So far the Bears have out-spent every NFL team in FA

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Bleacher Report has a grade out of the Bears FA, mostly B's, and mostly b/c they are potential guys w/front loaded contracts, so if they don't work out you can move on from them next year.

Something it did say is that the CB's fall exactly in line w/what Fangio wants to do w/his CB's, and they weren't always used that way in their previous stints.

Yep, did a couple mocks yesterday and showed the potential game day rosters after FA and the draft, and the team, outside of a true #1 WR is better then it was last year. My guess is, same injury issues, 5 or 6 wins, relatively healthy year, 8 or 9 wins....depending on how the draft goes.

Agreed, they do have a lot of holes to fill but why do we seem to always try filling the same holes all the time?  This is what makes them look only like a revolving door of second tier players most of the time.

It took us nearly a decade to put a team of Pro Bowl level receivers on the field and less than three years to watch them all leave or be sent packing.  So once again this goes to the question of how do you rebuild when you're still in the tear down mode?

I think it's best to wait 'til December to grade this years UFA crop.  Unlike a draft class a vet UFA class can be evaluated year one with both performance and availability counting towards that grade.  I'd much rather under rate this bunch and end up pleasantly surprised than continue to be somewhat disappointed with the overall results as I have been in the recent past.