The phones were a trap the Bears kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They will need Worthy to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.