Bears overreactions? Is everyone overlooking 2024 team’s fatal flaw?

Bears overreactions? Is everyone overlooking 2024 team’s fatal flaw? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

At long last, the wait ends Friday when Bears veterans report to Halas Hall for training camp. The first practice is slated for Saturday morning.

The offseason saw general manager Ryan Poles remake the Bears roster with massive additions led by rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, wide receiver Rome Odunze, veteran wide receiver Keenan Allen, and running back D’Andre Swift.

Williams arrived in Chicago and immediately embraced every aspect of being the face of a franchise that has long toiled in quarterback hell.

An offseason that started with baseless accusations that Williams wouldn’t want to play for the Bears ended with Williams signing his four-year rookie contract Wednesday, ushering in an era where anything feels possible.

With the vibes at an all-time high and camp on the horizon, I open up an insider mailbag to conclude an offseason that saw the Bears become the talk of the NFL:

I feel like so many people are overlooking how bad both of our lines are as units. Outside of Darnell Wright, Teven Jenkins, and Montez Sweat, we have almost nothing (unless Dexter had taken a huge leap). How concerned are you about the lines?

— Stephen Current (@StephenCurrent4) July 15, 2024

Overreaction? Not at all

Caleb Williams’ arrival has sucked up all the oxygen surrounding this team, and for good reason.

However, with all the focus on QB1, several should-be high-profile storylines flew under the radar during the offseason program.

Chief among them is the Bears’ thin defensive line, which lost defensive tackle Justin Jones and edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue this offseason. Ngakoue remains a free agent, so there is still a chance he could return. (More on that in a bit.)

But with Jones leaving for Arizona and Ngakoue on the street, the Bears lost 70 pressures and nine sacks off last year’s defense, per Pro Football Focus. Jones (36 pressures, five sacks) and Ngakoue (34…

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Publish date : 2024-07-19 12:00:00

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