The phones were a trap the Bears kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.

Whatever Caleb Williams becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

JuJu Smith-Schuster gives the group a proven body among the projects.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left edge rusher open, and the grade is the bill.