2021 Offensive situation

 QB

   Mitchell Trubisky's contract is over leaving the starting role open for competition against Nick Foles who is likely going nowhere because of his massive contract unless some other insane and desperate organization wants to trade for him. Signing Trubisky to a 1 year contract would be a viable option if it weren't for Nagy still coaching the Bears, they did not function for their 3 years together, a fourth year wouldn't change anything. Another option is to trade for another veteran, I would consider Matthew Stafford, Derek Carr or Matt Ryan but I wouldn't give more than a 3rd rounder this year or more than a 2nd rounder next year. Drafting one would be the next best thing but having the 20th pick and having no established Oline is the problem, Mac Jones and Kyle Trask are projected to still be there when the Bears pick but I wouldn't want to use the 1st rounder on either of them, trading up is an option but i would only do it if Justin Fields is still available, Im not a fan of Trey Lance or Zach Wilson, not yet at least. The least viable options is signing one via free agency where only Dak Prescott is a true option but it's still a wait and see if he even hits the market and even if he does he is projected to break the bank in a big way. Crazy that the other option I would consider is Jaimes Winston, he would come cheaper and I think he is still hungry to prove he is still starter material, he does have a good skill set and is still young but he could equally end up just being another wasted QB on the Bears all time list.

   I would prefer to go with Foles as the starter with a revamped Oline and wait to see if Jones falls to the 2nd round or if Trask falls to the third, if none of these happen then draft one in the 5th. Maybe for 2022 we get a higher pick or if the Oline gets better so draft picks can be used to trade up, the Bears could to try and get a franchise QB again and maybe not blow it this time.

   What's probably going to happen is they will go all out for Prescott, if they fail to get him they will trade up for Wilson or Lance, if their taken too early then it will be Jones, I just hope Pace doesnt trade up for him.

RB

   Once the Oline got a bit better, David Montgomery showed he is a dangerous runner, a mix of enough power and speed to hurt defense with both, Montgomery can keep the tradition going of though running football for the Bears. Missing Tarik Cohen this season hurt the offense, his speed and elusiveness is something special that the Bears did not have in the backfield, it would really help the offense get back on track if he comes back at 100%. I believe that the Bears should focus more on Montgomery who they already have and now know what he is capable of with good blocking and build around him to solidify the run game, get real maulers at the Oline to establish a run game to open up the passing lanes, so the Bears could use one more runner that isn't Patterson to help Montgomery take some breathers once in a while or have a really backup if Montgomery goes down.

There are  bunch of options, honestly I don't know if the system would be ideal but I would consider Mark Ingram, Chris Carson and Malcom Brown if they come at a decent price but who I really would like to add is Philip Lindsay who played similar to Cohen but doesn't shy away from contact as much and it's really my only problem with Cohen, still none of these guys should be treated like workhorses and should only be considered as relievers. Maybe a FB? How does one become a FB? Ryan Nall nor J.P. Holtz are FBs and didn't do much at their determined positions.

At the draft I would consider taking someone like Chubba Hubbard, Kenneth Gainwell or Trey Sermon depending of what they get or don't get in FA.

WR

   Allen Robinson hasn't got paid by the people still in the Bears administration and will likely hit free agency. This leaves the Bears with a huge hole and Darnell Mooney. Re-signing Cordarrelle Patterson as a receiver is too expensive, I like him as a returner and situational player but not as a starting WR. Anthony Miller is going backwards, his attitude which was one of the things I liked about him is getting poisonous and his inconsistency in putting effort and dropping balls is not helping him, he could probably turn things around if the QB and Oline get fixed. Javon Wims can be a cap casualty with the way he ended the year and this would force the team to give Riley Riddle more opportunities which are overdue.

   I'm all in on retaining Allen Robinson, him and Mooney are the reasons there was a passing attack with their crisp route running and good hands, this team needs receivers that can get open and they were the best ones to do it, Miller is a good route runner but needs to work on this hands. 

There is a chance that Robinson doesn't want to come back to Chicago, so the next best thing that could hit the market is Chris Godwin who could be an excellent substitute, others that are intriguing are Sammy Watkins, Josh Reynolds, Kenny Golladay. Others that could be skill players are Demarcus Robinson, Marvin Jones, Will Fuller V, John Ross or I could gamble on the likes of  Zach Pascal,Curtis Samuel, Keelan Cole, Chris Conley, Kendrick Bourne to see if their production transcends to the Bears.

   I don't see the Bears drafting a WR with other bigger needs but it wouldn't hurt to get a high skill receiver on day two like Rashod Bateman or Amon-Ra St. Brown if they fall enough.

TE

   For a team that started the season with 10 TEs it's impressive how a need they have in this department. Jimmy Graham showed how old he is but at the same time he showed just how good he once was with flashes of brilliant receiving as a big red zone target. Cole Kmet couldn't make the jump to be one of the few rookie TEs to excel in his first year, he took some leaps but ultimately he is still learning to be an NFL TE.

   I expect Graham to be cut leaving Kmet as the only real TE on the team. If Mo Allie-Cox is a free agent I would consider signing him. 

This position doesn't seem very strong in this year's draft.

OL

   BURN IT ALL TO THE GROUND. I mean for crying out loud, when is it going to get a rebuild, its been YEARS too long to only start THINKING of getting younger and talented players to this group. The only thing you can salvage are the young guys in Cody Whitehair and James Daniels when he returns form injury, Sam Mustipher showed promise but I would try and keep him as a backup with someone better but I wouldn't worry to much if they dont get someone else. I finally got to see Alex Bars play and sadly he looked average and is more of a backup player. Germain Ifedi can stay too, like Mustipher he is more of a trusty backup than a legit starter at RT. I don't understand what happened to Erik Cush, he got signed and never had a crack at the 53 man roster, when he got to play in place of Kyle Long he did a really good job, he should be retained to see if hes still good.

   For the love of the football gods CUT LENO AND MASSIE. Cutting this duo opens much needed cap space and a chance of getting better talent at prime positions. There could be some choices of LT guys that could still be servisable or maybe move them to RT like Alejandro Villanueva or Kelvin Beachum. It would get expensive but it wouldn't hurt to see how much Taylor Moton or Cam Robinson would cost. Maybe Trent Williams or Russell Okung can be veterans that can come with a discount?

   This draft is loaded with not great but good talented linemen that could start day one that maybe could be available at round three. Pace needs to get at least two guys from this group depending what he gets from free agency.