Exploring The Chicago Bears’ Fatal Flaw When Drafting Edge Rushers

There is a very real chance the Chicago Bears will draft an edge rusher with their 1st round pick next month. If that happens, it would be the ninth time in the Super Bowl era that has happened. It is worth noting that none of the previous eight selected ever made a single Pro Bowl with the team. Not once. For such a critical position, that is a miserable hit rate. It goes a long way in explaining why the Bears have needed innovative defensive schemes like Buddy Ryan’s “46” blitz or Lovie Smith’s Tampa-2.