This went under the radar. Lucas Patrick done for the year. Probably has played his last down with the Bears.
A few days ago I asked the PAMan how many of the offensive line and receivers he wants as long term starters. He demurred (shocker). I’ll go ahead and answer my own question. On the offensive line, I’m probably ok with Tevin Jenkins at RG. Outside of that, everyone needs to be replaced (or improve fairly dramatically).
For the sake of this debate we will say 3 WR sets count as starters. I’m ok with Claypool and Mooney (but not enthusiasticly). But if there isn’t a WR on the roster better than them, that is a problem. Cole Kmet is fine. He’s a decent player. Don’t think I see All-Pro in his future.
Speaking of which, how many future (1st team) Pro-Bowlers are there in the OL or Receiver room? If I was betting, I’d say zero.
So to sum it up, we have 3-4 usable pieces (with not much visible upside), and about 5 players that probably need to be replaced outright.
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/bears-center-lucas-patrick-shut-down-rest-2022-nfl-season?amp