just did not make sense for Ryan Poles, far out of his comfort zone.

They've looked at running backs in the last several years, and DeAndre Swift had a really strong season, but he's at the end of his contract, the third year coming up, and

This is probably his last year in a Bears uniform.

You got to start thinking about that next running back.

You don't want to go into next offseason without a plan and just kind of see what you can get out there.

This is the time to do it.

And this is the time to assess your backfield and find that compliment to Swift for year one and somebody who can ultimately take the reins and go beyond this season.

So I think they're going to be looking at running back.

There's going to be plenty of good options out there.

But starting in the second round with Jadarian Price, that's a guy who I've had my eye on.

Our baseball team just lost 24-6 yesterday on opening day.