4 Chicago Bears we should see less after bye week

The Chicago Bears hit their bye week at a different point in time compared to the rest of the NFL. They had a bye week so late that the team is already eliminated from playoff contention. So, this bye week should be about what the team can do to learn more about the future.

This means getting more players on the field and also taking some of them off of the field. Who are some players we do not need to see much from anymore?

4. Chicago Bears have to reduce the snaps of Al-Quadin Muhammad

Earlier in the season, this call was much louder because Trevis Gipson was having great success on limited repetitions. However, now that Gipson got more snaps, we are learning he is just a rotational player in the NFL.

Still, both Gipson and Dominique Robinson are still playing fewer snaps than Muhammad, and that should change. Muhammad missed a game, then came back in a rotational role.

However, while that rotational role is not technically starting, he is playing more snaps than both starters. He played 79% and 55% in the past two weeks when he was not starting. That is because he is the backup for both, so he gets huge chunks of playing time on both sides.

The team started to mix in Taco Charlton more last week, and that is why Muhammad played a bit less. Still, the team should be giving Dominique Robinson a lot more work. He played nearly 80% twice and then was knocked back down to around 50% the last two weeks. He may not need to get all the way back up to 80%, as he is still a rookie, but the fact that he is a rookie means he should be learning on the fly. We know what Muhammad brings.

Let Robinson take his lumps, but also let him grow from them, and develop a pass rush plan to stacks on top of itself through the game. If Muhammad needs to split with Gipson, that is fine, but it should be much closer to 40% for Muhammad moving forward.