Chicago Bears: why one NFL draft scout is likely wrong.

The Chicago Bears draft was enough by itself to improve.

We can argue about their talent all day, but the team did attempt to replace them with serviceable players or upgrades. The Chicago Bears brought in Kole Kmet, Jaylon Johnson, Darnell Mooney, and some others during the 2020 NFL draft.

They are college prospects, but Jaylon Johnson has a higher upside coming out of college than Kyle Fuller when Johnson is healthy. Taylor Gabriel has outstanding speed but was unable to stay on the field due to injury. Even though Mooney might not be as fast, he still could play the speed role.

Trey Burton was another promising player that couldn’t stay on the field. Cole Kmet has the upside to play the “Y” tight end position while learning the roles of the “U” position from newly acquired Jimmy Graham.

Kyle Long was an offensive line leader but has not played at a Pro Bowl level since his 2015 season. While the Chicago Bears did not add any flashy players to the right guard position, they did add Germain Ifedi and Jason Spriggs during free agency to help solidify the offensive line.

As for rookies, Arlington Hambright, Lachavious Simmons, and Dieter Eiselen have a lot to prove but might be some sleepers in the making. These are just a few players that were added that may or may not move the needle much. But to fall to the second-worst team in the NFL, the Chicago Bears would have needed to have an offseason, much like the Green Bay Packers.