Known for the percentage play, Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles appears to have taken uncharacteristic risks in three situations for this year's team.
He's not a reckless gambler, out looking to hit it big with a risky player. He'll hedge his bets.One example of playing it safe was the Jalen Carter situation, when the Bears traded back and didn't take the best defensive tackle in the draft at a need position because of the drag racing situation and his lack of commitment shown at times leading up to the draft.
Some might interpret signing Kevin Byard at safety this year to replace Eddie Jackson as a risk, but Jackson's play level declined significantly last year from the previous season while Byard remains viable enough at 31 years old that Pro Football Focus rated him as the NFL's 12th best safety heading into this season. He's going to be part of a secondary that plays mostly zone and started to click last year. So this seems like only a mild risk, if any.
Walker's contribution last year is greatly underrated, possibly because Pro Football Focus gave him such a low grade at 84th of 112 edge players. They ranked him low as a run defender but the Bears were No. 1 against the run after being 31st the previous year. This upgrade didn't happen by accident and it sure didn't happen because Yannick Ngakoue stopped the run. Walker was a huge step up as a run defender over Ngakoue, Robinson and Robert Quinn.
Bagent's two career wins as a starter four times isn't exactly like when the Bears had Jay Cutler go down and could count on Josh McCown.It is truly a roll of the dice.Byard and, as discussed, might be an actual safety improvement rather than a swap-out. The only real change is where defensive tackle Justin Jones has left and a second-year defensive tackle is entrusted with a position Bears coach Matt Eberflus often calls the key to his defensive scheme.
In college, Gervon Dexter showed a knack for getting his hands into passing lanes with good timing to get his hands on the football. This is the only one PFF credited him with on the season, but I thought I saw a few others throughout the season.Dexter was productive for his limited snaps but not quite at the rate of Jones. The Bears need Jones' productivity as a baseline to continue the progress they showed as a defense over the final eight games.
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