{"id":93891,"date":"2020-08-31T18:01:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T22:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=93891"},"modified":"2020-08-31T18:01:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T22:01:05","slug":"the-chicago-bears-have-more-questions-than-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/08\/31\/the-chicago-bears-have-more-questions-than-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chicago Bears Have More Questions Than Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The start of the NFL season is just two weeks away but the Chicago Bears<\/a> have created more questions than answers. At least, that is how it appears from the outside looking in. Perhaps those in the building, coaches and players, have it all sorted. But fans and even the media are still wondering out loud about a few things. From health to performance, the unknown has been the name of the game in Chicago.<\/p>\n

More Questions Than Answers for the Chicago Bears<\/h2>\n

The Big One<\/h3>\n

It didn\u2019t take a much to figure out the biggest storyline for the Bears heading into the 2020-21 season would be the quarterback situation. Anyone with eyes could see it coming. Then the Bears declined Mitchell Trubisky<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s fifth-year option, traded for Nick Foles<\/a><\/strong>, and flat-out acknowledged there would be a battle. What were smoke signals became a raging inferno.<\/p>\n

So, all summer long the anticipation has been brewing but hopes have been dashed. Media coverage of training camp has been scaled back tremendously but even the vague descriptions we have gotten aren\u2019t encouraging.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiSportUpdates\/status\/1300484722326470656<\/p>\n

The prevailing sentiment is that neither passer has been able to separate himself from the other. But the \u201cBears just need a game manager\u201d folks will say just that and live with it. The rest will be legitimately concerned that neither will be able to keep the train on the rails. That worry comes two-fold. Will the defense, expected remain stout for at least another year, keep the team more competitive than the \u201cshould\u201d be.<\/p>\n

If that ends up being the case (more on that later), the Bears could find themselves in the middle of the draft order and potentially missing out on a premier franchise quarterback prospect. Not that picking early has helped them to this point.<\/p>\n

The Underreported One<\/h3>\n

Defense is more volatile year to year than offense. For Bears fans, this might read like a foreign language. Every year it\u2019s a feisty defense carrying a lethargic (in good years) offense. The Bears have had a top-10 scoring defense eight times since 2000. They were top-10 in yards allowed seven times in that same span. They\u2019ve only had a top-10 scoring offense three times and were top-10 in yards just once.<\/p>\n

This year, though, they enter with some potential cracks in the foundation. First, they have open competitions at cornerback and safety. The corner spot across from Kyle Fuller<\/a><\/strong> wasn\u2019t great with Prince Amukamara<\/a><\/strong> (a free agent again) but now has legitimate questions of whether Kevin Toliver<\/a><\/strong> or second-round rookie Jaylon Johnson can claim his rightful spot.<\/p>\n

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— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) August 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n