Thursday, March 28, 2024

The Chicago Bears Already Have Blueprint to Rapid WR Rebuilds

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There can be no arguing. The Chicago Bears wide receiver position will be the focal point for GM Ryan Pace and his front office going into 2018. Consensus is growing that they have something in Mitch Trubisky. A talent and personality the likes of which this franchise has not seen in three decades. Maybe more.

That means their next priority is getting him weapons. No quarterback can thrive in the NFL if he doesn’t have quality receivers. Aaron Rodgers is brilliant but a big reason why is because the Packers continually invest at the receiver position to ensure he’s armed. The Bears are in a somewhat destitute situation. This is nothing new. Next to quarterback, receiver might be the most neglected position in franchise history.

Dan Pompei of The Athletic painted a pretty bleak picture.

“The new era of passing began in the 1970s, but the Bears wide receiver with the most career receiving yards retired in 1967. Morris’ 5,059 receiving yards are first in team history, but 272 players in NFL history have more career yards, including 25 who are active. Morris is 17,836 yards behind all-time receiving leader Jerry Rice.

Twenty-six Bears players have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. None of them got there as a wide receiver, or end, as they used to be called.”

That’s bad. It also has created sincere worry that the Bears won’t be able to get Trubisky the targets he needs. Then again history says otherwise. (continue to next page)

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