NFL draft 2024 winners and losers: Chicago shine as Denver disappoint

Time will tell who got the best haul of players in Detroit, there were promising signs from the Bears, Vikings and Steelers

Chicago Bears. Anyone with an internet connection could have drafted Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams with the first pick. But Williams' arrival is a victory unto itself for the Bears, who have been in the QB wilderness for decades. Chicago fans will expect Williams to be the team's best quarterback ever, and it won't even be so unreasonable of them given his sublime talent and the team's barren history at the position. General manager Ryan Poles has also done well to surround Williams with one of the best groups of receivers in football. Poles traded for Los Angeles Chargers star Keenan Allen earlier this year, and he then used the ninth pick to add Washington's Rome Odunze to a fold that already included the talented and productive DJ Moore. Maybe the Bears won't win big in 2024, but they should be more fun to watch than they have been. And for the first time in ages, there's a foundation in place upon which the club could build a Super Bowl team.