5 Chicago Bears players to watch after the Bye Week

1. The Chicago Bears can get healthy at the right time

The bye week came at the right time for rookies, free agents, and some shuffling pieces in the offense. It also came at the right time for some notable defenders. The Bears' defense has been one of the best in the NFL this season, but they have started to see pieces leave with injuries. 

Tyrique Stevenson and Jaquan Brisker missed week six and Kyler Gordon exited the game. They have some depth, but Jaylon Jones, Elijah Hicks, and Josh Blackwell do not bring the same intensity that makes this such an elite unit. The secondary is the strength of the Bears' defense so losing three of their five players would start to catch up with them. 

The good news is that none of these injuries appear to be serious. If the Bears can get by with their win over the Jaguars, use the bye week to get healthy, and come back with the same five that they had in the first five weeks, it would be a massive win.