they still havent done a ton to fix their main issues on the defensive line and their oline is still subpar. remember that sewell was ok as a rookie, but made a ton of mistakes. bears will be starting a rookie at one tackle and a 5th round pick at the other (last seen being bullrushed into justin fields' legs by james houston). they signed a guard but still have oft injured failed tackle prospect tevin jenkins at the other and failed free agent lucas patrick at center. their oline is still subpar.
at dline they have....no one but some mid round draft picks. they signed some off ball linebackers to massive contracts which should be an upgrade over the udfa's they were running out there last year. the secondary has some names of players who were decent (johnson), were once good until they got paid (eddie jackson), and two rookies last seen failing to even try to tackle d'andre swift (brisker and gordon).
the rise of the bears is greatly exaggerated, imo. the houston texas took kc and dallas to overtime in the last few weeks of the season. everyone plays close games in the nfl. the fact that the bears did too doesnt mean much to me.
their season comes down to fields. is he lamar jackson 2019 or just a more athletic mitch trubisky?