Call it larceny. Ainias Smith sat on the board until the 225th overall pick, and the Bears did not need to be asked twice. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Bears had louder needs to answer first. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

If Smith pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.