‘Everyone’s got a story’: How Bears will delve into QB prospects’ wiring during NFL combine interviews

INDIANAPOLIS — When NFL prospects arrive at the Chicago Bears interview room this week, they’ll face a choice — the same decision the Bears posed to players at last year’s scouting combine.

Darts or putting?

Coach Matt Eberflus said the Bears will use the same icebreaker they used last year to try to put players at ease and get their competitive juices flowing at the start of their combine interviews. Once the quick game is complete, they’ll get to the football — as much as they can cram into 18 minutes.

Bears coaches will teach the prospect a play. They’ll review the player’s college game film. At the end, they’ll go back to the play that was taught, testing the player’s functional football intelligence and recall. And when the time is up, the Bears will move on to another of their allotted 45 interviews.

In the grand draft process — in which team representatives go to college games, analyze film, interview coaches, teammates, family and friends, go to pro days and often meet