Chicago Bears Mailbag: Changing 2018 expectations and more

@inosmellbs

Wims had one target White had zero targets, WHY? They play White but never give him a sniff of the ball guess that off-season work with Mitch didn’t do much for him, again WHY?

I don’t recall seeing a lot of instances where White was open. He’s a big body with straight-line speed but his route running is still close to that of being a rookie. Even average defensive backs can cover you if the route running isn’t too sharp. As for Wims, he didn’t start playing until the Tampa Bay game. He was open on one play but Trubisky overthrew him. He should get more work as the season goes on. I think this will be the last year people see White in a Bears uniform.

@ralpalblast

When Adam Shaheen returns for IR, what kind of role do you see him having in the offense?

The most important role will be getting Dion Sims off the field. After that, I expect the Bears to run a lot more two-tight end looks in their scheme, creating more diversity in their passing attack. Trey Burton has shown he’s a receiving threat the past couple weeks. So is Shaheen. Try to imagine the mismatches those two can create, especially in the red zone, together. This is probably something Matt Nagy has been dying to unleash from his playbook but hasn’t been able to because of the injury.