With three games left in the season, the time has come to take stock. The Chicago Bears aren’t where they hoped they’d be back in September. At 3-10 they’re in danger of finishing with a worse record than they did the previous two seasons. Fans have been scrambling in an attempt to find any life raft to cling to. A sign of hope that things will get better.

Their salvation may come from the teams’ 2016 draft class. Everybody knew the reason the Bears fell on such hard times the past six years was because of two factors. The team got old in too many spots and the front office was unable to replace the losses through the draft. Inevitably there was a breaking point and they’ve tried to recover from it ever since.

This draft class of eight young men represent the most exciting crop of talent the organization has acquired in years. The evidence is bearing out on the field. Even experts from other teams and nationwide have admitted as much. So just how good of a group are we talking? Well the final report cards are out on that. (continue to next page from top)