What is the best possible outcome for Deon Bush and what is his worst scenario.
As we get ready for the 2017 Bears season, it is a good time to look at the ceiling and floor of every player currently on the Bears roster. Of course, career ending injury is the absolute floor, but we will try to keep it to an on the field scenario. Also, this is the most reasonable ceiling to be set, Mitchell Trubisky is not going to be Super Bowl MVP, MVP and Rookie of the Year this season. With that all said, this edition will look at safety Deon Bush.
Best Case:
Quintin Demps looks like a great fit for the defense, but not next to Adrian Amos. The Bears realize that both are better playing downhill, and really need a deep centerfielder in next to Demps. For most of camp, Bush had been beating out Eddie Jackson for that spot. Bush has a great preseason, and by the third week is starting next to Demps. The team eases him in, but by the fourth week, he is starting full-time at safety. Bush has a big year featuring four interceptions, and the depth established by Eddie Jackson and Amos makes safety a strength overnight. Bush comes in next season penned in as the starter and he and Demps get a chance to continue to develop their chemistry.
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Worst Case:
Bush continues to lack the feel and ability to read the quarterback. It shows in camp, and it shows immediately on defense in the preseason. On top of that, he misses a tackle on special teams. Eddie Jackson begins to excel and by the third preseason game, he is ahead of Bush on the depth chart. The team releases Bush, and he gets claimed on waivers. He spends most of his season as an inactive before heading to the practice squad late into the season.