Post by JABF on Jan 16, 2018 11:04:23 GMT -6
His take on it all, in his "Bears Q&A" article today:
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How badly does it hurt the Bears that they have to re-draft the wide receiver position? — @bookiepope
Not any worse than it hurts them heading into free agency having to sign more players after getting almost no production from Markus Wheaton this year and after not getting their $10 million worth with previous signing Eddie Royal. The hope has to be that with Mitch Trubisky and a new offensive-minded coach that the Bears will be a more appealing destination for free agents. They went for some players and missed this past year and that’s because when free agency opened, no one could say who the quarterback was going to be and beyond that it looked like the head coach was heading into a win-or-else season. Kenny Stills and Ted Ginn Jr. took significantly less money to play elsewhere and it’s hard to blame them. They’re far from top-tier receivers too. The Bears should be better positioned this time around but it’s hard to say yet what exactly will be available at the position in free agency. I expect the Bears to overhaul the position this offseason and that likely means a focus in free agency and the draft. Sure, they don’t want to have to re-draft 2015 first-round pick Kevin White but they don’t have a choice. They can’t count on White for a lot this season and the Bears will surely decline the fifth-year option in his contract. White will certainly be given every opportunity to make the team but it would be naïve to count on him for too much in 2018 because he simply has not been able to remain on the field. Cam Meredith is coming back from injury and if he’s 100 percent, he should have an opportunity to contribute. It will be very interesting to see what avenues the Bears pursue with new coach Matt Nagy.
How badly does it hurt the Bears that they have to re-draft the wide receiver position? — @bookiepope
Not any worse than it hurts them heading into free agency having to sign more players after getting almost no production from Markus Wheaton this year and after not getting their $10 million worth with previous signing Eddie Royal. The hope has to be that with Mitch Trubisky and a new offensive-minded coach that the Bears will be a more appealing destination for free agents. They went for some players and missed this past year and that’s because when free agency opened, no one could say who the quarterback was going to be and beyond that it looked like the head coach was heading into a win-or-else season. Kenny Stills and Ted Ginn Jr. took significantly less money to play elsewhere and it’s hard to blame them. They’re far from top-tier receivers too. The Bears should be better positioned this time around but it’s hard to say yet what exactly will be available at the position in free agency. I expect the Bears to overhaul the position this offseason and that likely means a focus in free agency and the draft. Sure, they don’t want to have to re-draft 2015 first-round pick Kevin White but they don’t have a choice. They can’t count on White for a lot this season and the Bears will surely decline the fifth-year option in his contract. White will certainly be given every opportunity to make the team but it would be naïve to count on him for too much in 2018 because he simply has not been able to remain on the field. Cam Meredith is coming back from injury and if he’s 100 percent, he should have an opportunity to contribute. It will be very interesting to see what avenues the Bears pursue with new coach Matt Nagy.
