A weekend to pass on passers
Published 4/28/2008 by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears
You can start judging the 2009 quarterback class because it might be a priority after the Bears passed on drafting one this weekend.
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Grading the Bears draft
THE GRADE: B
THE GRADE: B
