Bears Announce Brian Urlacher Will Not Be Back

[penchief]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

we do need help at linebacker

I was struck by how shallow we are at linebacker. We only have six under contract. The only three that I consider locks are Hali, Johnson, and Houston.

The other three (Studebaker, Greenwood, and Sturdivant) are nothing to write home about and could easily be upgraded.

Even if we kept all six for a 34 defense we will likely need two more. But my guess is that we'll draft a couple and sign a couple free agents because I don't see us not trying to upgrade. We need one starter inside and at least two upgrades for depth, IMO.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by penchief

I was struck by how shallow we are at linebacker. We only have six under contract. The only three that I consider locks are Hali, Johnson, and Houston.

The other three (Studebaker, Greenwood, and Sturdivant) are nothing to write home about and could easily be upgraded.

Even if we kept all six for a 34 defense we will likely need two more. But my guess is that we'll draft a couple and sign a couple free agents because I don't see us not trying to upgrade. We need one starter inside and at least two upgrades for depth, IMO.

Reid isnt a big believer in investing too much into backers, he prefers the biggest investments be in the line and secondary.

I bet we see something of a make due approach at linebacker this year.