5 positions Chicago Bears must address this offseason

4. Can Chicago Bears get their future at center?

When you look at the Chicago Bears offensive line, everybody is going to want the star left tackle, but Braxton Jones showed enough promise to keep him where he is. With holes at so many spots around him, it does not seem wise to create one at left tackle, yet.

So, when you break down the Chicago Bears offensive line, you could probably say that just Braxton Jones and Teven Jenkins will be starters next season. We already highlighted right tackle, which leaves us with left guard, and center. Not to say that left guard is not valuable, but of the two, center is so much more important to get right.

Lucas Patrick is still signed, but the team could clear some more cap space considering it is hard to trust anything you saw from him. Patrick was a bandaid when the team had no cap space or picks. Now that they have assets, why not spend up on a better option at center?

Maybe Patrick stays, and he fills in at left guard? The one thing about adding a center is that If you draft a rookie, he could spend the first season at left guard, then slide into center. This has been done often in the NFL. So, this makes it more enticing to keep Patrick. If they have Patrick, Jenkins, and Jones, they really need hits at right tackle and center. If they can do that, the line will start to come together, and they may have much better views of Jones and Patrick and how they fit into the long-term plans.