Chicago Bears WR room brings healthy competition

In a league where you can never have too many wide receivers, the Chicago Bears wide receiver room is not a problem

Not many were expecting the Chicago Bears to take a wide receiver this weekend in the 2019 NFL draft. However, they found themselves enamored with Riley Ridley and got their man in the fourth round. On top of that, one of the most noted UDFAs in the class, Emanuel Hall signed with the Chicago Bears.

The Bears now added two wide receivers who could make the roster. They also signed Cordarelle Patterson and Marvin Hall this offseason. Patterson can be argued as a running back/receiver in his versatility, but the team also added David Montgomery and Kerrith Whyte this weekend. Whyte can be used in a similar way to Patterson.

All of a sudden the team is deep with competition at skill players. While this is not a problem, it can be if the Chicago Bears let it. The Bears need to take this loaded receiver room and let the best players rise to the top. That means leaving no emotional, financial or draft capital into the decision.

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If Marvin Hall shows up to camp hungry and outplays Taylor Gabriel, so be it. If Javon Wims proves that he was the better Georgia wide receiver than the fourth round rookie Ridley, then Wims gets the nod.

If Emanuel Hall is healthy, is explosive, and Mitch Trubisky cannot miss him deep, he can make the roster over Wims, a seventh-round pick, or Ridley, a fourth who was drafted ahead of him. Even Allen Robinson and Anthony Miller, who have suffered injuries in their past have to keep their head on a swivel.

The Chicago Bears have created healthy competition at all of these spots. This will push the better players to get even better and give the no-names or smaller guys such as the Halls, Marvin, and Emanuel to feel as though they are apart of something.

There may be nothing more exciting to watch this summer than the wide receiver drills in training camp.

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