With the Bears training camp finally underway, I’m finishing up my breakdowns of the Bears depth chart at every position. I’ll give a high-level overview of each position, highlight potential battles for both starting roles and roster spots and point out a few players to watch.
I’ve already covered the depth chart at most positions:
- Quarterback
- Nose Tackle
- Defensive End
- Running Back
- Inside Linebacker
- Tight End
- Outside Linebacker
- Offensive Tackle
- Guard
- Center
- Cornerback
- Wide Receiver
Today I will be covering the Bears depth chart at safety. It’s been a position of weakness for the Bears for the last four or five years and they finally did something about it this offseason. The Bears drafted at least two, maybe three potential safeties and signed Omar Bolden who has since retired.
The Bears have been drafting safeties on day three for multiple seasons with nothing to show for it until last year when 5th round pick Adrian Amos developed into a quality starter as a rookie. The Bears don’t have a proven safety to play across from him, but have some young players with the potential to develop;
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There is some young safety talent on the roster in Harold Jones-Quartey, Deon Bush, DeAndre Houston-Carson, and perhaps Deiondre Hall along with veteran holdover Chris Prosinski. If one of those players develops into a reliable option across from Amos, the Bears will have two good safeties for the first time since Major Wright and Chris Conte… Ha, Daniel Manning and Chris Harris in 2010 were the last decent safety combo the Bears had.
I’ll break down the young player’s chances below. Unlike last year there is no veteran like Antrel Rolle to lean on, one of the Bears young safeties need to develop or the team just won’t have a reliable option across from Amos. Just like last season.
Depth Chart: Safety
Overview:
Adrian Amos was one of my favorite draft picks last season, but he exceeded even my expectations. It won’t show on the stat sheet as he didn’t force any turnovers, but Amos did play 16 games, was one of the Bears leading tacklers, and didn’t make many mistakes… Though he will need to improve in his second season. The Bears need some leadership in the middle of the secondary and Amos has the ability to provide it.
As I mentioned above, the rest of the Bears safety core hs either little experience, zero experience, or is Chris Prosinski. There isn’t much to say in an overview about players who have yet to see the field, but I will break down their chances of contributing in the sections below.
Next: Position Battles (Starters)