Thursday, March 28, 2024

Looming Roster Cut Would Solve Giant Chicago Bears Problem

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There is a long list of things that killed the Chicago Bears 2016 season. Topping the list of course is a piss poor secondary that routinely couldn’t force turnovers and gave up big plays. Then there was the carousel situation at quarterback due to injuries. To say nothing of the health problems throughout the rest of the roster.

One particular area that really sped up the spiral downward to a 3-13 finish was the disaster at tight end. Concern for the position really began when the team traded Martellus Bennett to New England in the off-season. The move was understood at the time, but there was a caution that they’d need to find a way to improve depth to compensate.

Ryan Pace certainly tried. He attempted to sign restricted free agent Josh Hill from New Orleans but was blocked. Then he tried trading up to get Arkansas standout Hunter Henry in the draft. Unfortunately he was taken by the Chargers. That meant the burden fell on veteran Zach Miller to stay healthy. Sure enough, he suffered a season-ending foot injury.

Now the Bears must find a way to bolster the position this off-season, and they may soon have a major opportunity to do so.

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