For the Bears' most disappointing position group, the defensive line, changes are likely this offseason. The Bears produced a league-worst 20 sacks this season in an unit that was decimated by the losses of Roquan Smith and Robert Quinn.
That's just a fact of life in the NFL. For a player on a 3-14 team that finished dead last among 32 NFL teams, that's especially true.
"We're for sure going to get draft picks, we're for sure going to have to come back to OTAs and we're for sure going to have to work hard," Gipson said last week when the Bears cleaned out their lockers. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Instead, despite starting 10 games and playing in all 17, he totaled just 3 sacks and 4 tackles for loss. It was a microcosm of the Bears' season on the defensive line. Everyone underperformed. Matt Eberflus' 4-3 defensive scheme works best when the D-line can disrupt the QB with only four rushers.
The Bears have more available salary cap space than any other team. They hold nine draft picks, including the No. 1 overall pick. General manager Ryan Poles will almost certainly address the defensive line in a major way, whether that's with big money or with a high draft pick. "The team hasn't been the same since we traded Roquan and Rob," defensive tackle Justin Jones said after the season."We haven't won since then. That speaks to how much of a leader Roquan and Rob were to our defense. You can see the shift in production, obviously, defensive stat production, sacks, TFLs, pass breakups, and interceptions. It all took a toll. But there's no replacing that.
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