Best Case, Worst Case: Tom Compton

What is the best possible outcome for Tom Compton 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 running back Tom Compton.

Best Case:

Compton makes a great case to make the team in training camp. He showed up in great shape and has had a great apprehension of the playbook. On top of that, he dominated in the preseason. Compton earned a roster spot as the team’s swing tackle. After some poor play by Charles Leno early in the season, the team threw in Compton out of desperation. To the surprise of some, Compton thrived. He starts in ten games and holds up reasonably well for a career backup. The team invests at tackle in the draft but still extends Compton to a two-year deal at reasonable backup level money.

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Worst Case:

Compton looks lost early in training camp. Bradley Sowell has a much better grasp on the playbook and it looks like he is clearly ahead of Compton on the depth chart. On top of that, the two have drastically different preseason campaigns. As Sowell shows starter quality, Compton shows he may never play football again. The Bears release Compton and spends his first season without a contract. Early in the offseason, another team with a depleted offensive line takes a shot on Compton.