What is the best possible outcome for Bryce Callahan 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 cornerback Bryce Callahan.
Best Case:
The team is clearly disinterested in Kyle Fuller from the start of training camp. Prince Amukamara has been hurt at times in the preseason, and Marcus Cooper has had some ups and downs. The team needs a reliable cornerback and that becomes Bryce Callahan. Callahan wins a job in the slot during the preseason while maintaining his special teams status. In fact, he finds a way to be named the special team’s captain. Callahan put in a career high in snaps and starts all 16 games in the slot. He finishes the season with two interceptions and earns himself a two-year extension this offseason.
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Worst Case:
The signings of Prince Amukamara and Marcus Cooper prove to be vital. They both slot in as starters and beef up the depth of the entire unit. However, it begins to make jobs scarce. Callahan still has an inside shot to make the team due to his special team’s presence, but he is buried on the defensive depth chart. He starts to show a slip in his speed on special teams as well, and by the fourth preseason game, it is clear his roster spot is in jeopardy. Callahan gets cut, and signs on with a division rival, starting in five games, including a home win over the Bears.