The acquisition of wide receiver Chase Claypool didn’t drop “difference-making weapon for Justin Fields” from the top of the Bears’ 2023 want list. But the demise of the Bears’ defense might have.
The Bears still need a dynamic wide receiver to accelerate the development of Justin Fields. And they still need a major upgrade at offensive tackle. But with a withering defense that struggles to pressure a quarterback, let alone sack him, defensive line arguably has jumped to the top spot of the Bears’ need list for 2023.
