For a minute there, the Chicago Bears almost scared me a little. Last year's final game of the regular season certainly didn't help, but they've won the offseason in a way that – on paper, at least – looks a little frightening.
Ben Johnson's the real deal, their defense only got better, and if Colston Loveland fully recovers from an offseason shoulder surgery in time for the start of the season, the Bears' offense could be a bit of a problem.
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But they are, ultimately, still the Bears: winning the offseason only goes so far, and something's gotta go wrong for them. It always does. But why spend these precious summer weeks trying to think of what that'll be? Especially when The Athletic basically already did that for us.
They went team-by-team to try and find some training camp weaknesses, and their Bears analysis will remind you that, as often as things change in Chicago, they somehow stay the same.
The Bears sure are playing it fast and loose with their left tackle situation
The Bears' biggest question this offseason? Who starts at left tackle?
"During the offseason program, the competition at left tackle was between rookie Ozzy Trapilo (the No. 56 pick this year) and Kiran Amegadjie (No. 75 last year)," writes Adam Jahns of The Athletic. "But that will change in training camp when Braxton Jones, the Bears' starter since his rookie season in 2022, returns to practice after ankle surgery ended his 2024 season. Can Jones regain his form and hold off Trapilo and Amegadjie? Or is Trapilo the in-house favorite after being drafted by new head coach Ben Johnson?"
Left tackle: notoriously a position you can figure out on the fly. I'm sure cycling through a handful of Day 3 guys at the most important position on the offensive line will go fine; I'm sure Caleb Williams will figure out how to play better through another 60-sack season. They may not be able to pass-block, but those left tackle pass trick plays will be the highlight of another six-win season in Chicago.
You simply have to love the Bears: they spend an entire offseason overhauling their entire team, top-to-bottom, and still decide to just give left tackle the ol' college try. Never change, Chicago.