Durkin: Critical Offseason Awaits The Bears
Heading into a crucial offseason, the Bears are well-positioned financially to acquire much needed talent.
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Heading into a crucial offseason, the Bears are well-positioned financially to acquire much needed talent.
For a team's evaluation staff, this is the most exciting time of the year.
Chicago has to let go to get better, and it will.
"We wish him nothing but the best," Bears coach John Fox says.
Chicago will have a chance to add an immediate difference-maker.
For all the Bears' shortcomings, the 2015 team laid the foundation for better.
If that was the end for Forte, he went out on his own terms.
At 6-10, the Bears' draft position improves significantly over the alternative, not just in the first round but every round.
Matthew Stafford threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns, and Calvin Johnson had 137 yards receiving.
Marshall is still angry about his exit from Chicago.
