Chicago Bears Complete Updated 2017 NFL Mock Offseason
By Erik Lambert
The Chicago Bears have a chance to change the entire landscape of their roster this 2017 offseason. All they have to do is not screw it up.
No pressure right? In truth GM Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox must be feeling loads of pressure. They’re coming off a 3-13 season, the worst the franchise has ever had in a 16-game schedule. It’s also the second-straight losing season they’ve had since taking over in 2015. To top it off they’re about to lose all three of the quarterbacks who were on their roster at the start of last season. To say nothing of the other impending headaches they’ll be facing.
No rest for the weary though. Pace and Fox both vowed that this coming season would be very different, and that the team would be aggressive this March and April towards upgrades their young and promising roster. How they go about it is of course the big question. There are plenty of avenues but not all of them will lead to ultimate success. It’s about doing the grunt work then rolling the dice. That’s what makes it so exhilarating and terrifying all at once.
Chicago has not experienced playoff football since 2010. A span of six seasons. That ties their longest streak of the Super Bowl era (1995-2000). If they don’t want to break that mark, they have to do their jobs right over the next 90 days. Here is a mock breakdown of how they might accomplish it.