problem is the LIONS are much better than us with less holes to fill, and 2 1st's to boot
I don't think the Bears have to fill EVERY hole to be a better team. They're basically Fields and 52 other guys at this point, as no one else has stood out from the bunch, but let's say they get two solid O-Line members, and the TE/WRs don't have to help block as much, maybe that opens to Kmet and Mooney/Clapool even more. You get a few lights out studs on the D line, the secondary suddenly looks far better as they don't have to hold their own without help anymore.
I just don't think it's as bad as some make it out to be. Work has to be done for sure, but no team has 53 pro bowlers, they just have enough difference makers to get by with everyone else. That's why its very important Poles find the right pieces in FA and the draft this next year.
I mean the Bears may be the least talented team in the NFL and they were in almost every game. Now add some real talent. There is no reason this Bears team cannot be doing what the Lions are doing now in 2023.