Chicago Bears Release First Depth Chart of 2016

An Injury Away from Disaster: Wide Receiver

“So much of this game is dependability and if they’re in the training room or not at practice,” he said. “We have a sign in our locker room: ‘Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail.’ Well if you’re not out there, it’s hard to prepare real well. That dependability and that kind of playing through ‘owies,’ I call them, I think is critical.”

The wide receiver group was my runner-up for Boom or Bust group, but honestly, they’re too unproven to get that consideration.  The top two receivers on the depth chart are Alshon Jeffery and Kevin White.  Jeffery is a walking pulled muscle whose lack of dependability riles head coach John Fox while White suffered a season ending injury last season before camp even opened.

Behind Jeffery and White, you’ve got a concussed Eddie Royal and Marc Mariani.  Fan favorite Daniel Braverman is so far down the depth chart, you’re unlikely to see him until the second half on Thursday night.

If Jeffery and White can stay healthy, Jeffery might earn himself that hefty paycheck he’s looking for and the Bears have potential to have a dominant 1-2 punch at receiver, but they’re an injury away from a complete disaster.

Next: Painfully Thin