Chicago Bears Complete 2017 Mock Off-Season: Pincer Attack
By Erik Lambert
The Chicago Bears have a massive amount of work to do this 2017 off-season, and the clock has really turned against them in many respects.
No doubt the honeymoon period came to a crashing end for GM Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox. After leading the team to a 6-10 finish in 2015, fans were optimistic that another infusion of talent might allow them a shot at a .500 or better record at least. Instead a ridiculous string of injuries and questionable coaching decisions resulted in a bottoming out at 3-13. The worst record the Bears have ever had in the 16-game era.
It’s hard to imagine this regime being able to survive another down year like that. Not without some sort of improvement. Otherwise Fox and maybe even Pace could be looking for jobs in 2018. So for the next three months they will be locked into one mission. Finding and acquiring the best possible talent in order to give them a reasonable chance at a winning record. Maybe even the playoffs.
So how might they be able to go about it? This latest edition will mock out the entire 2017 off-season from cuts and extensions all the way through the NFL draft. This in order to determine whether they have the capacity to put together a roster that will stand up against the upper echelon of the NFL.