I am wondering how people see this offensive personnel getting improved to ensure that Trubisky or the next QB is successful.
TE
I say sign a veteran like Austin Hooper. TE takes a long time to develop and the draft is pretty weak right now in terms of talent outside of Bryce Hopkins who may go well before the 50s.
I think Horsted and Holtz have value, but the Bears need a primary Y TE that can at least pretend to fill the Kelce role.
Good post Windy...
Hooper while awesome should prob. be plan B or C IMO. Ultimate win would be for Horsted &/or Holtz to keep kicking ass and fill the void on the cheap. Not much capital avail overall (draft equity is thin & cap not spree-worthy either). Hooper would be luxury only IF OL is solved on the cheap.
Honest Q - Can Hooper block well? Seems he'd be more of an obvious pass thread, while Hortsted & Holtz are unknown sleepers to bust up the seams.
The Bears have gotten incredibly mediocre results from their OTs. Cornelius Lucas has come off the scrap heap to be their most consistent player at the position and he should be retained as the swing OT at minimum.
The free agent options are older and more expensive.
I think the Bears should look at OT in the 2nd round where they could get a young, athletic player that can push Massie and Leno. They might not replace them in camp 2020, but they can replace them long term when they are ready. This is also the most cost effective.
Agreed. I hope & pray that Lucas continues to be at least average serviceable. He was atrociously terrible in preseason vs nobodys & we all lost our shit when he made the roster but Bars did not. Somehow Pace got his cake & ate it too. ?
Lucky or well played ~ who knows/cares, but that seems to have been a win. Clearly Massie being out the last two games seems addition by subtraction, as it was with Long.
Leaves us with WTH to do with Leno who fell off a damn cliff and now sucks terribly as the weakest link with high contract? Damn shitty situation!! Hard to say he should be on the field & if coachng him back to form hasn't happened by now?? Hidden injury? - just can't explain his dropoff...esp. with better guys around him now.
Mitch will eventually get hurt due bec of him.
Prob. worth an early draft IF a solid LT prospect is on the board to fill one of the most expensive positions.
IMO, LT is PRIORITY #1!!
I am intrigued by Bars and Coward
. I think Daniels has settled back in to LG.
I would like to see the Bears add an OG at some point, but I do not think they need to spend money at the position unless they want to land a whale like Brandon Scherff. I would look in day 3 of the draft and add another big body to the mix at RG.
Yes, OG seems a bit of a luxury at this point. Behind LT and prob a bit behind TE if not already solved??
Better of Bars/Coward with the "lesser" playing swing is pretty good, assuming they both continue to be serviceable. Also, Daniels & Whitehair can swing if need be, assuming Daniels ups his game at C (he's #2 C regardless tho). OGs are easier to find & hire than good LTs.