3 moves the Bears need to make so Andy Dalton succeeds in 2021
By John Buhler
2. Use a day-two pick on one of the many talented wide receivers in this draft
While the Bears could go with a wide receiver at No. 20 in the draft, they are better served to wait until day two to add a piece to their receiving corps. There are so many fundamentally sound reasons for this, as it is a combination of value and understanding who you are as an organization. With so many great wide receivers available, the Bears should not reach to screw up drafting one.
As much as they may want to draft Kadarius Toney out of Florida at No. 20, the gap between him and someone like Tylan Wallace out of Oklahoma State at No. 59 is not all that significant. While there is some discernible differences between the two Power 5 standouts, for the value, Chicago is better served by taking someone like Wallace at No. 59 than reaching for Toney at No. 20.
If the Bears want to wait until their third-round pick coming at No. 72, they could find an underrated sleeper in Cornell Powell out of Clemson. In a year where the Tigers lost Tee Higgins to the NFL Draft and their top receiver Justyn Ross due to injury, Powell stepped up marvelously for the perpetual ACC champions. Also, it is not like Dalton is unable to elevate receivers around him.
Overall, the Bears can get a nice complementary receiver to their No. 1 option in Allen Robinson right away in day two of the 2021 NFL Draft. Pace can move up and down the draft board to land a high-quality receiver. While his track record at the position is absolutely in question, given the failures of Miller and Kevin White before that, all it takes is to just hit on one to help Dalton out.